Bus Travel

Many of our students travel to school by bus and school buses run in most areas of Geelong.

For information on bus routes to and from Sacred Heart College, please see this interactive Bus Routes Information listing. Please note the bus route information is a guide only. It will be regularly updated but for the most current and comprehensive bus route information please visit the busline websites. 

Information about school bus options from Bellarine and Surf Coast areas is also available on the McHarry’s Buslines website at  https://mcharrys.com.au/school-bus/

Information or central Geelong bus options (including Lara) please contact CDC Victoria Geelong Depot - cdcgeelong@cdcbus.com.au or phone (03) 5240 5000

Applying for Bus travel from Regional Areas (Private Bus)

Students in Regional Areas are required to complete an Application for Permission to Travel form. Bus Passes are not issued for this travel. The form needs to be submitted to College Reception. Bus travel is free for students in regional areas if the student is attending their nearest Catholic School. If the student is not attending their nearest Catholic school, a letter must be provided from their nearest Catholic school stating that an enrolment place was not available.  

Regional Areas include: Anakie, Anglesea, Bambra, Bannockburn, Barrabool, Batesford, Bellbrae, Bells Beach, Buckley, Ceres, Deans Marsh, Fairhaven, Freshwater Creek, Gheringhap, Gnarwarre, Inverleigh, Lethbridge, Little River, Lorne, Maude, Meredith, Moorabool, Moriac, Mt Moriac, Shelford, Stonehaven, Teesdale, Winchelsea and Wingeel.

Please note this form does not need to be completed each year unless of a change to your address.

Application for Permission to Travel for Regional Areas (Private Bus) Form (Word Document)

Applying for Bus Pass from Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast Areas (PTV Public School Bus)

For students not in the regional areas listed above, students will require a myki card to travel. The most economical way to travel is to purchase a PTV Student Pass loaded onto a myki card which gives unlimited travel on buses and V/Line services in Geelong, Bellarine and Surfcoast areas. If students will be travelling occasionally, a topped up myki card may be the cheaper option for you.

New students living in Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast areas who wish to purchase a Bus Pass need to complete a PTV Student Pass Application form. Attach two passport size photos and bring the form to College Reception to be stamped. Once stamped, the form can be taken to a train station to purchase a half-yearly or yearly pass.

The PTV School Student ID Pass application is due at the start of 2025. When PTV release the 2025 application form we will make it available to families.

Current SHC students can use their PTV Approved SHC Student ID Card to purchase their PTV Bus Pass annually.

Conveyance Allowance - PTV Public School Bus

Students travelling from suburban areas of Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast who reside 4.8km or further from Sacred Heart College may be eligible to claim a Conveyance Allowance refund from the Department of Education. To claim the conveyance allowance please complete a Conveyance Allowance Form and return it to College Reception. The Conveyance Allowance Form can be completed and returned to the College now, before purchasing a PTV Student Bus Pass.

When you purchase your child's bus pass, please forward a copy of the bus pass receipt issued from PTV with your child's name written on it to College Reception.

If the student is not attending their nearest Catholic school, a letter must be provided from their nearest Catholic school stating that an enrolment place was not available must also be attached to the Conveyance Allowance Form.

If eligibility is approved, the purchase price of the bus pass will be reimbursed to you via your school fee account once the funds are received from the government.

Please note this form does not need to be completed each year unless of a change to your address.

Conveyance Allowance for Geelong areas, Bellarine and Surf Coast (Public Bus Travel) Form (Word Document)

Conveyance Allowance Helpful Contacts

If you require more information outside of the above channels:

Victorian Government Conveyance Allowance Information