House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions School Transport School Transport Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition School Transport 856 Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (18 June 2019). What changes have been made to Adelaide metro school services bus routes and timetables for the 2019 school year? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly Schubert Minister for Transport Minister for Planning School Transport The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following: At the start of each year some dedicated school services operated as part of the Adelaide metro bus network are changed to accommodate variations to school dismissal times or other changes as advised when consulting with schools across Adelaide. Further to this there are also changes made to accommodate requests from the community (such as extensions or route amendments). Any changes made to school services are carefully considered to ensure impacts on school students are minimised and to ensure that alternative options are available, where necessary. In summary changes have included: On 27 January 2019, changes were made to 15 individual services (outlined below). On 12 February 2019, an additional service on Tuesdays on school bus 922 was implemented. At the start of term 2, school bus 475 was amended to allow additional time on the journey and an earlier arrival time at the school. School bus 855 was also amended to travel through a new housing development. On 6 May 2019, school bus 889 had a slight route amendment to remove an un-signalised right hand turn. There is one amendment planned for term three which is school bus 886 being amended to start and finish at Cabra College instead of Annesley College. There are no students catching the service to or from Annesley College since it changed to operating as a primary school and these resources have been redirected to students at Cabra College.' Changes made to school services 27 January 2019 School bus 610 Adelaide High School to Adelaide Railway Station: This service will depart at 1520 on all days. School bus 611 Adelaide High School to Victoria Square: This service will depart at 1527 on all days. School bus 638 Norwood Morialta Middle School to City: This service will depart 10 minutes later on Wednesdays due to a later dismissal time. School bus 639 Norwood Morialta Middle School to Paradise Interchange: This service will depart 10 minutes later on Wednesdays due to a later dismissal time. School bus 670 Marymount College to Grange Road 23: Due to the closure of Marymount College in 2019 this service will be shortened to begin at Brighton High School (King George Ave 30A). School bus 671 Tapleys Hill Rd 21B to Marymount College: Due to the closure of Marymount College in 2019 this service will be shortened to terminate at Brighton High School (King George Ave 30A). School bus 778 Noarlunga Centre to Reynella East High School: This service will depart 5 minutes earlier to provide enough time for students to get to school prior to start time. School bus 875 Stirling to Heathfield High School: The AM service will be extended to terminate at stop 39 Longwood Rd, to allow students for Heathfield Primary School to use the service (approximately 400m away). The PM service (including route 875T) will still start at Heathfield High School but will travel via Longwood Road (stop 39 for Heathfield Primary School) then left Cricklewood Road and current route. School bus 890 Oakbank Area School to Nairne via Mt Barker: This service will depart 50 minutes earlier on Wednesday due to the school introducing an early dismissal day. Cornerstone College and St Francis de Sales College have been contacted to advise of the change given that a very small number of students have also caught this service. Alternative regular 837 services are available for these other students. School bus 922 Loreto College to Fairview Park: This service will depart at 1535 on all days (no early dismissal on Tuesdays). School bus 958 Brighton High School to Marion Centre: The later service that departs at 1525 on Tuesdays only will no longer be required due to the closure of Marymount College School bus 962 Loreto College to North East Rd 11: This service will depart at 1538 on all days (no early dismissal on Tuesdays). School bus 964 Portrush Rd 146 St Ignatius to Walkerville North East Rd 11: This service will be discontinued due to ongoing consistently low patronage. Alternative services for students are school bus 962 and 963 (or route 300) School bus 977 Sacred Heart Middle School to Flinders Medical Centre: This service will depart earlier on Mondays to accommodate a new early dismissal time. School bus 978 Sacred Heart Middle School to Marion Centre: This service will depart earlier on Mondays to accommodate a new early dismissal time.