Roll Call
On 22 January 2026, parents were sent a ‘Welcome’ email from Roll Call inviting them to activate the Roll Call app. Roll Call is for parents whose children travel on private buses, so they can track the bus in real time and receive notifications of when their child/ren tap on/off the bus. Roll Call is also for parents whose children do not travel on private buses but when they board a bus for a camp, excursion etc. It is advised ALL parents activate their Roll Call account.
Change of Stops
AM/PM changes: If parents require their child to change their AM or PM stop permanently, please contact the School Bus Services Administrator so this can be updated on Roll Call. For the safety of students and drivers, it is very important that stops are up-to-date on Roll Call. If students are to disembark as a “one off” at a different stop on their designated route, parents are to update this in Roll Call prior to 1.30pm on the day of travel.
Note: If students are not travelling via their private bus in the morning, parents DO NOT need to advise the school or update Roll Call. If your student is absent from school, parents are to call the absentee line at their child’s campus and leave a message. Roll Call does not need to be adjusted.
If students in Prep – Year 6 are not travelling home via bus, a note in the child’s diary is required in advance for the class teacher.
ID Cards
Students will be issued with a Student ID cards. Students MUST use their Student ID card to tap on/off the bus. Student ID cards are compulsory when boarding a private bus or attending all school excursions/camps etc and they must be always carried. Students who board the bus repeatedly without their ID cards will receive a detention or further consequences.
Student Permission Cards
Students in Prep Reception – Year 6 require a green permission tag on their bag if they are to disembark the bus to be picked up by someone other than their parent/guardian. Students in Grades 5 and 6 can disembark the bus on their own if they have a green permission tag on their bag for the driver to check. Student Afternoon Bus Arrangement and Permission Notices are available on Schoolbox under School Letters. Please return Student Afternoon Bus Arrangement and Permission Notices to bus@bmg.vic.edu.au.
2025 Student Permission tags will be removed from the students’ bags on Friday 13 February 2026. Any student requiring a permission tag for 2026 must have an updated Student Afternoon Bus Arrangement and Permission Notice completed by this date so a 2026 replacement tag can be attached to their bag.
Late Bus
The late bus will begin operation out of Maddingley and Woodlea Campuses on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
Maddingley
- Late bus 1
- Late bus 2
Both buses will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon departing the bus quay at 4.40pm sharp.
Students will be required to sign up to the late bus (late bus 1 or late bus 2) by putting their name under the stop they will disembark. The sign-up sheets will be in the main administration office; students are required to sign up prior to the end of lunch the day of travel. If no students sign up to a bus, the bus will be cancelled for that afternoon. Students require their student ID card to travel on the late buses.
The late bus is open to students in Year 5 to Year 12. Students must be involved in an afterschool activity to be able to travel on the late bus
Woodlea
- Late bus 1
The late bus will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon departing the bus quay at 4.40pm sharp.
Students will be required to sign up to the late bus by putting their name under the stop they will disembark. The sign-up sheet will be in the main administration office; students are required to sign up prior to the end of lunch the day of travel. If no students sign up to the bus, the bus will be cancelled for that afternoon. Students require their student ID card to travel on the late bus.
The late bus is open to students in Year 5 to Year 12. Students must be involved in an afterschool activity to be able to travel on the late bus
Leanne Robertson – School Bus Services Administrator