As students return to school this week, the state government has warned motorists to remember the 40km/h rule which is enforced between 8am and 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm on school days.
More than 183,000 school zone speeding offences were handed out in NSW during the 2024/25 financial year.
The top five hotspots with the most school zone speeding were all in Sydney.
The worst was identified as Woodville Road in Chester Hill in the city’s west, with 8615 fines handed out in the previous financial year.
In close second was Victoria Road in Ryde in the north with 7315,, followed by Princes Highway in Kogarah in the south with 5866.
Then came the Hume Highway in Yagoona in the south-west with 5866 and Cleveland Street in Moore Park in the east, with 5307 speeding offences.
The worst locations in regional NSW areas included school zones in Gateshead in Lake Macquarie, Wollongong and Ourimbah on the Central Coast.
“School is back, and so are school zones, but the data we release today shows too many drivers haven’t been getting the message,” NSW Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison said.
“Over 125,000 people made the decision to speed in an active school zone last year.
“That’s 125,000 drivers who made the selfish decision to put children’s lives at risk.
“We need motorists to be alert and to slow down. There’s no excuse for speeding around schools.”
Aitchison added: “As we head into the second half of the school year, I’m calling on every motorist to put safety first. Any death on our roads is one too many, and being a good role model around kids is the first step in shaping safe drivers for the future.”
The state government has installed over 6800 school zone flashing lights across NSW and have employed 1500 school crossing supervisors at 980 schools.
School zone speeding fines can range between $238 and $4643 in NSW and can result in a loss of demerit points.