2023 School Service Changes From Term One 2023, there will be changes to a significant number of school services across the Transperth network. These changes are made to offer the best possible service across the network. Students intending to travel to school via public transport should: Visit our Get On Board website for more information for parents and students using our services Plan your journey prior to school starting. The JourneyPlanner will be updated with the new school services prior to school starting. Remember to change the date in the JourneyPlanner to the first day of school and make sure 'School Bus' is selected Obtain a Student SmartRider or ensure you have exact cash to purchase a ticket, as bus drivers aren't currently giving change Not every school will undergo changes, however all students should plan their journey before starting the new school year. Please note that as services change, this information will be updated. Please continue to check back until the start of term. Atwell College From Monday 20 February, routes 527 and 537 will undergo the following changes due to Atwell College school time changes: Route 527 Afternoon trips departing Atwell College will now depart at 3.03pm on all school days. Route 537 The school days trip departing Aubin Grove Station at 3.10pm will be withdrawn. Download the service change brochure here. Belmont City College From Sunday 12 March, the Route 39 trip that departs Redcliffe Station at 2.44pm on school days and deviates via Belmont City College at 3.01pm will be replaced by a trip that commences at the school at 3.06pm and travels to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station. Download the service change brochure here. Bob Hawke College In response to additional enrolments at Bob Hawke College, the following changes will occur: Morning Changes Route 728 will run an additional trip: Departing Leederville Station at 8.35am Arriving at Bob Hawke College at 8.45am. The existing trips will continue to operate. Afternoon Changes Route 96 will run an additional trip: Departing Bob Hawke College at 3.02pm Via Leederville Station at 3.10pm Arriving at Dog Swamp Shopping Centre at 3.28pm. The existing trips will continue to operate. Download the service change brochure here. Butler College Route 483 departing Alkimos Primary School at 2.30pm will now depart four minutes earlier. This service will pass Butler College at approx. 2.42pm. Download the service change brochure here. Byford Secondary College In response to additional enrolments at Byford Secondary College, the following changes will occur: Morning Changes Additional Route 254 trips will operate on weekday school mornings. These additional services will operate as follows: Departing Armadale Station at 7.43am Departing Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 8.01am Arriving at Byford Secondary College at approx. 8.14am Terminating Byford Town Centre at 8.19am. Departing Stop 13112 South Western Hwy at 8.25am* Departing Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 8.33am Arriving at Byford Secondary College at approx. 8.45am Terminating Byford Town Centre at 8.51am. *Trip commences at Stop 13112 on South Western Hwy before Thomas Rd, then operates Thomas Rd to resume normal route to Byford Town Centre via Salvado Catholic College and Byford Secondary College. Download the service change brochure here. Carey Baptist College Route 233 will undergo changes to increase capacity. The trip departing Gosnells Station at 7.50am will now depart at 7.58am and will no longer deviate via Harrisdale Senior High School. Download the service change brochure here. Churchlands Senior High School From February 20, a new Route 84 trip will run from Hale Rd to City Beach, departing Stop 19317 at 3.10pm. From February 27, School Special 733 will start 3 minutes earlier, departing Stirling Station at 8:37am. Coastal Lakes College In response to additional enrolments, additional Route 587 trips will operate as follows: Morning Changes Departing Mandurah Station at 7.39am Departing John Tonkin College / Murdoch University at 7.45am Departing Portrush Pde RAAF Estate at 7.55am Arriving at Mandurah Baptist College at approx. 8.06am Arriving at Coastal Lakes College at approx. 8.10am Arriving at Banksiadale Gate Terminus at 8.15am. Existing services will continue to operate. Afternoon Changes An additional Route 587 trip will depart Banksiadale Gte / Baderup Av at 2.45pm to Mandurah Station, via Coastal Lakes College after school. Existing services will continue to operate. Students are strongly encouraged to board the first service available noting that not all students can be accommodated on the last bus. Download the service change brochure here. Court Grammar School Route 254 will undergo the following time changes to better accommodate school hours: Morning Changes Route 254 departing Armadale Station at 7.12am will now extend to Court Grammar School arriving at approx. 