Transportation registration
School Transportation Information
Application for 2024-2025 will be accepted as of May 1st, 2024.
Important: We would like to remind everyone that respect is an important value within the CSF. No form of physical or verbal abuse will be tolerated in any interaction between transport companies, families and the CSF.
The CSF currently contracts for the operation of over 170 school bus routes providing school bus transportation service to CSF school students throughout B.C.
Changing student demographics requires a review of the bus routes each year, and to make adjustments where required. School bus routes are designed to service eligible students who have registered for the school bus before July 15 th,of each year. Parents are reminded that they must register their children for the school bus EACH YEAR.
School bus service is provided to eligible riders in accordance with the District Transportation Policy. Eligible riders are defined as students residing within their school catchment area and whose homes are situated beyond the walk limits defined in the Transportation Policy P-1201 & Administrative Guidelines DA-1001 https://www.csf.bc.ca/csf-eng/policies/.
How to register?
From May 1st to July 15th of the current year, parents must complete an online registration form for each child.
Although the registration site will remain open until September 30th, any registration received after July 15th will be processed as late, and a seat cannot be guaranteed for the child on the school bus.
For any registration after September 30th of the current year, a PDF form will be available for download and must be sent to the school.
Important:
- Through the online registration request, parents can request the addition of a stop at a second address due to shared custody or the use of a licensed childcare service for an eligible user. The addition of a second stop must not alter or extend the existing route.
- A valid email address is required for online registration. Parents who do not have an email address must contact the school for assistance.
- Newly enrolled students at the CSF will need to register for school transportation during their enrollment by downloading the PDF form and sending it to the school.
- Students joining a school at the start of the school year will need to register online for the transportation service.
- The CSF cannot guarantee a bus seat at the start of the school year for students who were not registered during the enrolment period (May 1st to July 15th of the current year).
REQUEST FOR A NEW STOP WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA DUE TO A CHANGE OF ADDRESS
This form is to be used to inform the bus company if you are moving to a new address within the same catchment area.
Download and complete the Change of address form and forward it to the school office.
The school will forward the form to the bus company. The bus company will determine the location and schedule for the new stop and notify the parent.
If you are moving to a new school catchment area you must use the on-line registration form to request transportation.
REQUEST FOR A SECONDARY STOP
Parents may request a secondary stop at an alternate address to accommodate parental custody and licensed day care needs. The secondary stop must not alter or extend the existing route nor is it to be used for extracurricular activities.
The first priority is to assign seats to eligible students according to their primary address. Requests for secondary stops will be considered after the primary routes are developed and seat availability is known.
An application for Secondary Stop can be completed as part of the on-line registration process.
To request a secondary stop after July 8st of the current school year, download and complete the Request for a secondary stop form and forward it to the school office by email.
The school will forward the form to the bus company. The bus company will review the request and notify the parent as to the decision regarding their request.
REQUEST FOR A COURTESY SEAT
Students receiving approval for a courtesy seat must access the bus at an existing bus stop location. No route changes will be made and no new stops will be added. The Courtesy Seat Application review and allocation process begins October 1st annually for the current school year.
To request a courtesy stop, download and complete the Request for courtesy seat ridership form and forward it to the school office.
The school will forward the form to the bus company. The bus company will review the request and notify the parent as to the decision regarding their request.
REQUEST FOR BUS STOP LOCATION REVIEW
This form is to be completed if you wish to have the location of your assigned stop reviewed.
Many concerns typically raised by parents (traffic speed, construction, etc) are under the jurisdiction of the local municipality and may not be considered safety concerns in and of themselves.
Requests received in September will be reviewed starting in October and may take a month to be completed.
To request a bus stop location review, download and complete the Request for bus stop location review and forward it to the school office.
The school will forward the form to the bus company. The bus company will review the request and notify the parent as to the decision regarding their request.