2025 New Bus Routes & School Travel Passes

Dear Parents & Carers,

New School Buses S765 and S766 will be commencing 31st January 2025 to support students travelling to/from Yamba and Maclean.

  • Morning route S765 will depart Yamba Rd at Golding Ln (7:25am) operating via Yamba Rd to opp. Palmers Island Public School (7:35am), continue Yamba Rd, River Rd to Maclean Transfer Zone (7:45am), continue River Rd, Cameron St, right Big River Wy to McAuley Catholic College, Grafton.
  • Afternoon route S766 will depart McAuley Catholic College, Grafton (3:33pm) operating via Hennessy Dr, right Big River Wy, Pacific Hwy, left Maclean Exit, Cameron St, River St to Maclean Transfer Zone (4:15pm), continue River St, Yamba Rd to Palmers Island Public School (4:24pm), continue Yamba Rd, Wooli St, right Claude St, left Coldstream St to Bus Shelter (4:36pm).

Your schools new timetable is now available to view at https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/school-services/school-timetables.

We encourage you to plan ahead at https://transportnsw.info/trip before travelling. To ensure dedicated school services appear as a travel option for students, click refine and select the school bus option.

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Getting To School By Bus in 2025

Will your child be catching the bus to school next year? Applications are now open for a Bus Travel Pass.  As it’s a busy time of year, we highly recommend you make this application before the end of the year. It’s also good to check the bus timetable to make your child’s journey to school as easy as possible.  Here is how it works:


Bus Passes

  • All students catching the bus in 2025 will need a school travel pass.
  • Under the School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS), eligible students can apply for free or subsided travel between home and school.
  • For more information about the School Student Transport Scheme and how to apply for a school travel pass, visit https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/ from a desktop computer.

Bus Timetables

Busways is the school bus operator that runs your schools’ bus services. To find your child’s school bus timetable visit the Busways website by using the following steps:
  1. Go to busways.com.au/nsw 
  2. Click on ‘school services’ in the navigation bar and then proceed to ‘school timetables’
  3. Enter the school’s name in the field that says ‘enter a school name’
  4. Select the school’s name and the timetable should open on your device. If you are unable to find or search for the school’s name, use the drop-down menus on the same web page to find the school.
  5. Once the timetable is opened, you will be able to identify which school bus services are available in your area for your child to use.