In November 2025, SA’s Department for Infrastructure and Transport started rolling out 40 km/h time-based speed limits on roads near schools that otherwise have speed limits of 50 km/h or higher. This project, which will improve children’s safety when they travel to and from school, is co-funded by the Road Safety Program (50:50 funded by the Federal and State governments over 3 years) and the road safety component of SA’s 2024–2025 State Budget. The change will bring South Australia in line with other states, which already enforce lower speed limits for school crossings on all arterial and high-volume council roads.
Kensington Road outside Marryatville High School was one of the first locations to have new speed limit signage installed. The 40 km/h speed limit applies on school days 8:00-9:30am and 2:00-4:00 pm, this excludes weekends, public holidays and school holidays. Look for the digital signs next time you travel along Kensington Road and familiarise yourself with the boundaries of the reduced speed zone.
Vehicle speeds are being monitored on Kensington Road. Penalties including fines and demerit points are applied if drivers exceed the 40km/h limit on school days between 8:00-9:30am and 2:00-4:00pm.
Existing ‘25 km/h when children present’ school zone speed limits will not change. To learn more about the 40km/h School Speed Limits project, click here.
