Registration for School District Transportation for the 2025/2026 school year

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This is a reminder that registration for students eligible for school district transportation for the 2025/26 school year is open until 4:00 pm on June 27, 2025.

Regular student transportation is available for eligible students living and attending school in the following school catchments:

• Blue Mountain Elementary
• Garibaldi Secondary (who are not residing in Silver Valley / Rockridge area*)
• Highland Park Elementary
• Pitt Meadows Secondary
• Webster’s Corners Elementary
• Whonnock Elementary

* As part of the 2025/26 budget approved on April 30, 2025, the Board of Education discontinued the bus routes serving Garibaldi Secondary students in the Silver Valley and Rockridge areas due to financial pressures, low ridership, and the availability of public transit alternatives. To support the anticipated increase in student use of public transit, the school district has worked with Coast Mountain Bus Company to enhance service. Coast Mountain has confirmed there is sufficient capacity on routes 741, 733, and 701, with additional afternoon trips being added on routes 741 and 733. Transfer times at Haney Place will be coordinated to support student connections, and ridership will be monitored to determine if further adjustments are needed.

Eligible students for regular student transportation are defined as:

• Resident primary students (grades K-3) and their siblings attending the same school who live farther than 4 kilometers from their catchment area school;
• All other resident students (grades 4-12) who live farther than 4.8 kilometers from their catchment area school.

Eligibility for transportation for students with disabilities and diverse abilities is based on criteria set out in Policy 5400 on the school district website.

To register for regular student transportation or transportation for students with disabilities or diverse abilities, please click on the announcement titled Student Transportation 2025/2026 – Registration. The registration deadline is 4 p.m., June 27, 2025.

For instructions on how to register for student transportation on the Parent Portal, please see the Step-by-Step Registration Guide. Additional information about student transportation is available on the school district website: https://www.sd42.ca/student-transportation/.