Busing

With our service, you can reclaim up to 2 hours a day that would otherwise be spent on driving to and from school.

Our buses help reduce the number of cars on the road, leading to less traffic congestion and a cleaner environment for everyone.

Door-to-Door Service: For maximum convenience, the bus picks up and drops off your child right at your doorstep.

Shuttle Service: A more flexible option, with set pick-up and drop-off locations within the community.

All school route journey times vary depending on starting point and the type of service. Our current longest journey is approximately 45-50 minutes

The majority of pickup times in the morning lie between 7am and 7.30am, and the average drop-off is between 4pm and 4.30pm. The specific times depend on the busing area and which service you are using (e.g. door-to-door or Shuttle). You will be notified of the specific times for your child prior to the start of the semester.

Yes, within reason. The only reasons we would not be able to do so would be due to parking/vehicle size restrictions on the street in question or if the home address lies outside our busing catchment areas.

We ask that passengers arrive 5 minutes before departure. Unfortunately our buses do not wait for late passengers.

No, there are no other adults besides the driver on board the buses, unless a teacher is using the bus service to travel to/from the school.

All buses are monitored by the Transport Office using our tracking system and we have clear contact with all drivers throughout their journeys. Our drivers are very responsible and are quick to call and inform us if there are any problems. The children are greeted at the school by the Transport Coordinator and a designated member of staff to ensure they arrive safely, and are seen safely onto their buses in the afternoon before departing the school to head home. If your child does not arrive at their drop-off point as expected, please contact the Transport Office/Security and we will assist you.

Any child using the door-to-door service is required to be met at the home address by a parent or guardian. If a driver arrives and it is clear no one is home, then the driver is instructed to return the child to the school for them to be collected from here.

The school transport is operated between the ACS Transport Department and external bus operators. All aspects of the routes are managed by the Transport Office and given to the operators to enact, and a constant stream of communication is open between both parties.

Our tracking system is called Vectare. This system will give parents access to their child’s busing schedule, make requests for late buses, and enable them to track the bus your child is on.

Buses may be suspended or changes made to the schedule for extreme weather conditions. An email will be sent to all affected parents of those routes as soon as we are informed of any such issues.

Yes, we offer late bus services for students staying on to do co-curricular activities. This departs at 5:30pm (Wednesdays 5:00pm) and includes shuttle routes to various locations.

No, the bus service is billed separately by school fees per semester.

Services are booked for a full semester. The Transport Office must be notified of any impending changes as far as in advance as you are able to, in order for the routes to be altered, information to be shared with the bus operator and any fees changes to be approved by our Fees Department.

The Transport Department can make bookings at any time but we ask that you book early to avoid disappointment as the busing service is very popular.

The driver will inform the Transport Coordinator, who will pass the information onto the relevant member of school leadership staff for that student’s year group to investigate. The first stage would be a warning to the student and their parents regarding their behaviour and a reminder of our rules when travelling. If the behaviour persists, then the child could face a weeklong ban from using the bus service. Any further instances that occur thereafter will result in the student losing their place on the bus permanently.