Conveyance Allowance Information
Conveyance Allowance
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 private car, motorbike, bicycle or bus, and
• whose nearest school is not serviced by a free school bus provided under the School Bus Program or a free Victorian public transport service.
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.
Please note that a Conveyance Allowance is not available where a free bus service is available. From 1 January 2026, people aged under 18 will be able to travel for free on all Victorian public transport services.
Eligibility will be 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.
Please note that if BMG is not your nearest school but your decision to send your children to BMG 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 be eligible for the Conveyance Allowance (subject to other Conveyance Allowance rules), however your application must include a signed supporting letter outlining the reasons above for your decision to send your child to Bacchus Marsh Grammar.
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. Please note that current applications for public transport will not roll over to 2026 as per the above changes. If you have additional children starting at the school and would like to apply for the Conveyance Allowance for them, you will need to submit a new application.
If you have not applied for a Conveyance Allowance previously and would like to apply for the allowance in 2026, please obtain an application form from the School’s website.
New applications can be submitted throughout the school year, however, they must be submitted to the school by no later than Friday 30 October 2026 otherwise, parents/guardians risk their claim not being accepted. Please refer to the 2026 Business Notice for further information.
Please direct any queries you may have to Catherine Coombridge or Kate Bridgett at conveyance@bmg.vic.edu.au
Kerryn Browne – Company Secretary and Risk Manager
2025 Yearbooks – Additional Copies
If your family would like an additional copy of the 2025 Yearbook, or if you did not receive one last year and would still like a copy, please let us know.
We have a limited number of Yearbooks available which will be distributed based on requests.
Please contact Jess Thorpe and Ellie Browne at marketing@bmg.vic.edu.au with your child’s name and campus if you are interested.
Marketing Department
Term Dates
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 by clicking here
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/
| Maddingley | Woodlea |
| maddingley.oshc@yballarat.org.au | woodlea.oshc@yballarat.org.au |
| 0438 154 842 | 0490 490 362 |
Regular Contacts
| Maddingley Campus | Woodlea Campus | Woodlea Early Learning Centre |
| South Maddingley Road Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340 | 111 Frontier Avenue Aintree VIC 3336 | 111 Frontier Avenue Aintree VIC 3336 |
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General School Email: school@bmg.vic.edu.au