The Supported School Transport (SST) program is administered by the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, for eligible students with a disability living in the ACT and attending ACT public Schools. Students applying for SNT must be registered NDIS participants.
Supported School Transport may be available for eligible students:
- From home to the closet appropriate disability education setting located in an ACT public school.
- From school to home (or respite or after school care if it is available within the existing transport routes and there is space on the bus)
Travel aims to be by the shortest route between the student’s home and school.
When applying for the Supported School Transport program, parents, cares or guardians must demonstrate their inability to transport or arrange transport fort their children.
Students must:
- Be a registered NDIS participant with an approved and active NDIS plan.
- Be a resident of the ACT
- Attend an ACT public school (not at their PEA school)
- Meet he ACT Supported School Transport guidelines; enrolled in a specialist school or learning support unit situated in a high school or primary school setting, or the student has a disability affecting mobility requiring the use of a wheelchair, callipers, walking frame or similar specialist transport support, or the student is enrolled in a primary school learning support centre.
Exemptions may apply for students who are not eligible for the NDIS because they do not meet Australian residency requirements. These applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please phone Special Needs Transport 6205 3555 or email specialneedstransport@act.gov.au