New Zealand Daily Activity Views: Going Home
Figure 1.- These boys are waiting for the municipal bus which go by the school after school, There are also school busses.
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Going home is a little different than coming to school. The students all arrive at the same time in the morning. While with a few exceptions, the official school day ends at the same time, not all the students go home after classes are over. There are a range of activities after school. Sports are the most important, but there are many clubs and other activities conducted after classes. Students also have access to the libraries and computer rooms. We see the same methods of getting home, including walking, biking, public transport (municipal busses), school busses, and parents' cars. Some of the older students in secondary schools now have cars as well. School bus systems vary. The type of school and location affect the use of buses. Bicycles are still very common, especially at secondary schools. Student cars are a relatively new phenonenon, an indicator of rising affluence. It is not as common, however, as in the United States.
