Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017

The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student is permitted to travel on an approved transport service free of charge—

to the designated neighbourhood Government school, if the student resides 4·8 kilometres or more from that school; or

to a Government specialist school, if the student resides in the designated transport area for that school.

The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student attending a Government school (other than a school referred to in subregulation (1)(a)) is permitted to travel to the school by an approved transport service (other than a transport service established for students with disabilities) if—

the student resides 4⋅8 kilometres or more from that Government school; and

accommodation is available on the service after—

all students attending the designated neighbourhood Government school are accommodated; and

students who have a longer distance to travel to a Government school are accommodated; and

no suitable public transport is available to the student.

The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student attending a Government specialist school (other than a school referred to in subregulation (1)(b)) is permitted to travel to the school by an approved transport service if accommodation is available on the service.