Additional general information regarding home to school travel assistance
We calculate the location of a home address using the property seed point as defined by the National Land and Property Gazetteer. We measure to the nearest open gate to the school main site, or if no gate details are held, we will use the school's location as held by the Department of Education. Eligibility is determined based upon the catchment areas, school gates and age ranges, road and pathway network held at the time on the geographical information system (GIS), and the route being measured down the middle of the road. The route and distance may change over time as the network is updated and new gates, roads and paths are added or old ones removed. We will use the calculated shortest walking route to determine which is the closest school (or 3 closest when under low-income grounds). We will then use the calculated shortest available walking route distance (if this differs) to determine if travel assistance is to be provided.
A sibling or previous occupant of the property may have got help with travel. This does not guarantee that we will agree future travel assistance requests.
Children attending their catchment or closest middle school who live between 2 and 3 miles from the school will have free home to school travel assistance provided during Year 5 and Year 6. However, their travel assistance will be withdrawn at the end of Year 6 as they will no longer be above the 3 miles distance criteria applied from Year 7 onwards.
