Updated June2018 Guide Transport their busservices whennecessary. reserve theright toalterthebusschedulesof Please notethatMLCSchooland SydneyBuses Transport to and from MLC School Sydney MLC School is located 11km from the city of Sydney and has ready access to bus, train and expressway links. Strathfield and Burwood stations are an easy seven minute walk from the school. Windsor Hornsby Epping Penrith Eastwood Parramatta Strathfield Burwood Sydney Redfern Liverpool Hurstville Sutherland Cronulla Campbelltown MLC School students (in uniform) are currently entitled to free travel on public transport buses and trains travelling to and from school. MLC School also provides four bus services on regular routes to and from school for which a fee is payable. The provision of these services is at the sole discretion of the school. Transport for MLC School activities such as excursions is arranged separately and parents will be advised of these arrangements on a case-by-case basis. 2 MLC School Buses Public Transport – School Opal Card The school has four regular bus services to and from MLC School: Transport for NSW determines the guidelines for the School Student \ Cronulla/Caringbah/Sylvania/Blakehurst/Hurstville/Kingsgrove Transport Scheme. This privilege is granted to eligible students to travel between home and school only. \ Lane Cove/Hunters Hill/Drummoyne/Five Dock \ Gladesville/Henley/Wareemba/Five Dock To be eligible for a School Opal Card, students may need to live a minimum distance from the school: \ Balmain/Rozelle/Leichhardt/Haberfield \ Year 3 to Year 6 – 1.6km straight line distance or 2.3km walking \ Year 7 to Year 12 – 2km straight line distance or 2.9km walking Pick up for these buses in the afternoon is at the bus stop outside the Senior School campus, Who needs to apply? on Rowley Street and Grantham Street. Most students who already have a school student travel pass won’t need to apply for the School Opal Card. It will be sent to the student’s home address at the beginning of the school year. Conditions on the use of MLC School buses Any MLC School student from Pre-K to Year 12 can use the An application is needed if the student: MLC School bus services to travel to school. Only students \ Has not had a travel pass before Year 3 and above may use it to travel home from school. \ Is changing schools \ Is changing address Travelling to and from school for students in How to apply Year 3 to Year 5 STEP 1: Complete the application at transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/ Parents or guardians are required to wait with the girls and meet howtoapply. the bus at the appropriate stop. Girls must be met by a parent or guardian at the relevant stop in the afternoons. STEP 2: Print, sign and date the completed application, then submit it by email to the Studies Office ([email protected]. Parents and guardians are reminded that it is their responsibility au) for endorsement. to supervise students prior to boarding the MLC School bus in the mornings and after alighting the MLC School bus in the afternoons. STEP 3: MLC School will send the endorsed application to Transport Drivers of the buses used for the MLC School regular bus routes NSW. Once approved, the School Opal Card will be sent to the cannot accept any responsibility for unsupervised students. address provided on the application. On arrival at school the buses are met by a member of staff and How to update students in Year 3 to Year 5 are escorted to the Junior School If the student has a current School Opal Card and the student’s playground. In the afternoons the girls are accompanied to the details have changed, for example change of school, address or name, appropriate bus by MLC School staff. please visit apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails. Junior School students are not permitted to catch public buses or Replacement cards can be ordered online for a fee. trains to or from school without a parent or guardian. For further information please contact the Studies Office on If your daughter is collected from school by an older sibling we ask 02 8741 3117 or email [email protected] for that you submit written details of the alternate arrangement to the Year 6 to Year 12 and contact Junior School reception on 02 8741 Head of Junior School for prior approval. 3128 or email [email protected] for Year 3 to Year 5. Payment Conditions of use Go to mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au/page/enrolments/location-and- -transport. Applications must be submitted each year and the \ Monday to Friday only. Return journey must commence applications are available in Term 4 for the following year. by 7pm. After this time students must purchase a ticket for their journey. \ Normal school days only. \ Used only by the student whose name is registered to the School Information on Governmental Travel Services Opal Card. Transport Information Line: 131 500 or transportnsw.info \ Use to and from stations registered to the School Opal Card – for direct travel between home and school without any break Sydney Buses: sydneybuses.nsw.gov.au of journey. For connecting Train timetables: sydneytrains.info \ Cannot be used at intermediate stations. School Student Transport Scheme is available at: \ Students must not occupy a seat when seats are not available transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts for adults. \ Families are able to nominate two addresses for eligible children to travel to and from school, such as grandparents house or after-school care. 3 Reminders Behaviour while Travelling on buses \ Rail Passes cannot be used to attend TAFE courses, sports and Trains training, library, parent’s place of employment, tutorial courses, child minding, shopping, medical appointments, pick up and MLC School students will be expected to obey the drop off at any station other than those registered to the School following rules Opal Card. \ All School Rules apply as set out in the Student Diary and \ Students are not allowed to hold passes that cover parallel or Uniform Code. similar services – bus, ferry, etc. Students are required to travel \ Travel safely and follow all instructions. Do not disrupt the driver the same route to and from school. or interfere with the operation of the bus or train. \ Students who require passes to more than one residential \ Move inside the bus or train and do not obstruct the access address must submit a statutory declaration from each parent areas. Stand clear of red safety areas near the doors. At busy with the application forms. times, it is important to move towards the back of the bus. \ Overseas students are not eligible for free travel. If students are \ Vacate priority seating for disabled, elderly or less mobile here on a government-sponsored scheme and have a letter to passengers. say same, they are eligible. \ If there are no seats available, hold on to a hand strap or \ Students are not permitted to use letters authorising rail and handrail at all times. bus travel pending the issue of a new or replacement rail or bus \ Smoking, eating or drinking is not permitted on buses. pass. Students attempting to travel using such letters are liable \ Board and leave the bus or train in an orderly manner. to be fined. Students must purchase a ticket to travel until their new or replacement card is received. \ Respect bus and train property and the property of others. \ Only at the beginning of the new year are students permitted to \ Carry your bag in your hand, not on your back when getting on travel without a card – usually a period of two weeks until cards and off the bus or train. are received at school for distribution. \ Place bags under the seat, near your feet or in the storage areas \ Change of station is only permitted within the first five weeks of provided – not on the seats. the first and second semester. \ Show the appropriate pass to the driver, ticket inspector or \ New rail and bus forms must be filled in for children progressing ticket collector when required. from Year 6 to Year 7. \ Stand on the footpath away from the kerb while waiting for the \ Parents and guardians are reminded not to attempt to stop or bus, or behind the yellow line while waiting for a train. divert the driver of the MLC School buses between stops. Drivers \ Treat other travellers and bus/rail employees with respect. Be are unable to stop between designated stops. courteous and keep conversation to a reasonable level, do not \ The school will use its best endeavours to ensure that move around the bus or train while it is in motion. MLC School buses run on time. As Sydney is a large city and \ Keep all parts of your body within the train or bus. traffic can be unpredictable, we ask for your patience on days \ Take care of your bus pass, do not lend it to other students or when traffic delays occur. deface it in any way. 4 Public Sydney Buses Sydney bus routes setting down at Burwood and Strathfield Burwood Station 418 Tempe to Burwood 461 Domain/City/Annandale/Burwood 458 Ryde to Burwood 463 Bayview Park to Burwood Burwood Shops 400 Bondi Junction to Burwood 407 Strathfield to Burwood 408 Rookwood to Burwood 415 Campsie to Burwood 525 Parramatta to Burwood Strathfield Station 407 Strathfield to Burwood 459 Macquarie Uni to Burwood 525 Parramatta to Burwood Parramatta Road 466 Cabarita to Ashfield via Burwood 464 Mortlake to Ashfield via Burwood