Student Bus Services

Student Bus Registration is NOW CLOSED

Student Busing Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now closed.

Thank you to all the registrants who have complete the online registration form by the deadline. Our Transportation Department looks forward to planning and creating routes to accommodate as many riders as possible. 

Due to the creation of extended hours affecting the bulk of our school buses, it will require more planning time to accommodate routes and seat assignments based on these new timetables. 

Our staff make every effort to seat riders based on availability and eligibility criteria, however, it is challenging for the District to do so when applications are not submitted before the registration deadline.

Please complete the PDF registration formLATE registration can still be completed by filling out the ‘APPLY for STUDENT BUSING form.pdf’ (found under Resources). LATE applications will be processed beginning September 15. Applicants will be advised of their status within 10 working days from September 15. 

The District cannot guarantee that Courtesy students who complete a late application will be awarded a seat, however, they will be put onto a waitlist. If seats remain available once the students who met the deadline have been placed, the process to award seats will begin again. 

LATE courtesy applicants will be advised of their status after October 1.

Families are responsible for providing transportation for their student to and from school until a seat may be awarded.

STUDENTS MUST RE-APPLY FOR BUSING PRIOR TO EACH NEW SCHOOL YEAR. 

To adhere to legislated requirements to maintain accurate bus lists, registration is required for all bus riders and must result in a seat assignment. 

Online registration opens April 15 and closes June 30.

Applications received after the June 30 deadline has passed will be processed beginning September 15 and may take up to 10 school days.

Eligible students requiring busing for the Second Semester, and who did not apply by the June 30 deadline, must have the registration PDF completed and submitted prior to winter break.

Applications received during the school year will be processed within 10 school days.

Students cannot begin to take the bus until the registration has been processed, a seat has been awarded (and paid for, if Courtesy), and a schedule has been issued. The printed schedule is proof that the student has been awarded a seat and payment has been collected.

Click on the image above to access information and guidelines regarding student busing.

We advise filling out the online registration form (April 15 - June 30) as it is the quickest way to get your student on the registration list. 

Please complete the ‘APPLY for STUDENT BUSING form.pdf’ if you have missed the online registration period. Students who miss the deadline are not guaranteed a seat on the bus.

If you have any questions or require assistance, please email: FACL-Transportation-Mail@surreyschools.ca

It's important to note that during peak periods the volume of requests is high. (This includes, but is not limited to, the start of registration in late Spring and the start of the school year in September.

Staff will do their best to acknowledge having received your email within 48 hours. Please note that during PEAK times of September and October it may take up to 10 working days.

If a school is not listed below, District bus service is not currently provided. 

Current Schools with Bus Service:

• Douglas Elementary
• Earl Marriott Secondary
• Fraser Heights Secondary
• Grandview Secondary     
• North Surrey Secondary  
• Salish Secondary    

Yellow buses you may see at a school that is not listed above will be First Student buses for students with Diverse Needs and Abilities.

For transportation of students with diverse needs and abilities, please contact your school Principal. 

Student Busing Eligibility

Students who are residents of Surrey or White Rock and who meet the criteria below may be considered eligible for school bus transportation to and from the school that has been designated by the superintendent of schools to serve their residence, when operationally and fiscally feasible.

Grades K-3

Kindergarten to grade 3 students who live in a residence that is located greater than 4.0 kilometres from their school, measured by the nearest passable road.

Grades 4-12

Grade 4 to 12 students who live in a residence that is located greater than 4.8 kilometres from their school, measured by the nearest passable road.

Students who reside on Barnston Island should contact their school and/or visit the online student busing information page on the district website for further information.

All applications will receive an EMAIL response outlining their eligibility and category of ridership.  

If you do not receive an EMAIL response within 10 school days contact Transportation Services. (EXCEPTION: Applications submitted beginning July 1 will receive a reply within 10 days after September 15.)

General busing inquiries can be directed to 604-572-0500 or via email at: FACL-Transportation-Mail@surreyschools.ca

School Staff

For staff procedures: Student Busing Information for Schools. (You must be signed in as an Employee to access the link.)

Field trip info: Bus Trips (You must be signed in as an Employee to access the link.) 

Bus Passes

Once a Bus Pass has been issued a student cannot ride the bus without their plastic pass.

Go to your school office AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE it is missing or not working to request a replacement bus pass (due to Loss, Damage or Demagnetization)

Student Bus Transportation Application  (Click on the image below)

If you do not have a Student Number (Pupil #) or Personal Education Number (PEN), please complete the PDF version of the form found under Resources before the deadline so we can look up your student's number (below "APPLY for STUDENT BUSING form.pdf").

NOTE: Online forms completed with an incorrect SN or PEN will still send a reply email but will be rejected by the system. (Your student will not show as being registered for September if the application has been rejected.)

If the ONLINE Bus Registration is closed, please fill out the ‘APPLY for STUDENT BUSING form.pdf’ BELOW (under Resources). Ensure you SAVE the document with an identifiable name before emailing to Transportation.