❓ A parliamentary question addresses concerns about the public transport route for students attending Greenwood Senior High School, and the Minister clarifies existing policies and outlines a trial bus service to address the issue.
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I draw the minister’s attention to reports in the 28 February to 6 March 2006 and 14 March to 20 March 2006 issues of the Wanneroo Times concerning 40 children who began attending Greenwood Senior High School this year and who are all experiencing difficulties because of the indirect route taken by the public transport on which they travel. (1) Why does the government have a policy that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way? (2) Will the minister review the decision for the sake of the welfare of the children? (3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(1) Why does the government have a policy that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way? (2) Will the minister review the decision for the sake of the welfare of the children? (3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2) Will the minister review the decision for the sake of the welfare of the children? (3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate.
(1) Why does the government have a policy that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way? (2) Will the minister review the decision for the sake of the welfare of the children? (3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2) Will the minister review the decision for the sake of the welfare of the children? (3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(3) If not, why not? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(1) There is no general policy to the effect that special school buses will not be provided if children can get to school by public transport routes of less than 90 minutes each way. The 90-minute rule, as it is generally known, relates to children travelling on orange school buses in rural areas or to special education facilities. Children living in rural areas, provided they meet certain criteria such as the distance they live from the nearest appropriate school, are generally entitled to free travel on an orange school bus. If no orange school bus is available, their parents are paid conveyance allowance. Similar free orange school bus travel is available for children with disabilities who attend special education facilities in towns and metropolitan areas. The student transport entitlement for children who attend schools that are not special education facilities and who reside within major metropolitan centres is a student fare on the available public transport system. This fundamental difference between metropolitan and rural entitlements has prevailed for many years. This state does not have, and never has had, an entitlement to dedicated school-oriented bus services within metropolitan centres. Having said that, when it is practical and can be sensibly tied in to the bus routes, Transperth’s route planners try to incorporate travel to schools and major education facilities. In the case the member has raised of students from the Landsdale area who attend Greenwood Senior High School, direct public transport options are available from Landsdale for these students to attend Wanneroo High School. However, some students from Landsdale have chosen to attend Greenwood Senior High School instead. Transperth has therefore endeavoured to provide improved travel options by extending a route 373 bus to and from Greenwood Senior High School each school day. The route 373 bus that departs from the Wellington Street bus station at 7.29 am will, after arrival at the Kingsway City Shopping Centre at approximately 8.08 am, continue to Greenwood Senior High School, arriving at approximately 8.20 am. In the afternoon, a route 373 bus will be rostered to depart from Greenwood Senior High School at 3.10 pm, which is five minutes after classes finish. This bus will then proceed to Kingsway City Shopping Centre for its usual departure to Perth at 3.21 pm. This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
This additional travel option was developed based on advice from parents that they had other children to drop off at other schools, and that a drop-off arrangement at Kingsway City Shopping Centre was therefore a workable option. The service began on Tuesday, 7 March 2006, and will operate until the end of second term in July. The success of the service will then be assessed, and it may be modified, if appropriate.
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