Conveyance Allowance

If you would like to apply for the Conveyance Allowance in 2025 as a first-time applicant, please see below:

The Conveyance Allowance is a contribution towards transport costs and is not intended to cover the full cost of transporting children to and from school.

The Conveyance Allowance may be available to students attending government or non-government schools:

• travelling by public transport or by private car, motorbike, bicycle or bus, and
• whose nearest school is not serviced by a free school bus provided under the School Bus Program

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Students must reside 4.8km or more from their nearest school/campus they attend.
2. Students must be of school age and reside in Victoria
3. Students must be enrolled in a school for 3 or more days per week.

A student who meets the above requirements may be eligible if they:

• attend their nearest or designated neighbourhood government school/campus appropriate to their year level, at which admission is permissible, or
• attend their nearest appropriate non-government school/campus appropriate to their year level, at which admission is permissible, and
• reside 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from the campus attended.

Note: Eligibility is assessed when the school completes your child’s application on the Student Conveyance Allowance System (SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one-way distance to make the journey to and from school.

If your decision to send your children to Bacchus Marsh Grammar was because you felt that it was the nearest appropriate school that both respected ecumenical values but did not require your child to participate in religious instruction or religious celebration; then you may (subject to other Conveyance Allowance rules) be eligible for the Conveyance Allowance.

If this statement applies to you and you would like to submit a Conveyance Allowance application, please complete the appropriate Conveyance Allowance Application Form (available from the school’s website under the Admissions tab in Transport & Bus Network). If your child is not attending their nearest non-government school your application must include a signed supporting letter outlining the reasons above for your decision to send your child to Bacchus Marsh Grammar.

Please be aware that no allowance is payable if the journey to and from school could be made using a free bus service.

If you already have a Conveyance Allowance application in place and your circumstances have not changed (method of transport to and from school or home address) you will not be required to submit a new application, and your previously approved applications will automatically roll over. However, if you have additional children starting at the school and would like to apply for them you will need to submit a new application.

Please direct any queries you may have to Nicole Tandy at conveyance@bmg.vic.edu.au

Term Dates

Both the 2025 and 2026 Term Dates are published on the school’s website.

Events Calendar

All upcoming events feature on the Schoolbox Calendar for both students and parents/guardians to view.

Uniform Shop

Uniform information and shop business hours for both the Maddingley Campus Onsite Shop and Rushfords in Werribee are listed on the school’s website.

Please note that uniforms can also be purchased online via https://www.noone.com.au/.

Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) – The Y Ballarat

The Y Ballarat operates the Out of School Hours Care at Bacchus Marsh Grammar.  Enrolments are completed online. For full information please visit the school’s website.

Email: chrissie.ashmore@yballarat.org.au
Phone: 0490 178 638
Website: https://yballarat.org.au/

Regular Contacts

General School Email: school@bmg.vic.edu.au
School Website: www.bmg.vic.edu.au