The WA government provides School Bus Services which are operated by private operators, such as Kinetic, in partnership with the Public Transport Authority. 

School Bus Services provides transport assistance for eligible students with special needs and in rural areas, which are critical to enable students to attend school regularly.

You can access the online application form here: Transport Assistance Application Form

If you don't have access to the internet at home, you may be able to access resources at your local tele-centre, library or school.

Parents/Guardians, remember it is your responsibility to ensure your child is responsible, confident and equipped to travel to and from school on a bus.

For safety reasons, please take the time to familiarise yourself with your child’s bus number and route for both morning and afternoon school services as they may differ.

We thoroughly investigate all reports where a child has missed their service.

If a service has not stopped for your child, they are still on the network and you know their current location, call us on 13 12 30 to make a report and we will investigate urgently.

If your child is still on the network and you are concerned for their safety, please contact the police in the first instance.

We will need to know:

• date of the incident
• time
• age of your child
• route your child was waiting for
• location where your child was waiting for service
• where your child was going
• best contact number for the child's parent/guardian/teacher.

If your child is no longer on the network or has changed their travel plans, please advise us of the incident by calling 13 12 30 to make a report and we will conduct an investigation.

Visit the School Bus Services website refer to the official FAQs here: SBS - Transport Assistance FAQs v2.0.pdf (schoolbuses.wa.gov.au)