Transportation

Yellow bus service is available for families who reside within the École Brander Gardens School transportation boundary.

To view the area in which the bus service covers.

Click here:  https://www.epsb.ca/schools/brandergardens/

Click on “Attendance Area Maps” under the program enrolment.

Select the box: ”Bus Service”

Learning to Ride the Bus Safely

APPLYING FOR BUSING:

To apply for busing, please click fill out the online Bus Application Form and submit.  After the form is completed, a confirmation email will be sent to you.

BUS COMPANIES / STUDENT TRANSPORTATION:

Busses are co-ordinated by Edmonton Public Schools Student Transportation Department and provided by private bus companies.

For information about bussing for students, please go to https://www.epsb.ca/schools/gettoschool/

To contact a bus company directly:

Bus Carriers

Cunningham:
780-458-3255

Southland:
780-466-9696

Student Transportation:
780-429-8585

BUS FEES:

Yellow Bus - $30.00/month (2024/2025 school year)

Parents are required to pay for bus passes at the first on the month.  Bus fees are added to your SchoolZone account and are payable monthly.  Students must have a valid bus pass in their possession when riding the bus.

Students must pay the full cost of a monthly bus pass, even if:

• they do not ride the bus every day
• they start mid-month

BUS INFORMATION:

Parents can access bus information on SchoolZone, where they can find the bus number, route information, pickup time, drop off time, locations.

Parents can also track the location of the child’s yellow bus on Where’s My Bus” through SchoolZone.  Learn more about Where’s My Bus?

For more information about busing for students,

• contact the school office
• late or cancelled buses
• Get to School

PICK UP OF STUDENTS

At the end of each school day, bus students assemble and attendance is taken to ensure that no student is missed off the bus.  The school office must be notified when a student is not taking the bus home.

Please contact the school office no later than 2:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 1:00 pm on Thursday. if a student is not taking the bus home.

STUDENTS RIDING YELLOW BUS

Students are expected to display good conduct and safety at all times while riding on a yellow school bus.  Students who choose not to observe behaviour expectations may lose the privilege of yellow bus transportation to school.