A Christchurch school is doubling down on its safety messages after being informed a person with offences against young people will be residing in the area.

Parents of pupils at Bishopdale Primary and Papanui High say they received a letter from the Department of Corrections this week, informing them the person will be residing in the area in the next few weeks.

Bishopdale Primary Principal Sue Fisher says it's a reasonably new situation for the school.

"I'm gathering it's something new they are making sure they connect with the schools in terms of getting information out there and obviously around corrections monitoring systems."

Fisher says while it's a hard situation, it's an opportunity to remind parents to be mindful of their kids movements.

"We know about the circumstances of people coming into our community but there may be others out there we don't know about. So it's always very good to be safe and know where your child is and how they walk to and from school."

Earlier this year, it was revealed a halfway house near a school in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu was housing several sex offenders, and the local schools did not find out until media inquired with them.

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However, Fisher says she is comfortable with the level of consultation they received.

She says a Corrections worker spoke with her at length at the end of Term 1 around monitoring and how the person would be handled in the future.

"People have to live somewhere. That's always a bit of a hard situation because we haven't got details."

Fisher says she's yet to hear any feedback from parents, but encourages them to call the number on the bottom of the letter should they have concerns.

Corrections Operations Director Chris O'Brien-Smith says it is committed to improving how they engage with the public to ensure they know their safety always comes first.