Transport zone maps
These maps are supplied by the Ministry of Education. They show the transport zones for each school, which are the main factor in deciding where you can access school transport assistance from.
The Ministry of Education provides an interactive map showing transport zones for all schools in New Zealand. Enter your address to see which schools you are zoned for and whether you are eligible for school transport.
Open interactive zone mapTo be eligible for free school transport, you must firstly live a certain distance away from the nearest school that your child can attend.
If you are eligible, you can use your entitlement to attend a more distant school, but you must make your own way to the halfway point between schools. In some circumstances you can access a bus service closer to your home - please contact your school for more information.
The eligibility distances are:
Public transport is considered suitable if:
- Runs within 2.4km of your roadside gate
- Runs within 2.4km of the school
- Does not need your child picked up before 7am, and still gets them there on time
- Collects them within an hour of the school day finishing
- Needs no more than one change of bus