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Important School Bus Timetable Changes Effective from Wednesday 4/03/2026

🚍 Important School Bus Timetable Changes

  • Bunya Riverside & Ferny Hills Services
  • Camp Mountain & Wights Mountain
  • Effective: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Please read this notice carefully and discuss the changes with your child(ren).

🌅 MORNING SERVICE CHANGES (AM)

Routes Affected

  • School Bus 58 AM
  • School Bus 59 AM

🔄 What’s Changing?

School Bus 59 AM has been permanently removed.
Both services are now combined into:

School Bus 58 AM (the only morning service)

🏫 Schools Serviced (AM)

  • Ferny Hills State School
  • Ferny Grove State High School
  • Patrick’s Road State School
  • Mitchelton State High School

Schools No Longer Serviced (AM)

  • Grovely State School
  • St William’s Catholic School
  • Ferny Grove State School
  • St Andrews Catholic School

New Morning Timetable

  • Service now starts at 7:30am
  • Runs approximately 10 minutes earlier than the previous timetable
  • Students must:
    • Be at their stop at least 10 minutes earlier than current timetable
    • Hail the bus as it approaches

📱 Use the TransportMe app to:

  • Track live bus location
  • Receive service updates via push notifications

Updated timetables and route maps will be available on our website soon.

🌇 AFTERNOON SERVICE CHANGES (PM)

Effective: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Routes Affected

  • School Bus 58 PM (Ferny Hills, Bunya Riverside)
  • School Bus 11 PM (Ferny Hills, Bunya Riverside)
  • School Bus 72 PM (Camp Mountain, Wights Mountain)

🔄 Service Summary

Service Status
School Bus 11 PM ❌ Discontinued (merged into 58 PM)
School Bus 58 PM ✅ Revised route & schools & boarding location
School Bus 72 PM ✅ Revised route & boarding location

🚍 School Bus 58 PM

Now Servicing:

  • Patrick’s Road State School
  • Ferny Grove State High School
    ➡ To Ferny Hills & Bunya Riverside

Students previously using School Bus 11 PM will now board School Bus 58 PM.

🏫 Patrick’s Road State School

  • Same boarding location
  • New departure time: 3:10pm

🏫 Ferny Grove State High School

  • New boarding location: High school bus bay on McGinn Road

No Longer Services:

  • Grovely State School
  • St William’s Catholic School
  • Ferny Grove State School (see School Bus 72 PM)
  • St Andrews Catholic School

🚍 School Bus 72 PM

Now Servicing:

  • Ferny Grove State School
  • Ferny Grove State High School
    ➡ To Camp Mountain & Wights Mountain

Key Details

  • Service now starts at Ferny Grove State School
  • Departs at 3:20pm

High School Boarding Location Change

  • Students board at:
    Corner of McGinn Road & Arbor Street

🔁 Important Transfer Information

Ferny Grove State School Students

  • If transferring to School Bus 15 PM or 16 PM:
    • Inform the School Bus 72 PM driver when boarding
  • Transfers to 15 PM or 16 PM will continue at:
    • Ferny Grove Station bus interchange

Students from School Bus 77 PM & 17 PM

For Camp Mountain & Wights Mountain

  • Transfer to School Bus 72 PM
  • At Ferny Grove Station bus interchange

For Samford Village, Samford Valley & Highvale

  • Transfer to School Bus 15 PM or 16 PM
  • At Tramway Street

🚌 Afternoon Departure Order

From Ferny Grove State High School

  1. School Bus 77 PM – High School Bus Bay
  2. School Bus 17 PM – High School Bus Bay
  3. School Bus 72 PM – Corner of McGinn Rd & Arbor St
  4. School Bus 58 PM – High School Bus Bay
  5. School Bus 16 PM – High School Bus Bay
  6. School Bus 15 PM – High School Bus Bay

Key Reminders for Students

  • Arrive early
  • Confirm correct bus number
  • Check new boarding locations
  • Have your TransportMe bus pass ready to speed up boarding times
  • Use the TransportMe app for updates

 

Updated School Bus Timetables and Maps are now available on our website here

The updated versions will show the date “4th March 2026” in the top right corner.