2025-26 Busing Fees
| DESCRIPTION | By June 30, 2025 | After June 30, 2025 |
| Ineligible Student Rate - students who do not meet the funding eligibility criteria *as per Alberta Education (ECS incl.) |
$275 |
$300 |
| Ineligible Family Rate - families of 3 or more who do not meet the funding eligibility criteria *as per Alberta Education (ECS incl.) |
$675 |
$700 |
| Eligible Student Rate - students who meet the funding eligibility criteria *as per Alberta Education (ECS incl.) |
$50 |
$75 |
| Eligible Family Rate - families of 3 or more who meet the funding eligibility criteria *as per Alberta Education (ECS incl.) |
$150 |
$175 |
| Alternate seat fee |
$275 |
$300 |
| Alternate seat fee family rate - families of 3 or more |
$675 |
$700 |
| Year round yard service – min/max |
$250 - $500 |
$250 - $500 |
| Winter yard service – min/max |
$175 - $275 |
$175 - $275 |
| AM or PM only yard service – min/max |
$175 - $275 |
$175 - $275 |
* Alberta Education funding eligibility:
– Kindergarten to Grade 6 students who reside greater than or equal to 1.6 km to the school they attend.
– Grades 7-12 students who reside greater than or equal to 2.0 km to the school they attend.
Calculating Home-to-School Distance
Home-to-school distance is calculated using our transportation mapping system and may not always match the driven distance by your family vehicle.
Payments
- Once bus applications are processed and approved, you will receive an email notification listing the fees and further details.
- Bus applications will not be considered complete until bus pass/es have been picked up with fees paid in full or a payment plan is set up.
- Transportation fees can be paid in full or through a payment plan using School Cash Online, E-transfer (Recipient is etransfer@sperd.ca and the message must contain, school, students name and the service you are paying for, eg. busing) or at Central Office.
- To access School Cash Online families can go to their login and apply for transportation. The appropriate applicable fees can be seen once you add busing to your cart.
- If late fees are not received by January 31, the parent/guardian may be asked to withdraw their child(ren) from riding the bus.
- Please note that any outstanding transportation fees must be paid before applications for the 2025-26 school year will be processed.
- Those unable to pay fees due to financial hardship may apply for a fee waiverhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1TUtGyabKlxe10F_3jqL-wy_5XN2JvgjU/view. Please contact your school office for additional information.
- Online payment assistance is available by contacting the Transportation Department at 780-645-3323.