Travel to school

Planning your school travel is easy. There are a range of safe transport options to get to our school. Check our location map, driving details and public transport options to help make the journey to school safe and easy.

Location map

Blacktown Boys High School
Fifth Avenue
BLACKTOWN, NSW, 2148

Use School Finder to confirm if you live in our local intake area.

Catching public transport?

Public transport is a great way to safely get to and from school.  Our nearest train station is Blacktown.

An App like TripView is a great way to plan your travel - helping you find the best routes, accurate travel times, and real-time transport updates with ease.

TripView creates trip plans for metro, train, bus, ferry, light rail and coach services. Plan your trip based on stations, stops and wharves. For bus travel, you can search by route, suburb or stop. It will list all timetabled services with real-time data.

Accessibility features

BUSWAYS INFORMATION LINKS FOR SCHOOL BUS SERVICES

Timetable information -  Transportnsw.info
Opal card applications - School Student Travel Scheme
Trip planning information - Planner

Visit the BUSWAYS Busways school staff resource page to find school bus toolkits, now available in 4 different languages.

Bus Safety Week
23 Feb - 01 Mar

Bus Safety Week raises awareness for students and all road users on how to stay safe on and around buses, helping to reduce injuries and fatalities.

Bus Safety Education
Term 1 to Term 3
Primary schools can now book Busways’ free Bus Safety Education sessions in 2026. Click on this link to book now.

Tap on Tap Off Every Time

Busways Community Relations Officers will be visiting select schools at afternoon loading and will contact the chosen schools well in advance of a visit.

No Vaping or Smoking

Did you know that more than 50% of complaints about vaping on buses are from school students vaping? Please remind students that vaping is banned on NSW public transport!

School Opal Card

School Opal cards are issued by Transport for NSW for free school travel or as a School Term Bus Pass inside Sydney and surrounds. School Opal cards can be accepted on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services.

Eligible students can be used for free travel to and from school. Depending on where you are travelling, you may receive a free school travel pass, a School Opal card, or both.

Apply for an Opal Card

School Travel Pass

Free school travel passes and School Term Bus Passes are issued by operators to students travelling on buses in rural and regional areas. Some operators in rural and regional areas may choose not to issue passes to students. Please contact the operator directly to find out when and where the student pass will be sent.

Eligible students can get a free travel pass under the School Student Transport Scheme. Apply for a travel pass today.

Apply for a Travel Pass

Need help getting to school?

If your child has a disability or additional needs, they may be eligible for the Assisted School Travel Program.

Contact us to learn more or get help planning your child's journey to school.

Contact us