School Bus Registration for the 2025/2026 School Year
​To apply for bussing , please see our district website here.​
School Bus Registration for the 2025/2026 School Year

​To apply for bussing , please see our district website here.​

​APPLYING FOR BUSING

All students who need to ride a school bus to get to school and back home during the course of the school year must apply annually for ridership using the district's online Bus Application Form (one application).

Once processed and accepted, individual bus route information is shared ​with families through the My Ride K-12 website and App. See sign-up instructions here:  My Ride K12 Set Up

The information you put on the bus pass application is the information we use to create the driver manifests for each route.  If you have a change in address or contact information, it is your responsibility to inform the school as well as the Transportation Department. It is important, for safety reasons, that this information stay up to date.

FEES for 2025/2026 

Fees for busing vary depending on the type of rider. See descriptions below:

Eligible Riders – home address is within the catchment area & outside of the walk limits for the school the child attends. Addresses must be registered with the school. See district School Locator Tool​ to identify your catchment school.

Courtesy Riders – home address is within in the catchment area and within the walk limit or outside the catchment area of the school the child attends. 2nd home address must be registered with the school.

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Busing Fee Summary Table

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ELIGIBLE RIDER FEESCOURTESY RIDER FEES
Early - between April  - June 30thFree$175.00*
Late - between July 1st - July 31st$25.00*$225.00*
Late - after August 1st$50.00*$275.00*

 

*Parents and caregivers who believe these fees will cause financial hardship in their household are encouraged to speak to their school principal about fee relief. Options may include partial or even full fee waivers, depending on need, which will then be communicated by the principal to the Transportation Department.

WALK LIMITS  

As per Policy 704 walk limits are:

  • K - Gr. 7     3.2 KM with the exception of BES, EES and NBES which have a walk limit of 1.5 KM
  • Gr. 8 - 12    4.8 KM

TIMELINES

April - June 30 only Eligible bus pass applications will be processed, on a first come/first served basis.

  • If a bus reaches capacity, an Eligible Rider wait list will be created.  You will be notified if you are put on a wait list. 
  • Courtesy rider applications received during this time will not be processed until after July 1.
  • Exact bus route information will be distributed to families before the first day of school through the My Ride K-12 website and App.

July 1st onwards Courtesy, as well as late Eligible bus pass applications, will be processed on a first come/first served basis as space is available on the bus route(s) requested.

  • Courtesy riders that are offered a space on the bus will be notified and asked to pay the necessary fees.  When payment is received the application will be finalized. If payment is not made within 5 business days of being offered the space, the application will be re-dated and put back into the queue. 
  • If a bus reaches capacity, a wait list will be created. You will be notified if you are put on a wait list. 

Applications received after September 1st will be considered on a wait list and only accepted on a first come first served basis as space on buses allow.

BUSING PROCEDURES

BUS PASS CARDS

  • Bus pass cards are mandatory for all students riding to/from school and must be electronically swiped when getting on and off the school bus;
  • Without a bus pass, students can be refused transportation on the school bus;
  • When a bus pass is issued, it stays with the child  throughout their school years with QSD.
    • New or replacement passes are distributed through the school beginning in late August.
    • Replacement passes can be obtained by completing the Lost/Replaced Bus Pass Form and paying a $15.00 fee.

BUS SCHEDULE

District bus stops and routes are created each year based on student needs and registration information. Families whose applications for bu​sing are accepted will be notified of their route information before the first day of school via the My Ride K-12 website and App.

  • Morning bus - children need to be at the bus stop 10 min. ahead of time.  This means out, at the stop, ready to get on the bus, not in a car. 
  • Afternoon bus -  Kindergarten children must be met at the bus stop.

The Qualicum School District Transportation Department utilizes two methods of communication to communicate emergency or short notice route impact updates including bus cancelations.

  • School Messenger service - Opt-in for this communication by texting YES to 978338.
  • My Ride K-12 App – please see My Ride K12 Set Up FAQ for instructions 



QSD 2025-2026 School Start Times
Click HERE to view each school's start time for 2025/2026​
QSD 2025-2026 School Start Times

Click HERE to view each school's start time for 2025/2026​

On April 22nd, 2025, the Board of Education approved the new start and end times for the 2025/2026 school year.

Click HERE to view each school's start time for 2025/2026

For more information on the background to the later start time click HERE


Oceanside After School Program
​Is currently full.  Accepting wait list. 
Oceanside After School Program

​Is currently full.  Accepting wait list. 

​Kindergarten to Gr.5 

Monday - Friday  -2:41 to 5:30pm 
(on days that school is in session)

Please contact Sheila Morrison
District Principal of Early Learning and Childcare for more information

250-954-3046



First Nations Program Logo.jpg​​​​​The Qualicum School District resides on Coast Salish Territory and within the shared ​territory of the Snaw'naw'as and Qualicum First Nations.​​

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