School Bus Services (SBS) is responsible for providing students with special needs free transport assistance to and from school on contracted ‘orange’ school buses.
Information for parents
At Rockingham SHS ESC, morning duty staff will assist at the bus stop [at the school] to meet and greet all students as they disembark. At the end of the school day the students are again assisted onto correct buses for the journey home. To be considered for transport assistance a parent/carer of the student must complete an application for transport assistance. SBS may require clarification and/or additional information before Transport Assistance is approved.
Depending on your circumstances and the date of submission the application form may take up to 10 days to complete. At times of high demand, the SBS response time may be significantly extended. Please check the SBS current information for parents at www.schoolbuses.wa.gov.au If you child is unwell or you may have a scheduled appointment, it is your responsibility to inform the driver of any alteration to transport requirements on both a daily and on-going basis. Of course, you will also need to inform the school as well.
How to Apply
Prior to commencing the application process for Transport Assistance, SBS recommends that you have the following information available:
- Your details including date of birth, telephone, fax and email address
- The student’s details including date of birth and year of study
- Name of the school that the students will be attending
- Details regarding any medical conditions, allergies or disabilities that affect the student
- If applicable, details of the student’s wheelchair, including make, model and the combined weight of the chair and the student
- The number of days the student will be travelling to school
- The shortest practical distance in kilometres, from your home address to the students school
- The shortest practical distance in kilometres, from your home address to the students closest existing bus stop (applicable to mainstream students only)
The name, address and contact details of at least two people that are able to care for the student on the rare occasions when you are not home when the bus drops off the student. Where possible these emergency contacts should be in close proximity to the address where the student is dropped off and with someone that is likely to be at home in the afternoon.
