Transport for Students with Disabilities
If students enrolled in special settings are unable to access public transport and parents/carers are not able to transport them, they may be entitled to free transport to and from school.
Transport for students with disabilities may be provided for students if one or more of the following applies:
- are enrolled in a special school or learning support unit
- have a disability affecting mobility requiring the use of a wheelchair, calipers, walking frame or similar
- attend a primary unit for students who are hearing impaired or a support class language
- are enrolled in the closest appropriate primary learning support centre.
Applications are assessed on an individual need basis.
In addition, there needs to be evidence of:
- Parents/Carer inability to provide the transport
- Student's inability to use public transport
- Students must reside in the ACT
The Student Services Directorate:
- administers the day to day operations of the service
- processes travel variations
- liaises with service providers, schools and parents
- monitors the quality of the service delivery
- manages the budgetary process including authorisation of payments to the service providers.
Application forms and further information is available from schools or contact the Special Needs Transport Administrator on (02) 6205 9196.