7.55am. The existing 7.53am trip will no longer extend to Court Grammar School. Afternoon Changes Route 254 will now depart from Court Grammar School at 3.15pm. This service will operate all stops to Armadale Station arriving at 3.59pm. Download the service change brochure here. Dianella Secondary College Due to amended school times, School Special 754 will run as follows: Departing Dianella Secondary College at 3.07pm Arriving at Mirrabooka Bus Station at 3.12pm. High frequency Route 970 remains unchanged. Download the service change brochure here. Duncraig Senior High School From February 20, a new Route 443 trip to Whitfords Station will commence from Stand 4 (Readshaw Rd) at 3.10pm. The existing Route 443 trip departing Warwick Station at 3.02pm will deviate via Stand 4 (Readshaw Rd). Students can now board both Route 443 bus services from Stand 4 on Readshaw Rd. John Tonkin College (Tindale Campus) Route 584 will now deviate to John Tonkin College (Tindale Campus) after school and travel to Madora Bay. The service will operate as follows: Departing Mandurah Station at 2.49pm Departing John Tonkin College at 2.58pm Arriving at Mandurah Tce / Tindale St at 3.00pm Arriving at Madora Beach Rd / Sabina Dr at 3.15pm. Route 584 services will now operate from the school in two directions. Students should pay close attention to the front destination display to ensure they board the bus in the correct direction. Download the service change brochure here. Kalamunda Senior High School Route 279 and morning School Special 733 will return to their former route in Maddington following Water Corporation works. Temporary stops on Blackburn St, Albany Hwy and Davison St will no longer be serviced. The services will also undergo minor time changes. An additional Route 276 trip will depart Kalamunda Senior High School after school. Services will depart Stand 2 as follows: 3.00pm operating to High Wycombe Station (NEW trip) 3.03pm operating to High Wycombe Station 3.06pm operating to High Wycombe Station 3.09pm operating to High Wycombe Station. Students are strongly encouraged to board the first service available as not all students can be accommodated on the last bus. Download the service change brochure here. Kennedy Baptist College School Special 777 between Kennedy Baptist College and Murdoch Station will be withdrawn and replaced with an additional school days service on Route 512. The service will depart Kennedy Baptist College at 3.39pm. Route 512 trips servicing Kennedy Baptist College will now extend from Spearwood to Fremantle in the morning and afternoon. Download the service change brochure here. La Salle College To provide additional capacity and reduce wait times, Route 277 will operate an additional trip after school, departing from Stand 4 at 3.19pm. Download the service change brochure here. Lesmurdie Senior High School From Sunday 12 March, School Special 745 will undergo service changes. The School Special 745 trip that departs Kalamunda Bus Station at 8.19am on school days will be withdrawn due to poor patronage. Passengers can continue to use the School Special 745 trip that departs Kalamunda Bus Station at 8.13am, or the Route 283 bus service trip that departs Kalamunda Bus Station at 8:14am and deviates to terminate at Lesmurdie Senior High School. Download the service change brochure here. Lumen Christi College In response to Lumen Christi College amending their school finish times, routes 210, 211, 220, 228, 233 and 760 will undergo afternoon time changes. Services will depart as follows: Route 210 to Thornlie Station via Gosnells Station departs Stand 1 at 3.14pm Route 211 to Thornlie Station via Gosnells Station departs Stand 1 at 3.17pm Route 220 to Armadale Station via Albany Hwy departs Stand 5 at 3.14pm Route 228 to Thornlie Station via Maddington Station departs Stand 4 at 3.17pm Route 233 to Cockburn Central Station via Gosnells Station departs Stand 3 at 3.14pm School Special 760 to Thornlie Station departs Stand 2 at 3.17pm. Download the service change brochure here. Mandurah Baptist College Route 584 will undergo an afternoon time change. The service will now run as follows: Departing Mandurah Baptist College at 3.25pm Arriving at Madora Beach Rd / Sabina Dr at 3.31pm Arriving at Mandurah Tce / Tindale St at 3.43pm Arriving at Mandurah Station at 3.55pm. Download the service change brochure here. Mazenod College Route 279, School Specials 733 and 734 services will undergo time changes and resume operating via Kelvin Rd due to the completion of Water Corporation works in Maddington. Services will no longer travel via Davison St, Austin Av, Albany Hwy or Blackburn St. Download the service change brochure here. Mercedes College From Sunday 12 March, the School Special 789 will no longer depart earlier on Wednesdays to cater for the College’s early finish time. The services will now operate at the same time on all school days, departing Mercedes College at 3.22pm, 3.25pm and 3.28pm. Transperth cannot cater to individual schools’ alternate times without compromising public transport services for the wider community. Download the service change brochure here. Morley Senior High School Routes 344, 347, 371 and 378 will undergo time changes due school time changes. Services will depart Stand 16189 as follows: Route 344 to Morley Bus