{"id":4670,"date":"2025-11-28T12:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4670"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:43:59","slug":"reminder-2026-student-opal-card-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/reminder-2026-student-opal-card-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder &#8211; 2026 Student Opal Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Apply now <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/busways-opal.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting to school by bus in 2026<\/strong> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will your child be catching the bus to school next year? Applications are now open for a 2026\u00a0School Opal cards.\u00a0 As this is\u00a0a busy time of year, we highly recommend applying before the end of this year. It\u2019s also a good idea to check the bus timetable to help make your child\u2019s journey to school as easy as possible.\u00a0<br><br><strong>School Opal cards<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All students catching the bus in 2026\u00a0will need a School\u00a0Opal card. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/busways.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c6decb1c3f2afc0d5e0427f21&amp;id=66520eb01c&amp;e=7f8d66eae7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS)<\/a>, eligible students can apply for free or subsidised travel between home and school. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For more information about the SSTS and how to apply for a School Opal Card, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/busways.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c6decb1c3f2afc0d5e0427f21&amp;id=8fe202197c&amp;e=7f8d66eae7\">https:\/\/apps.transport.nsw.gov.au\/ssts\/#\/<\/a>\u00a0(best accessed from a desktop computer)\u00a0click &#8216;Apply now&#8217;.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bus timetables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/busways.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c6decb1c3f2afc0d5e0427f21&amp;id=ce15d9d024&amp;e=7f8d66eae7\">busways.com.au\/nsw<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u2018School Services\u2019 in the navigation bar,\u00a0then proceed to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/busways.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c6decb1c3f2afc0d5e0427f21&amp;id=6073049081&amp;e=7f8d66eae7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">school timetables<\/a>\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the school\u2019s name in\u00a0\u2018Enter a school name\u2019 field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the school\u2019s name to open the timetable.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unable to find or search for the school&#8217;s name, use the drop-down menus on the same page to find the school. Once the timetable is opened, you will be able to identify which school bus services are available in your area for your child.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Busways-logo.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Busways-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Busways-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Busways-logo-200x169.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/Busways-logo-178x150.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Apply now<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-4670","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/4670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}