Busing & Transportation

Students attending Alternative Programs​ access general transportation under a congregated stop model. Congregated stops are used when students from the same or multiple nearby communities congregate or gather at one stop to take a bus to their chosen school. Please note a congregated stop is added to a community once there is a group of at least 10 students, all of whom registered by the deadline.

The bus stop may be well beyond reasonable walking distance from a student’s home. Families are responsible for student safety to, from, and at the bus stop and may be required to arrange for transportation to and from the congregated stop. If the congregated stop is over 5 km or is further from home than the school​, it will be considered unfeasible, and you will be notified early August.

The routes and stops are final, and changes will not be made based on new registrations or the route students must travel to get to the stop location. Students who are registered after the deadline will be added to the closest bus with available space and may not be the closest congregated stop.

When CBE selects a congregated stop location, we look at a number of factors including student safety at the bus stop, ease of access for the bus, route flow, public space for students to gather and available parking for parents. Learn more about what safety means to CBE Transportation Services.

Information regarding students in Grades 6 and up who are designated to Calgary Transit​ is available on our website.​​​​​​​