{"id":24881,"date":"2026-03-05T12:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=24881"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:39:16","slug":"school-opal-card","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/school-opal-card\/","title":{"rendered":"School Opal Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6IjIzNzAyZjdmLTEwZDctNDM2ZS1iYjA3LWUzZTk4OTEwYzZiYiIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2Ijoidk1mV0l5dW40Vk1LWFl1d2p0N0JBUT09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6IjkwNHBpN3NPemdTaWtkMHdSdER4RVRXVXJWUzU3TzREWEZVYmJ1TkdGU08wa0QvMXB2VENsbStlSlhWWDFNdVEvc25FTnlZVmJyV2oxaUFKSTVoTGRlYmR1cnpIMWlNcnArRlRDbDJMc0k3ZXdRRT0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoiTnlZVmJyV2oxaUFKSTVoTGRlYmR1Zz09In0%3D\">apply<\/a> for a new card or <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6IjM3MjBiNjUxLTJhMWItNGQ3Yi1hZTA1LTlmNWY0MWM5YzE2ZSIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2IjoiV3dFSTAvNFFpem0rNDRhOTNLdU92UT09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6IkFDZnV1ZWZsbFUwbXpyOURMR3l4cVZIL1pWVjNHa1FWVGpsbEFHTTl4V0FuZGVpMXhIdEswVlg2VFEva3FNUXVrY0JodS9mMFhBSGFvdm50M05adjJaRTVqMXNCQ05QK0VJczV2dU9HdmR5cmpyMD0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoidS9mMFhBSGFvdm50M05adjJaRTVqdz09In0%3D\">update<\/a> their existing card as soon as possible. Students who receive a notification that their School Opal card is expiring need to <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6ImM2NjA1ZmRhLTlkMGMtNDVhYS05NmI4LTkxNTQ2ZjFiMDA4MCIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2IjoiaWJzME83b3lQVUlIUHhDTFplN216UT09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6InByU1lVbVpzbTh2NTExcjN6TnBRWC9ubkJJcHo4Ujl4QmRzWHJwMlFHMmszejhsWWYvbEVYRDlaS2dZckJWVUU1ZXFTczRLalZ4cm9tRTR6ZDNTWi9HaWdlNG03TkR1Nk1qMUNCejhRaTJYdTVzMD0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoiczRLalZ4cm9tRTR6ZDNTWi9HaWdldz09In0%3D\">re-submit<\/a> their details.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIf a student has lost their School Opal card, they will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6Ijg5NTgyMTQ1LTQ1OGMtNDk3Mi1hYjAzLTQxNThhMTI5MzZmNCIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2IjoiMDU4V1hNRlFGTlFYbi9MQW9ja2pRdz09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6IjRyYkxuOTltQ0NnUEN5Rk1GdVp4OVJHaG8wcXBGenhvclllWkNCcytZMDEwVFUxeTBaZy9FaGhoSHF2c0NzV1NVK1NLeC8vdHZDUkY4cDkyTWdTbkZ1MnFzOU9mRmx6QlVCVFVGNS95d0tISkkwTT0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoieC8vdHZDUkY4cDkyTWdTbkZ1MnFzdz09In0%3D\">apply for a replacement card<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child\/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students using School Opal cards must tap on and tap off<\/strong> in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6IjRlOTYxY2M3LTU0ZDktNGJjZC1iZjJlLTE1M2UxZDE2YTY4MSIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2IjoiYUZUNDh6RkVaYSs1eStvOVBaYXVUZz09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6ImcvdlVhV1J2L2ZhUlhGQU1NNFhCZXhySHZxczVpY2F5bC9DbnY3YVB5NGhJcFdKMWc5Q05xQWE0U29oTUF6R0FSRnF3VWdLL29QZE5Jb0d4VjlsSGVMTTdlV2hVK1BNeFJHV3Z1Y3ZxUFQyV3JrND0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoiVWdLL29QZE5Jb0d4VjlsSGVMTTdlUT09In0%3D\">Opal terms of use<\/a>. This includes travel within the approved times between 6.30am and 7.00pm from Monday to Friday on school days only. Students must use their Child\/Youth Opal card for any travel outside these times.<\/p>\n<p>All students are required to comply with the <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.transport.nsw.gov.au\/?qs=eyJkZWtJZCI6ImVlNGQwM2M4LTY4MjQtNDk2Ni1hMmJlLTFiMmRhZmQ0YjM3ZiIsImRla1ZlcnNpb24iOjEsIml2IjoiaHJqdFRYRUxYVFNmMlAxeVJUdmZLUT09IiwiY2lwaGVyVGV4dCI6InczNTZuL1ZPV0FMMkNiL1cwWkdNQm5kVU44eVhDN1JENDdaK1JZbU9TZlUxR25EdzI4cGttY2tjMXp3eU5pQlZJTGhmZW5yQVlqTEdoS0dpRWdjNThqREl2SWE0N1UxeEMxMDBuOWo5Y2tVNzN5az0iLCJhdXRoVGFnIjoiZW5yQVlqTEdoS0dpRWdjNThqREl2QT09In0%3D\">Student code of conduct<\/a>. The code of conduct aims to ensure the safety and well-being of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents\/carers ensure their child is aware of this, as failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension from travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Rogers<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Director of Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply for a new card or update their existing card as soon as possible. Students who receive a notification that their School Opal card is expiring need to re-submit their details.\u00a0 \u00a0 If a student has lost their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[29],"class_list":["post-24881","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_tag-news-and-annoucements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/24881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=24881"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=24881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}