Transport routines
Bus Travel
Children in Kindergarten to Year 2 are entitled to free bus travel to and from school. Children in Year 3 to 6 are entitled to free travel if they live outside the exclusion zone. Application for bus travel is done online at transportnsw.info/school-students. Nowra Coaches is the carrier for most of our children and they can be contacted on 4423 5244, children from Wandandian are carried on Shoalbus who can be contacted on 4423 2122.
Afternoon Bell Routine
Bus travellers are supervised by the duty teacher and escorted to the bus stop on arrival of the bus. Car travellers are supervised at the exit gate and pedestrian crossing by the duty teacher. Bike travellers must walk their bikes to the exit gate before commencing riding. All Kindergarten students are escorted to the COLA to meet their parents/caregivers.
Bike Rack
For children wishing to ride their bike to school there is a bike rack located adjacent to the administration building. Please ensure that your child wears a helmet and has a secure bike lock.
Parking
Where possible utilise the bus service and parking in Reserve Road. It is important however that council signs and school rules are adhered to for the safety of all at St Georges Basin Public School. The school bus zone should not be used to drop-off or pick-up students. Please do not park in surrounding business owner’s carparks.
Find out about our location and transport details to make getting to school safe and easy.
Our school is located at:
Tallyan Point Road
Basin View NSW 2540
Getting to and from school safely
As a parent or carer, it’s your responsibility to get your child to and from school safely. Student safety is our priority.
Keep our school community safe by:
- driving and parking safely, even if it means parking further away and walking the rest of the way to school
- being a good role model
- never calling your child from across the road
- using the safest place to cross the road.
For parents and carers of younger children
Discuss with your child how to be safe when:
- walking
- in the car
- waiting for, travelling on, and getting off the bus
- riding bikes, scooters and skateboards.
Also talk about and practise:
- safe travel routes
- plans for when unexpected things happen
- what to do in wet weather.
Subsidised school travel
Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students.
- The School Student Transport Scheme provides eligible students with free or subsidised travel on public transport between home and school.
- The School Drive Subsidy may help towards the costs of driving children to school if you live in an area where there is no public transport.