Station will depart at 3.23pm Route 347 to Morley Bus Station will depart at 3.23pm and 3.29pm Route 371 to Morley Bus Station will depart at 3.23pm Route 371 to Mirrabooka Bus Station will depart at 3.26pm Route 378 to Alexander Heights will depart at 3.26pm. Download the service change brochure here. Mother Teresa Catholic College Route 565 will undergo the following changes to accommodate additional enrolments: Morning Changes An additional Route 565 trip will depart Warnbro Station at 7.55am on school days. Students attending the College will have access to Route 565 extensions at 7.45am, 7.50am and 7.55am. Students should pay close attention to the bus destination screen to ensure they board the correct bus. Afternoon Changes An additional Route 565 trip will depart the College after school. Buses will depart Stand 2 as follows: To Warnbro Station at 3.08pm To Warnbro Station at 3.11pm, commencing from Mother Teresa Primary school at 3.10pm To Warnbro Station at 3.14. Download the service change brochure here. Piara Waters Senior High School Selected services will deviate to the new school located at the corner of Mason Rd and Southampton Dr in Piara Waters. Buses will arrive and depart from a temporary bus stop positioned on Mason Rd adjacent to the school. This temporary stop will remain in place while the City of Armadale upgrade Mason Rd to include permanent bus stand facilities. Students should follow all pedestrian signage on site. Services will operate as follows: Route 233 Morning Changes An additional Route 233 trip will depart Cockburn Central Station at 8.04am on school days. This service will operate via the normal route to Stop 26681 (Nicholson Rd after Exchange Av), then extend express to Piara Waters Senior High School terminating at approx. 8.28am. Afternoon Changes An additional Route 233 trip will depart Piara Waters Senior High School at 2.59pm on school days. This service will operate express to Stop 26682 (Nicholson Rd before Exchange Av), then operate all stops to Cockburn Central Station arriving at 3.25pm. Route 518 Morning Changes Route 518 will operate one trip deviating to Piara Waters Senior High School. This service will commence from Livingston Marketplace Shopping Centre at 8.08am and run all stops to Stop 26641 (Wright Rd before Guerin Av), then run express to Piara Waters Senior High School arriving at approx. 8.25am. Afternoon Changes Route 518 will operate one trip departing Piara Waters Senior High School at 2.55pm on school days. This service will operate express to Stop 26061 (Wright Rd after Guerin Av), Piara Waters, then operate via normal route to Murdoch TAFE (3.46pm) via Murdoch Station (3.38pm). Route 523 Morning Changes Route 523 departing Cockburn Central Station at 8.09am will now extend to Piara Waters Senior High School on school days. This service will operate express from Sapphire Dr before Clementine Bvd, terminating outside Piara Waters Senior High School at approx. 8.30am. Afternoon Changes An additional Route 523 trip will depart Piara Waters Senior High School at 2.57pm on school days. This service will operate express to Sapphire Dr before Clementine Bvd, then operate via normal route to Cockburn Central Station arriving at 3.20pm. Download the service change brochure here. Quinns Baptist College Route 483 to Clarkson Station will now deviate via Quinns Baptist College, departing Stop 21925 at approx. 2.55pm. Download the service change brochure here. Ridge View Secondary College Route 565 will undergo service changes due to additional enrolments at the College. Morning Changes The existing Route 565 departing Warnbro Station at 7.55am on school days extending to Ridge View Secondary College will now depart at 8.00am. Students should pay close attention to the bus destination screen to ensure they board the correct bus. Afternoon Changes An additional Route 565 trip will depart the College after school. Buses will depart Stand 3 as follows: Operating to Stockland Baldivis at 2.45pm Operating to Warnbro Station at 2.48pm Operating to Warnbro Station at 2.51pm. Download the service change brochure here. Sacred Heart College Routes 441, 442 and 444 will undergo afternoon time changes in response to amended school times. Services will depart as follows: Route 441 to Whitfords Stations departs Stand 1 at 3.20pm Route 441 to Warwick Station departs Stand 4 at 3.20pm Route 442 to Whitfords Stations departs Stand 2 at 3.18pm Route 442 to Warwick Station departs Stand 3 at 3.18pm Route 444 to Whitfords Stations departs Stand 2 at 3.20pm School Special 783 to Warwick Station departs Stand 3 at 3.20pm. Download the service change brochure here. Salvado Catholic College In response to additional enrolments at Salvado Catholic College, the following changes will occur: Morning Changes Additional Route 254 trips will operate on weekday school mornings. These additional services will operate as follows: Departing Armadale Station at 7.43am Departing Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 8.01am Arriving at Salvado Catholic College at approx. 