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Transportation Information for 2025-26

Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services (HWSTS) provides a Parent Portal on its website www.hamiltonschoolbus.ca.

Information for the 2025-26 school year was made available on the HWSTS Portal on August 19, 2025 and will be updated throughout the entire school year.

When checking the transportation details prior to the first day of school, please remember that last minute changes sometimes occur. It is important to re-check the information prior to sending children to their assigned pickup locations on September 2.

During the school year, transportation information will be available online to check at any time. The information contained in the HWSTS Portal is updated nightly and will hold the most current bus information.

HWSTS is OPEN over the summer, however, for specific information relating to your child(ren), please contact their home school. HWDSB secondary school offices are open, and elementary offices reopen on August 25. Please note that any address changes must be completed at your child’s school. ALL students in Junior or Senior Kindergarten will receive a custom transportation email over the summer with relevant information.

How to Access Transportation Information on the HWSTS Portal (After August 19)

1. 1.  Go to www.hamiltonschoolbus.ca.
   2. Click the ‘Parent’s Portal’ button.
   3. To create a new account, you need to use the email address that you provided to the school.
   4. Once your new account is created, you will need to confirm the account from your email inbox.
   5. When you log in your student’s will be automatically assigned to your account.

Subscribing for Bus Delay Notifications

For up-to-the-minute notifications of delays and cancellations, HWSTS offers an email and/or text message notification service. There is no better way to know if a bus route is running late or will be cancelled for any reason.

1. 1. Log into your HWSTS Parent Portal account.
   2. Select the “My Subscriptions” icon from the main page.
   3. Add the required bus runs.

Families can visit the HWSTS website to learn more or contact the HWSTS office at (905) 523-2318 or 1-800-691-6402 with questions.

Sincerely,
The HWSTS Team