School Bus

Northside Montessori School has access to a dedicated school bus service that runs from Pennant Hills Railway Station Interchange to the Northside Campus at 42 Bobbin Head Road, Pymble. The bus route travels through Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Turramurra and Pymble.

The service is operated by the private bus company Shorelink.

All children who are attending the equivalent of K-2 (i.e. extended days and years 1 and 2 of Primary) are eligible to receive a free bus pass that is subsidised by the NSW State Government.  Children in years 3-6 who live more than 1.6 kilometres from school are eligible for a free bus pass that is subsidised by the NSW State Government.  An application form (available from the school office) must be completed and processed via the school administration.  The bus pass is sent to the school and sent home with child.  If a child is not eligible for free travel, a discounted Student Travel Pass can be purchased from Shorelink.

There is an enforced code of conduct for bus travel that is attached to the application form or you can read it on the Shorelink web page.  It is important that this code is read to your child so they are aware of correct bus conduct.  The bus company does not hesitate to remove bus passes or children who break the code.

The bus route was changed in July 2004, to accommodate families living in South Turramurra. There may be future opportunities for route modifications if student numbers warrant it.

Morning Bus Route

Departs from Pennant Hills Interchange (Rank 6) at 7:52am then turns left into Pennant Hills Road, right into Comenarra Parkway at Thornleigh to stop number 2, just after the intersection with Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga.  Proceeds along Comenarra Parkway then turns right into Maxwell Street in South Turramurra,  right into Turra Street, right  into Kissing Point Road to stop number 3  between Canoon Road and Comenarra Parkway.  Proceeds along Kissing Point Road then turn right into Pacific Highway to stop number 4 at Turramurra Avenue (stop not currently in use) at 8:15am.  Proceeds along Pacific Highway and then turns left into Bobbin Head Road and arrives at school at 8:20am.

Afternoon Bus Route

Departs from Northside Montessori School at 3:05pm then turns right into Rushall street, right into Bannockburn Road, right into Selwyn Street then left into Bobbin Head Road and right into Pacific Highway to stop number 4 opposite Turramurra Avenue (stop not currently in use) at 3:12pm.  Proceeds along Pacific Highway and then turns left into Kissing Point Road to stop number 3 at Turramurra Primary School just before Comenarra Parkway.  Turns right into Comenarra Parkway and proceeds to stop number 2 just after Fox Valley Road at Wahroonga.  Proceeds along Comenarra Parkway and turns left into Pennant Hills Road at Thornleigh, right into Wells Road, left into Yarrara Road and arrives at Pennant Hills Station opposite library at 3:26pm.

A Brilliant Idea!  - from a Northside News article March 11, 2002

One mother who uses the bus three days a week, as well as giving the school a copy of the timetable, has laminated a copy that stays in her daughter’s schoolbag.  In this way there is no confusion.