SCHOOL TRAVEL PASS

Applications are now open for 2026 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel. 

• Students applying for a School Travel Pass (including a Term Bus Pass) for the first time will receive their School Travel Pass at their nominated postal address from mid-January 2026 [Busways] or when they catch the bus [Cavanagh’s].
• Students progressing from year 2 to year 3 and from year 6 to year 7 need to re-apply.
• Students who require a travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply for a new card or update their existing card as soon as possible. Students who receive a notification that their School Travel Pass is expiring need to re-submit their details. 
• If a student has lost their School Travel Pass, they will need to apply for a replacement card. 

WHO CAN GET A TRAVEL PASS!

The student must:

• be a resident of NSW or an overseas student eligible for free government education.
• be aged 4 years and 6 months or older. Pre-school children are not eligible.
• live a minimum distance from their school. The minimum distance varies according to the year or grade the student is enrolled in during that calendar year.

You need to live a minimum distance from your school to be eligible for a free school travel pass. The minimum distance varies according to the year/grade you are enrolled in, in that calendar year:

• Years K to 2 (Infants): no minimum distance
• Years 3 to 6 (Primary): 1.6 kilometres straight line distance or 2.3 kilometres walking or further from home.
• Years 7 to 12 (Secondary): 2 kilometres straight line distance or 2.9 kilometres walking or further. 

Further information can be found at transportnsw.info/school-travel
Enquiries can be submitted at transportnsw.info/passes-concessions-feedback
Enquiries 131 500