Parents and carers are responsible for how their child travels to and from school. Schools take over responsibility and duty of care for the student once they enter the school premises.
Bus travel
Key road safety message for safe bus travel
- Wait until the bus has gone and then use a safe place to cross the road.
Referenced from TfNSW Key road safety messages
Bus travel advice for parents and carers
Department of Education
Transport for NSW
- Keeping Children Safe in the Road Environment fact sheets
- Helping your child around buses
- Seatbelt safety on the bus - primary students
- Seatbelt safety on the bus - secondary students
- Driving safely near school buses
- Translations are available
- (print versions available through their online catalogue)
Support for principals and schools
Advice for managing bus safety around schools
Stage 4 activity - Bus safety your ride your responsibility A teaching and learning activity to assist schools address concerns for student safety while travelling to and from school on the bus.