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Student Transport Assistance Program

The Student Transport Assistant Program provided by the Public Transport Authority (PTA) in Western Australia provides eligible students with transport assistance by way of the ‘Orange’ school bus network or, in some circumstances, a Conveyance Allowance.

Throughout regional WA, the “Orange” school bus network is vital to community health and essential for student education. School Bus Services helps remote and regional mainstream students and students with special needs to connect to their nearest appropriate school.

To find out more about the Student Transport Assistance Program and the eligibility criteria we encourage you to review the Student Transport Assistant Policy (STAP) in the first instance.

A summary of key eligibility changes to the STAP following recommendations from a Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee's Bus Fair Report published in 2022 is available here.

Transport Assistance is provided to entitled and eligible students to assist families/carers with transport and towards school run vehicle costs travelling to and from school each school day (except for pupil free days).

You can view the Department of Education Gazetted School Days, Dates and Terms here.

Student Transport Assistance Application Processing

If you do have a question regarding the processing of your application, please refer to our FAQ sheet in the first instance.

Please allow at least 15 working days from your submission date before making contact regarding your application. Making contact prior to this or sending multiple requests, will not speed up the application process.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Please note:

• Each student requires their own application for school bus services.
  
• A separate application is required for each student in a family who requires Transport Assistance.
• If a student's school or residential address does not change, do not reapply each year.
• If a student changes schools or moves to a new residential address, a new Transport Assistance application is to be submitted for that student.
• Transport Assistance applications should be submitted no later than November for the following year and can be submitted up to 12 months in advance.

Applications can be submitted by pressing the ‘Apply Now’ button above or click here.