School Transport Application Form

1. Important Information for Parents
  - A pupil’s entitlement to transport can only be, confirmed by receipt of a travel permit or ticket from the Authority following completion and submission of this form by the applicant and NOT by any verbal communication.
  - Transport will only be available to and from one address, the pupil’s normal place of residence. All distances in miles, quoted here, are measured by the shortest walking route..
  - In severe winter weather and in emergencies school transport may not operate and/or schools may close. Parents should be aware of this and they may need to make appropriate arrangements for their children to be looked after. Any parents who take their children to school in bad weather should arrange to bring them home
2. School Transport Regulations
  - To qualify for school transport, pupils attending Primary Schools MUST reside 2 or more miles from the catchment school and pupils attending Secondary Schools MUST reside 3 or more miles from the catchment school.
  - Linking transport is only provided for; PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS who qualify for free transport and reside one or more miles from a main school transport route. SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS of statutory school age who reside two or more miles from a main school transport route.