Student Travel

Day students in Years K-12 are eligible to use the fully subsidised school bus services that access the various schools in Armidale. These include services from and to Guyra, and Walcha.

Follow the links to Transport NSW School Student Travel Scheme website for eligibility criteria:

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/whoIsEligible

https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/customers/ssts

Additionally, TAS operates a ‘late bus’ to service day boys living in the Uralla and Walcha districts. This service operates from Monday to Thursday (and on Activities Day Fridays) during the school term. The bus departs TAS at 5.15pm and picks up students from PLC (if required) and NEGS before dropping off students at McRae’s Corner, Uralla, at 5:45pm, Walcha Showground at 6.05pm and Walcha Caltex Service Station at 6.08pm. There is a $7.00 charge per student per journey which will be billed to the student’s account. Boarders are welcome to use this service.

For more details contact TAS Reception on 6776 5800 or [email protected]

Boarders’ Travel

NSW TrainLink Coach Services for Boarders

NSW TrainLink in conjunction with Transport NSW under the School Student Travel Scheme (SSTS), provide charter coach services for boarders to several key destinations. Reasonable luggage restrictions apply, e.g. no bikes, swags or large boxes. Parents/Carers are advised to make alternate arrangements for these items.

Students may travel free between home and school at the beginning and end of each term (excluding beginning Term 1 and end of Term 4) and also on the Queen’s Birthday Weekend in June, and Easter if separate from the school holiday period.   Boarding Houses are closed for these long weekends.

NSW TrainLink chartered services go the following destinations:

TAS – Muswellbrook / Maitland / Broadmeadow / Hornsby / Sydney Central

TAS – Quirindi / Scone / Singleton / Gosford

TAS – Inverell/ Warialda / Moree / Walgett / Lightning Ridge

TAS – Tamworth /Gunnedah / Boggabri / Narrabri / Wee Waa / Cryon / Bourke

TAS – Mullaley /Coonabarabran / Gilgandra / Dubbo

TAS – Coffs Harbour / Kempsey / Port Macquarie

TAS – Glen Innes / Deepwater / Tenterfield (daily services to these destinations)

….. and all designated stops in between.

Application for a free boarders pass is via a bus/rail travel application supplied by the Admissions Office or available on request from Reception. Boarder passes are issued to students on the first day of outward travel – usually end of Term 1.

For students over 16 years, a Senior Secondary Concession Card is available from TAS Reception entitling the students to travel on most forms of public transport at a child’s fare. Available on request.

Boarders’ SSTS bookings and cancellations, (excluding air travel) should be made via TAS Reception on 02 6776 5800 or by email to Student Travel.