St Joseph's Primary School West Kempsey
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36 Kemp Street
West Kempsey NSW 2440
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Phone: 02 6562 5501

Travelling to School by Bus

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2025 TRAVEL CHANGES:
TFNSW is now monitoring all student travels.  As a result of this, free travel is from home to school, and school to home only.

Effective immediately, all students can only be dropped off at their registered school in the morning, we can no longer drop off in town for sports carnivals etc.
All buses are required to complete their school runs as per contracts.
In the afternoon, all students are to catch their designated bus at their registered school.
Any student wishing to catch a bus to any other location requires payment of a fare to travel. 
If your child's usual bus stops at St Paul's College as part of the route to meet an older sibling or parent then they do not have to pay but need a note to say that they have to get off at St Paul's College.

BUS PASSES

  • All students catching the bus in 2025 will need a school travel pass.
  • Under the School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS), eligible students can apply for free or subsided travel between home and school.
  • For more information about the School Student Transport Scheme and how to apply for a school travel pass, visit https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/ from a desktop computer.

Students who need a School Bus Pass for 2025 can apply here. A new application will need to be submitted if they are applying for the first time, or if they are requesting additional travel entitlement because of a new shared parental arrangement (e.g. joint custody).

If a student’s distance eligibility has changed based on their grade (i.e. grade two to grade three), the system will automatically update their entitlement if they meet the new criteria. If they do not meet the new eligibility criteria, we will send them an expiry notification via email.

Students living in rural and regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the start of the new school year from their nominated transport operator. It may be given to the student as they board the bus for the first time in 2024 or be sent directly to them at home. 

Important Note:-

Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.

Students living in rural and regional areas will receive their travel pass from their nominated transport operator. It may be issued via their school or be sent directly to them at home.

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