8.12am Terminating Byford Town Centre at 8.19am Departing Stop 13112 South Western Hwy at 8.25am* Departing Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 8.33am Arriving at Salvado Catholic College at approx. 8.43am Terminating Byford Town Centre at 8.51am. *Trip commences at Stop 13112 on South Western Hwy before Thomas Rd, then operates Thomas Rd to resume normal route to Byford Town Centre via Salvado Catholic College and Byford Secondary College. Afternoon Changes Additional Route 254 trips will operate on weekday school afternoons. School Route 731 will undergo a time change. The additional services will operate as follows: Departing Salvado Catholic College, Stop 28266 at 3.15pm Arriving at Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 3.33pm Arriving at Armadale Station at 3.58pm. Existing services will undergo time changes and operate as follows: Departing Salvado Catholic College, Stop 28266 at 3.12pm Arriving at Ballawarra Av / Kardan Bvd at 3.31pm Arriving at Armadale Station at 3.56pm. School Special 731 will now depart Salvado Catholic College at 3.18pm. This service arrives at Wungong Rd / Eleventh Rd at 3.55pm. Download the service change brochure here. Seton Catholic College School Special 777 between Seton Catholic College and Murdoch Station will be withdrawn and replaced with an additional school days service on Route 512. This service will depart Seton Catholic College at 3.29pm and will deviate to Kennedy Baptist College. School bus stops 10935, 10936 and 22484 will be removed due to low usage. Download the service change brochure here. Shenton College Effective immediately, Transperth is introducing the following additional services to facilitate large patronage: Route 998 to Stirling Station, commencing from the College at 3.00pm Route 28 to HBF Stadium, commencing from the College at 3.10pm. St Brigid's College Bus services at St Brigid’s College will undergo the following changes: Route 279, School Special 733 and 734 Will undergo time changes and resume operating via Kelvin Rd due to the completion of Water Corporation works at Denny Av in Maddington. Services will no longer travel via Davison St, Austin Av, Albany Hwy or Blackburn St. Download the service change brochure here. St John Bosco College Route 233 services at St John Bosco will undergo changes to provide additional capacity. The morning trip departing Gosnells Station at 7.50am will now depart at 7.58am and will no longer deviate via Harrisdale Senior High School. Download the service change brochure here. Thornlie Senior High School Routes 228 and 229 have undergone time changes and resumed operating via Kelvin Rd, following the completion of Water Corporation works in Maddington. Temporary stops on Blackburn St, Albany Hwy and Davison St are no longer serviced. Additionally, the School Special 747 will depart Maddington Station (Kelvin Rd before Albany Hwy) at 8.28am. Download the service change brochure here. Ursula Frayne Catholic College Junior Campus From Sunday 12 March, the School Special 799 will no longer depart earlier on Thursdays to cater for the school’s early finish time. The service will now operate at the same time on all school days, departing Ursula Frayne Catholic College Junior Campus at 3.30pm, and Ursula Frayne Catholic College Senior Campus at 3.41pm. Transperth cannot cater to individual schools’ multiple alternate times without compromising public transport services for the wider community. Download the service change brochure here. Willetton Senior High School An additional morning Route 998 service will now operate, commencing from Curtin University Bus Station at 7.44am. Download the service change brochure here. Woodbridge Primary School Route 291 will undergo time changes to better cater for the Woodbridge Primary School finish time. The service travelling to Redcliffe Station, previously passing the school at approx. 2.45pm, will now pass the school at approx. 2.56pm. Download the service change brochure here. Woodvale Secondary College Due to school time changes, routes 447, 465, 466, 467 and School Special 750 will undergo changes. Morning Changes Route 467 departs Whitfords Station at 8.34am and arrives at Woodvale Secondary College at 8.40am. School Special 750 will be withdrawn due to poor usage. Routes 465, 466 and 467 provide alternative options from Whitfords Station to Woodvale Secondary College. All other morning services remain unchanged. Afternoon Changes Route 447 to Warwick Station departs Stop 18492 at 3.00pm Route 465 to Joondalup Station departs Stop 18492 at 3.00pm Route 466 to Joondalup Station departs Stop 18492 at 3.00pm Route 467 to Joondalup Station departs Stop 18496 at 3.04pm Route 467 to Whitfords Station departs Stop 18499 at 2.58pm School Special 750 to Whitfords Station departs Stop 18492 at 3.00pm. All other afternoon services remain unchanged. Download the service change brochure here. Yule Brook College Routes 228 and 229 have undergone time changes and resumed operating via Kelvin Rd, following the completion of Water Corporation works in Maddington. Temporary stops on Blackburn St, Albany Hwy and Davison St are no longer serviced. Download the service change brochure here.