Terms and conditions of travel
What we expect of students travelling on Mahurangi buses, and what happens when those expectations are not met. Parents and guardians accept these terms when they register a student for transport.
The safety of everyone on board comes first, and that depends on the driver being able to concentrate on the road. Students are expected to stay seated, keep the noise down, follow the driver's instructions, look after the bus, and treat the people around them with respect.
Mahurangi is finalising the full written terms for publication here. Contact us for a copy in the meantime, or talk to your school, which can tell you how behaviour on the bus is handled for your students.
If a seat is ever withdrawn, school still goes on
Stand-downs are rare, and we work hard to avoid them. It is still worth knowing where things would stand if one ever happened.
A place on the bus is help with getting to school, not a substitute for being there. Under the Education and Training Act 2020, parents and guardians are responsible for their child attending school every day it is open, from age 6 until they turn 16. The Ministry of Education is clear that this responsibility stays with you if a bus seat is withdrawn, and there is no conveyance allowance to cover the alternative.