School Bus Services

Our aim is to provide eligible students with transport assistance to/from school. Transport assistance can be in the form of contracted school buses, conveyance allowance or public transport at concession fare rate. Services cover Perth Metro and rural area Transport over 26,000 students to school each day and manage over 850 orange school buses

School Buses are operated by private contractors. Contractors are paid based on mileage Bus contractors are supplied with a student list and bus route to pick up/drop off students

SBSIS (School Bus Services Information System) Customised tools have been built on top of the ESRI software to streamline the routine data capture work. Manages all bus routes, stops and student information

All bus routes are captured using RCL Route Distance calculation Determine Sealed and Unsealed Distance Production of Transport maps and Route Descriptions Route Planning & Area Maps Generate optimal route using Road Network Distance verification: Determining Closest School & Distance from School Conveyancing Allowance Distance to Closest bus stops

When bus routes are captured, the UFIs of all associated road segments are also captured Compare existing bus routes UFIs to new Landgate UFIs to check for updates Modify road segments Add school access/private roads

Data currency Outdated roads Missing connectors across dual carriage roads Road realignment Road name attribute – Action Required, Unnamed road Sealed / Unsealed attribute Road segments not connected Private roads not captured

Flow direction Turning restriction Overpass Median strip Speed limit