Roll Call
On 24 January 2025 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.
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. 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 card. 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 always be carried. Students who board the bus repeatedly without their ID cards will receive a detention or further consequences.
Student Permission Cards
Students in Prep – 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 Year 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 & Permission Notices are available on Schoolbox under School Letters. Please return Student Afternoon Bus Arrangement and Permission Notices to bus@bmg.vic.edu.au. 2024 Student Permission tags will be removed from the students’ bags on Friday 14 February 2025. Any student requiring a permission tag for 2025 must have an updated Student Afternoon Bus Arrangement & Permission Notice completed by this date so a 2025 replacement tag can be attached to their bag.
Mrs Leanne Robertson – School Bus Services Administrator