The school managed the problem by having a "drive in - drive out" system.
Two school buses picked up students by 2.30pm, when the school broke for the day, but parents had to "roll through" the carpark to collect children.
"Cars come in one end of the driveway where we have four of our staff moving them through. Parents don't get out of the cars, the kids get taken to the cars."
However, Mrs Billington said there were safety concerns around cars on the state highway trying to turn into the school.
"We have always managed it, and had to manage it but since the beginning of this year we have had a particularly large increase in our role. It's just meant more cars picking up kids. It's not a school kids can walk to because we are on a state highway, so it's either bus or car."
The speed limit outside the school was 70km/h.
Police Acting Senior Sergeant Phil Gillbanks said police were aware there was an issue outside the school .
There were concerns in regard to the number of vehicles parking along the road and the limited parking in the area, he said.
New Zealand Transport Agency's Bay of Plenty highway manager Niclas Johansson said a senior safety engineer from the Tauranga office would attend the meeting at Tauriko School to discuss the issues.
"Once we gain a better understanding of the issues we will look at how the transport agency can play a part in improving school-related journeys and safety."
Pyes Pa School principal Michelle Thurlow said traffic issues decreased there after the speed limit was dropped from 80km/h to 40km/h outside that school, which is on State Highway 36.
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