Carey Baptist College provides a number of different bus services for our students from Year 1 through to Year 12. We have a range of procedures to ensure we continue to provide a safe, viable and efficient service to our College families.

There are currently three different bus systems available to our families:

· Contracted Buswest Services (Routes 1 to 4)
· Transperth Buses (#518, #519 and #233)
· PTA Orange School Bus (Forrestdale North).

Students are expected to adhere to our Student Codes of Conduct while travelling on the buses.

All students must be registered to catch the bus service. Due to legislation, all students catching the services need to be seated and have a seat belt allocated. Registration also supports us to provide adequate duty of care in being able to track students’ movements between home and school, as well as helping to ensure we can communicate with relevant families in case of an emergency.

All routes are set according to registered students. Students will embark and disembark at allocated stops. No deviations can occur from the scheduled route or bus stops.

For information and/or to register for 2024 bus services, please email bus@carey.wa.edu.au

To register for the 2025 bus services please complete the Bus Registration Form below.

The Bus Registration Form captures your child’s name, route and what option you nominate for use of these services i.e. Annual, Per Term or Pay as You Go.

After registration, parents will be sent a link to RollCall where they will be able to create a profile and then view or create bookings for their child’s designated route and stop, make payments and view where the bus is at during the morning and afternoon route trips. This ensures that the College maintains our duty of care for each student and also allows us to monitor demand for the bus services and route changes.

Stops are outlined below in our route narratives if you wish to view them.

1. Register students via the Bus Registration Form above.
2. Our staff will process your registration on RollCall. If you have not previously used RollCall, you will receive a “Welcome” email. You can access RollCall either via the website or the app, and set up your account.
3. For those who pay Annually or Per Term, our staff will add the charges and your bookings. Once this process has been completed, you will receive an email inviting you to access RollCall to make payments and check your bookings.
4. For those using the bus on a Pay As You Go basis, we will send you an email once bookings have been opened. You can then access RollCall to make bookings for the day and time you need. Students will not be allowed to board the bus without a booking. Annual and Per Term bookings will be prioritised and remaining seats made available for PAYG bookings. Book early to avoid disappointment. Please do not make a booking unless you intend to travel on the booked day. Unused bookings may be charged.
5. Students are required to use their SmartRider Cards for entry and exit.
6. If your situation changes, please contact us on bus@carey.wa.edu.au. However, please note, bus fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
7. Re-registration of services will be required each year to ensure our data remains current.

Please Note: Payments will be made through RollCall (online website or mobile app) unless annual payment through Tuition Fees is selected on the registration form before 4 December 2024.

All students using buses require SmartRider Cards. Students are required to use their SmartRider card for every trip to tag on and off the bus.

All new Smartrider cards must be ordered through Student Reception. SmartRider cards will have the student’s photo and the College logo on it, meaning it can also be used as a Student ID card. All new and replacement cards will be delivered to Student Reception and students/parents will be notified.

Temporary Cards can also be issued while students are waiting for their card to arrive or in case of a lost card.

Please note, your SmartRider account with Transperth will not be debited or used by our contracted bus services. The Student Card contains approximately four chips. The chip for Transperth buses and trains is formatted solely for Transperth ticketing machines.

If you require a replacement SmartRider, please order through Student Reception.

Our fees for 2025
· Annual (am and pm): $1204 (Year 12 $903)
· Annual (am or pm): $602 (Year 12 $451)
· Per Term (am and pm)): $349 per term
· Per Term (am or pm): $174 per term
· Pay As You Go: $6.75 per ride

Annual payments are due for payment in February 2025.

Per Term payments are due at the start of each term. Fees are only valid for the Term they are purchased in and cannot be spread over more than one term.

Pay As You Go accounts must have credit on their account prior to using the bus. Unused credit will roll over to the following term and year.

Please note, bus fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Payment for the bus service will be made through the RollCall parent app via PayPal or Credit Card, prior to students accessing this service. Please email bus@carey.wa.edu.au if you have any issues during this process and we will gladly assist you.

Annual Fee Option

For those who wish to allocate your bus fees to your Tuition Fees for 2025, this will only be available until 4 December 2024.

Terms and Conditions
· Please note, credit card payments in RollCall attract a merchant fee.
· Term passes are valid for one term only. Unused rides will not be rolled over to the next term.
· Any outstanding bus fees may be transferred to Tuition Fees accounts and collected through College debt recovery processes.
· If you wish to change your option this can be activated prior to the start of any new term by emailing bus@carey.wa.edu.au.

AM – Students need to be at the allocated stop 10 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive (refer to Route Descriptions for approximate times). Students tag on using their Carey SmartRider Card on the device next to the bus driver. When students arrive at their Campus, they need to tag off and then exit the bus. Students will then proceed to appropriate supervised student areas in the College.

PM – Students wait at the College bus stop at the front of each campus (Harrisdale Primary students will be escorted to the buses by a teacher on duty). All other students can make their way directly to the buses. Students tag on using their Carey SmartRider Card and tag off when they exit the bus. This is done at the front of the bus on the device next to the bus driver.

The College contracts Buswest to provide four different routes to our families – Route 1, Route 2, Route 3 and Route 4. All four Routes traverse both the Harrisdale and Forrestdale campuses.

Route 1: Treeby, Atwell, Success and Hammond Park.

Route 2: Southern River, Gosnells, Canning Vale, Thornlie, Huntingdale, Maddington

Route 3: Harrisdale, Forrestdale, Oakford, Cardup, Byford, Darling Downs, Hilbert and Haynes.

Route 4: Harrisdale, Piara Waters, Atwell, Banjup, Aubin Grove and Wandi.

Bus routes are reviewed twice a year with Buswest to ensure they are supporting the majority of our student population and remaining viable. Families who wish to apply for a particular route to be changed can apply via the Route Change Request Form. Applications must be received by end of April and end of October to be considered for any changes in the next semester.

Bus routes may be altered over the course of the year if stops are not being utilised, leading to potential loss of service. All registered bus users will be notified of changes to the routes and narratives as they occur. Please notify us if you no longer require the service.

For more information regarding bus services, please email bus@carey.wa.edu.au.

Transperth buses #518 and #519 both divert to the Carey Harrisdale Campus on specific time schedules and service the wider community as well. Many students utilise these services and use a SmartRider to pay for their ticket.

Transperth organises these buses and times independently. Parents are encouraged to plan their child’s journey via the online Journey Planner on Transperth’s website. Simply type in ‘Carey Baptist College’ as the ‘Start’ or ‘End’ destination and this planner will do all the work for you.

Contact
Transperth: 13 62 13
transperth.wa.gov.au

The West Australian Public Transport Authority (PTA) offer two bus services for students who have limited to no access to public transport. There is a ‘Forrestdale North’ bus that services Carey Baptist College students. The PTA boundary will determine if you are eligible for this complimentary bus service or whether you are eligible to receive transport assistance. This process is entirely managed by the PTA. All information is available online and families need to apply online to start the process.

Contact
School Bus Services (PTA): 13 62 13
schoolbuses.wa.gov.au