The School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) gives eligible school students free or subsidised travel between home and school on NSW public transport, including trains, buses, ferries and light rail.

Depending on where you're travelling, you may receive a free school travel pass, a School Opal card, or both.

Eligible cards are automatically updated for the new school year, so you'll only need to apply if you're:

• applying for a school travel pass for the first time
• changing name, school and/or address, or
• requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation.

Further information available from Transport for NSW

How to apply

1. Select the 'Apply online for your free school travel pass' button below.
2. Complete the online application.
3. Note down your application ID number, starting with the prefix ‘N’ or ‘UN’.
4. You’ll then be able to track the status of your application.