The highest number of speeding drivers was caught outside Mount Maunganui College, which was always a problem area, Mr Campion said.
"It's a straight bit of road, it's reasonably wide, there's nothing to reduce your peripheral vision and people have just travelled on the 70km/h area."
Mr Campion said while the campaign's results were disappointing, the vast majority of drivers monitored were travelling at or below the speed limit.
He was also concerned at the number of people who had parked illegally when dropping off or picking up their children from school.
"There were a lot of vehicles parking illegally or parking in positions that created dangerous spots for the kids. It's really important for parents and caregivers to set examples for the kids.
"Realistically, if you have to park safely and walk another 100m, rather that than parking on yellow lines or extremely close to a pedestrian crossing or on grass berms."
Police would continue to monitor speed near schools throughout term time.
Children were vulnerable at the start of school because of their excitability, Mr Campion said. Some children were excited about seeing friends again and returning to school, while others were apprehensive about going to a new school. For this reason, drivers should be extra cautious around the start of school.
"It's all about keeping kids safe."
Greenpark School principal Graeme Lind said people speeding past his school was a worry but overall, people had become better at slowing down.
"Because one of our exits is on Cameron Rd, which is a main arterial route, it is a concern because people come down from Pyes Pa or The Lakes and the Kaimais and hit that 50km/h area and all of a sudden it's a 40km/h area," Mr Lind said.
"During the holidays, the 40km/h signs are turned off and people adjust accordingly. I think we do need to have a bit of tolerance for people to get back into the swing of things. I think it's more a lapse in memory that it has gone down to 40km/h. People are creatures of habit."
Papamoa Primary School principal Phil Friar said electronic signs and a new crossing outside the school had made a big difference. "I would say a lot of people are getting better but some people find it difficult to meet the 40km/h limit. It's more of a target than an understanding that traffic is slowing down," Mr Friar said.
Mr Friar takes part in the school's morning and afternoon road patrols. "I've got to give credit where credit's due, it's certainly changed. I think that crossing helps make people more aware that there's a school here," Mr Friar said.
Henk Popping, Otumoetai Intermediate Principal, said there had not been a problem with speeding in the vicinity of his school but the opposite, congestion. "Because we are with the college and Bellevue Primary we get quite a lot of congestion here so people can't actually go too fast, speeding hasn't been a problem for us as yet. The only problem for us sometimes is Ngatai Rd but we haven't noticed anything yet."
The problem was parents wanting to drop their children right at the front door, he said.