School bus services are a safe and reliable way for students to travel. CDC NSW operates a range of regular route and dedicated school bus services to serve students every school day.
- Hillsbus School Timetables
- Hunter Valley Buses School Timetables
- Blue Mountains Transit School Timetables
School Students Tap into Opal
From 2016 School bus passes will be replaced with a School Opal card. Current eligible students will receive their new school OPAL card from their school at the start of the 2016 school year.
How do I apply for an Opal Bus pass?
New applicants need to apply online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students
A student needs to complete a new school OPAL pass application if they:
- Are applying for the first time
- have changed residential address
- have changed schools
- move from Year 2 to Year 3
- move from Year 6 to Year 7
For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774
How do I know if a student is eligible for a School OPAL pass?
To be eligible for subsidised travel under the School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) students should:
- Be 4 years 6 months of age or older.
- Be an infant student i.e. attending kindergarten, year 1 and 2 classes, irrespective of the distance from home to school.
- Be a primary student (year 3-6), and reside more than 1.6 kilometers (radial distance) from the school attended measured on a radius from the center of the school site, or 2.3 kilometers or more by the most direct practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school.
- Be a secondary student (year 7-12), and reside more than 2.0 kilometers (radial distance) from the school attended, measured on a radius from the center of the school site, or 2.9 kilometers or more by the most direct practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school.
- Be enrolled at a registered school.
For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774
What if my school OPAL Pass is lost or stolen?
For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774
Can I purchase a school OPAL Pass if not eligible for a free pass?
For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774
Need some assistance?
For further information and customer service please contact TfNSW: 1800 227 774