School Bus Passes
Bus passes are available for students eligible for bus transport assistance. There are two types of bus transport assistance available to eligible students.
These are:
Distance based assistance
Safety-net assistance
Please note: Secondary School students (years 7-12) must live 4.8 kilometres or less by the shortest trafficable route from the nearest State Secondary School or the nearest Non-state Secondary School of the type attended. Parent needs to be in possession of a Health Care or Pensioner Card to apply. Travel should be free if student has a Health Care Card. Please complete the Safety Net Application form online. If the student does not have the Health Care Card, then the student will need to obtain a GoCard to travel on our services.
With regards to non-Translink school bus services (which incorporates the Greenbank/Cedar Grove/New Beith/Spring Mountain and surrounding suburb areas), families that are in possession of a Health Care or Pensioner Card will receive free travel to the nearest school. If your student attends another school a top up fee will apply, this fee will be advised at the time of your application.
To apply on the BTA form Bus Travel Assistance Application for School Transport Assistance Scheme (STAS), State Secondary School students (years 7-12) must live more than 4.8km by the shortest trafficable route from the nearest State Secondary School. Non-state Secondary students (years 7-12) must live more than 4.8km from both the nearest State Secondary School and Non-state Secondary School of the type attended.
To apply for your school bus pass, click the ‘Apply for a Bus Pass Online’ button below.
To identify schools which Bus Qld service, click the ‘List of Schools by Operator’ button below.
Qld Department of Education and Training have created an app to assist you to calculate your nearest state school, click the ‘Locate Your Nearest State School’ button below.