Transport

The College uses public transport links, as well as a range of other transport options that are exclusive to Scots College students.

Metlink Buses

All morning services are scheduled to arrive well before 8:45am. All afternoon services will depart Scots by 3:45pm. Metlink also advises families to continue using other public bus services that travel to Strathmore, such as the #2.

For details about route maps and bus stops, please visit the Metlink website. This provides the most up to date and accurate information about all Metlink services, including train timetables.

Morning Services

Afternoon Services

Tranzit Buses

Scots College uses Tranzit buses for the following routes:

• Churton Park (AM/PM)
• Station Road, Khandallah / Crofton Downs (AM)
• Crofton Downs (PM)
• Khandallah (AM/PM)
• Island Bay (AM/PM)
• Hutt Valley (AM/PM)

These services are exclusively available to Scots College students.

Students using these services must purchase a bus tag from the Uniform Shop. New and replacement bus tags cost $5 each.

StudentRide App

StudentRide has been introduced to provide a safer, more efficient, and more flexible bus service experience for students and families. The platform improves communication, streamlines bookings, enhances student safeguarding, and provides parents with greater visibility of their child's journey.

To support the delivery of its Tranzit bus services, Scots College uses StudentRide to provide improved booking, tracking, and communication features for families.

Through StudentRide:

• Parents must download the StudentRide app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and register their child and bus tag.
• Parents can book and manage their child's bus travel directly through the app, supporting improved student safeguarding and transport management.
• Students use their bus tag to swipe on and off the bus.
• Bus usage is automatically recorded and billed by the College. From Term 4 2026, payments will be made directly through the StudentRide app.
• Parents can access a range of features, including boarding notifications, live bus tracking once their child has boarded, delay notifications, and full route tracking.
• A dedicated parent helpdesk is available for support via email at scotscollege@studentride.com.au or by phone on +64 4 887 8876.

Service Reviews and Route Adjustments

To ensure bus services continue to meet demand, routes, timetables, and the number of buses operating will be regularly reviewed and adjusted.

This may result in additional buses being allocated to high-demand routes during peak periods, such as the beginning of a term, and fewer buses operating during lower-demand periods, such as EOTC activities or end-of-year examination study leave.

All designated stops will continue to be serviced. However, some routes may be combined when demand is lower to avoid operating underutilised buses. This helps manage transport costs while also reducing carbon emissions.

Further Information

For route information, timetables, pricing, and StudentRide resources, please use the links below:

2026 Term Pass

2026 Casual Price

Driving to School

The privilege of bringing a motorised vehicle to school applies to students only in Year 13. In exceptional circumstances, consideration may be given to students not in Year 13. If such permission is sought, a full written explanation for the request is required to be submitted by parents via email, in advance of any vehicle being driven to school. Permission needs to be granted by the Deputy Principal. Students will need to complete the relevant documentation and return it to Mr Brookes.

Students are not allowed to park on the school site. Students also need to show respect for our neighbours in the local community. Parking around the school is limited. Students can park on Monorgan Road, Strathmore Avenue, and Broadway. Students must not park in Walden Street or outside the Junior School on Monorgan Road. Students must not park on Glamis Avenue or near to the kindergarten on Kinghorne Street.

We expect all student drivers to drive sensibly, observing the New Zealand Road Code at all times.

For queries relating to Metlink services, please contact Deputy Principal Senior School Callum Brookes at brookesc@scotscollege.school.nz.

For queries relating to Tranzit services, please contact Deputy Principal Middle School Jay Barr at jay.barr@scotscollege.school.nz.