[Skip to Content]
HWDSB Building

Courtesy Bus Information 2018 – 2019

[Skip to Content]
Textsize
A+ A-

Courtesy Bus Information 2018 – 2019

HWDSB provides bus transportation for students in JK/SK who live more than 1 km away from the school and for Grade 1 to 8 students who live more than 1.6 km away.  If your child qualifies, you will receive notification from the Transportation department mid to late August.

If your child does not qualify, but you are interested in having your child ride the bus on an existing route/stop close to your house, there is a courtesy bus process where you can apply for a spot, if available, for your child.

Here is some important information to consider when applying for courtesy transportation:

– a courtesy transportation request must be filled in with all information and provided to the school for consideration

– courtesy transportation requests will be considered in late September for an anticipated October start.  Courtesy transportation does not begin at the beginning of the school year

-students who have previously been provided with courtesy transportation do need to apply every year.  Spots are not guaranteed from year to year

-Courtesy requests will be considered based on the following criteria:  availability of space on requested route, distance from school, mitigating circumstances

-Courtesy requests that are approved are only done so until that space is needed by a qualified rider

-Students found to have ongoing behaviour concerns on the bus will have their courtesy ridership revoked

Please note that students are not permitted to ride the bus if they are not on a transportation list.  Families will need to make alternate arrangements for transportation if you do not have courtesy access.

For more information on the transportation policy, please see the following page on the HWDSB website:

https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/about/september-start-up-frequently-asked-questions/

For your convenience, copies of the Courtesy Request form for 2018-2019 are available in the school office and can be picked up by parents or requested via your child’s agenda (if you have multiple children that attend Dundana, please list all of them on one paper so they can be considered as a group). This can be completely filled in and given to the Dundana school office until June 28 or again beginning in September.  They will be considered when the Transportation department opens up the courtesy bus process in late September.

 

Updated on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Back to the top