Buses
Travel and Supervision Arrangements
Children who reside outside Swan Hill are entitled to free bus travel provided by the government. Application forms for travel are provided at the school office. For children living in Swan Hill a Town Bus service is run by the school. The details of this are outlined below.
The Swan Hill Secondary College have, in co-ordination with all schools, developed a Bus Policy that all government bus travellers are asked to abide by. At St. Mary’s we have decided to adopt this policy to cover all our students who may at some time travel on a bus. You will be given a copy of this policy at the beginning of 2012.
If you have any queries or concerns regarding bus travel please do not hesitate to contact Ginny Gook our Bus Co-ordinator.
All prep bus travellers get a ‘bus buddy’. The bus buddy is an older student who travels on the same bus who ensures that they get to the bus line and on the bus with a minimum of fuss and then for those who have to tackle the interchange, board their new bus at the Swan Hill Secondary College. The interchange is only for country bus travellers.
St. Mary’s is happy to be offering the town bus runs for families in need of this service. The service is a non profit making venture. The cost in 201 is $220.00 per family per annum. We have five town runs operating. Please call into the office to view the maps to ascertain which run is most appropriate for your needs. The stops on the runs can alter throughout the year depending on the needs of families.
If you have any difficulties with your child travelling on the bus, you are asked to contact, the bus co-ordinator, here at the school.
If on certain occasions you wish your child to travel on a bus or travel on a bus other than their normal bus, you must obtain a bus pass.
To obtain a bus pass please send into the office the ‘Bus Pass Note’. Bus Pass notes can be found on our web site or just give the office a call if you require some.
Click here to download "Buss pass" note
If you require bus passes for several children eg. for a child’s birthday party please contact the bus co-ordinator to ensure that there is sufficient space on the bus to accommodate the extra children.
If the bus pass is for a town bus please send in $2.00 (per family per trip) to cover the cost.
If your child will not be travelling home on their regular bus please send in the ‘Not on Bus’ note to school to enable us to mark the off their bus. Not on Bus note can be downloaded from here or just give the office a call if you require some.
Click here to download "Not on bus" note
The front carpark is available for parents dropping off or picking up their children. The side carpark is for staff cars only. The bus bay is not open for general traffic or parent parking.
The front carpark has entry and exit off Murlong St. and enables sufficient parking for all parents to park safely. When dropping off or collecting children in the carpark please pull into a parking bay and ensure that your child proceeds along the paths and crossing provided until they reach your car. Movement from the front carpark to the school grounds is closed between 3.15 and 3.25 to enable the buses full access. Each night two staff are allocated the job of ensuring the carpark is used in a safe way by parents and students.
It is imperative that parents, grandparents or family friends exercise legal road safety requirements when dropping off or collecting children. It is the family’s responsibility to reinforce safety procedures with their children in using the carpark.
Supervision is provided between 8.30 am and 3.30 pm for all students and for bus travellers. Supervision is also provided by our staff at Swan Hill Secondary College until all buses have departed.
Children are under the care of class teachers during actual school hours and teacher supervision is provided for recesses and bus duty on a roster system.
Please ensure that your children do not arrive at school before 8.30 am and that they are picked up promptly after school at 3.25 pm.