School Bus Program
A large percentage of students catch the bus to and from the College each day. The College is serviced by a full network of school contract and public buses from a diverse range of areas in the Yarra Valley and from the nearby metropolitan areas.
Our helpful staff on bus duty supervise the students arriving at the College in the morning and leaving at the end of the day in our designated bus pick-up and drop-off area. Early in Term 1, Year 7 teachers escort students to the bus shelter, assisting them to catch their allocated bus.
Regular users of the public School Bus Program would benefit from purchasing a Victorian Student Pass.
Contract School Buses
These buses are available to students who live over 4.8km away from their closest school and are enrolled in that school. Students who typically live in the Yarra Valley region have access to these contract buses.
Eligible students can travel for free while ineligible (farepayer) students need to purchase a half yearly or yearly myki card and student pass from the station to access the service.
All farepayer students using the Contract buses will need to fill out and hand in a form 1- Application in order to apply for a seat on these buses. Once a seat is available for your child, the school will let you know.
You will then need to fill out a PTV form for a Victorian student pass take it to the school to be signed and stamped. This form then needs to go to the station where you will buy a yearly or half yearly myki along with a student pass. Victorian student passes for next year are not available until January 2026.
These 2 cards then need to be photocopied by the school and sent on to region where a bus pass will be made.
The student will then need to pick this up from reception at a fee of $2.
When travelling on a school bus, parents/guardians and students need to be aware that carrying their bus pass at all times is essential. Students may be refused travel if they do not have their bus pass on them.
Routes
Warburton Highway Direction
Silvan – Mt Evelyn Direction
Yarra Glen – Healesville Direction
Conveyance Allowance
In Coldstream, students may receive a Conveyance Allowance to assist with travel costs. Allowances are available for public transport, private car and private bus.
Public School Buses
Public School buses are run very similar to contract school buses. They only have school students on board, and they arrive directly to the school. Students do NOT need to apply for a seat for public services, they can just tap on/off the bus with their myki card when they are using the service.
Public School buses for Lilydale Heights College include below services:
Invicta Buses
We also have Invicta buses that run to and from our school. These buses only take school students and only require a myki for tap on and off. For timetables and route options, please see the Ventura website for more information.
Please note that timetables ending in (SBSC)are Contract buses and need to be applied for through the school using a Form 1 (See Contract School Buses).
Public Buses (PTV)
Public buses are available for students living in suburban areas such as Croydon, Kilsyth or Mooroolbark. We recommend that you use the Public Transport Victoria website to plan your trip to/from Lilydale Heights College.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding bus services, please contact our Bus Coordinator at the College on 9735 1133