COVER SHEET
Coordinating school name
Coordinating school address / Postcode
Coordinating principal / Telephone
Bus coordinator / Telephone
Region
Evidence of endorsement from the following parties must be provided with this application.
School council endorsement / Please attach a copy of the school council resolution endorsing the extension or variation of the existing bus route.
Approval from the relevant road authority engineer is required. Some cases require approval from both VicRoads and the LGA.
Municipal engineer endorsement / Yes / N/A / / Please attach a certificate stating the roads to be used are suitable and safe to operate a school bus in all weather conditions.
VicRoads engineer endorsement / Yes / N/A
Please attach a proposal to a completed cover sheet ensuring ALL the information listed in the guidelines for completion has been provided. (Note that 2 maps are required: current and proposed)
OFFICE USE ONLY
Department of Education and Training (DET)
Name / Date received / Recommended
Position / Date submitted to PTV / Not recommended
Additional information required – Yes/No / Requested from school / Returned - Yes/No
Proposal meets policy requirements – Yes/No / Feedback provided to School / Submitted to PTV
Public Transport Victoria (PTV)
Name / Date received / Approved
Position / Date reviewed / Not approved
Date of implementation (proposed) / Schoolinformed – Yes/No
Operator informed – Yes/No / Proposed route map and time table prepared?
Date of implementation (actual) / School informed – Yes/No
Operator informed – Yes/No / Actual route map and time table prepared?

Guidelines for completing an application

All proposals should include all of the following details.

Section 1 – Proposed Service

1.1 Outline of proposed service

Include details of:

  • General area to be serviced
  • Route description (including terrain, road surface(s), suitability of turning areas)
  • Special features (including the likelihood of seasonal flooding)
  • Current route distance (from first pick-up point to school) and how it has been verified (e.g. online mapping or driving the route)
  • Proposed route distance (from first pick-up point to school) and how it has been verified (e.g. online mapping or driving the route)
  • Adequacy of the existing vehicle to service the needs of students (if applicable)
  • Benefits of the proposed service (including the nature of the benefits and the number of students who will benefit)
  • Drawbacks of the proposed service (including the nature of the drawbacks and the number of students who will be disadvantaged)
  • List any sections of the route that may present temporary or seasonal difficulties for use by a school bus.

1.2 Special Requirements

Include (where appropriate) details of:

  • Special requirements (including conversion for transport of physically disabled students)
  • Any special reasons why the normal standard for service provision should not apply.

Section 2 - Map

Details of Proposed Service

Enclose two maps: one map is to show the existing services and, a second map indicating:

  • Proposed route variation (coloured RED)
  • Present school bus route servicing the school (coloured BLUE)
  • Existing school bus routes in the vicinity of the proposed route variation (dotted BLUE)
  • School bus route(s) servicing nearby schools in the vicinity of the proposed route variation (coloured GREEN)
  • Existing public transport routes in the vicinity of the proposed service (coloured BROWN)
  • Location of the coordinating school (BLUE dot)
  • Location of nearby schools (GREEN dot)
  • Place of residence of each student to benefit from the proposed route variation (YELLOW dots numberedaccording to the requirements of Section 3).

Note: the proposed map, unless provided with student addresses will not be processed and will be returned to the school for further work. PTV may assist in providing current route maps as needed.

Section 3 -Current passenger data

For each student who is affected by the variation to the service if it becomes available, the following data is required:

  • Student's surname and initial(s)
  • School attended
  • Year level
  • Distance of the student’s place of residence from both the nearest appropriate school and school attended
  • Distance of the student’s place of residence from the nearest existing bus route and the proposed bus route
  • Whether the student will benefit from the introduction of the service variation.

Note: Each student listed should be given a number (consecutive from 1) which should correspond with the numbered markers on the map required for Section 2 above.

Section 4 - Future passenger usage

For each student who would (within the next five years) use the service, the following data is required:

  • Student's surname and initial(s)
  • School to be attended
  • Year of entry to school
  • Distance of the student’s place of residence from both the nearest appropriate school and school to beattended
  • Distance of the student’s place of residence from the nearest existing bus route and the proposed bus route
  • Whether the student will benefit from the introduction of the service variation.

Note: Any student listed in Section 3 should not be included in this section.

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