Southern Highway Patrol team leader Senior Sergeant Steve Larking said the incidents were recorded between 7.30am and 9am and 3pm and 4pm, times when children were arriving at or leaving school.
"Eighty-two - that's quite a lot over two years," he said.
Statistics from New Zealand Police also showed the number of crashes within 250m of a school peaked in the second quarter of the year, which showed drivers were letting speed increase when there was not such a focus on reducing it.
In the first term of 2008, two teachers, a doctor and parents were among the drivers caught in Dunedin during a police campaign to stop motorists speeding past schools, Snr Sgt Larking said.
"We've been very fortunate with no children being seriously injured recently around Otago schools through car crashes.
We want to keep it that way."
Snr Sgt Larking said Dunedin police planned to focus attention again this term on vehicles speeding near schools.
"Speeding past schools has always been a problem and, certainly, with the weather the way it is now, it's important to stick to the speed limit."
The limit for vehicles past schools was 50kmh. Double parking was also an issue outside schools.
"Everyone wants to get as close to the gate as they can. Cars double parking increases the danger to kids and anyone driving past".
"Kids can be unpredictable when crossing the road and the slower we drive past schools, the safer it is," he said.
