Transportation

ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM YELLOW BUS

District alternative programs, such as Virginia Park Arts Core School, are offered only in certain schools, so students may need to travel outside their local neighbourhood to attend schools offering these programs.

Students who choose to attend an alternative program at a school outside of their neighbourhood are not eligible for the yellow bus or ETS service if the same program is offered at their neighbourhood school.

Most of the alternative programs offered by Edmonton Public Schools have some yellow bus options available.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for the alternative program yellow bus service, a student must:

• attend the alternative program at the designated school
• live outside of the walk boundary - NOTE - there are changes for the 2026-2027 school year on boundaries
• in Kindergarten to Grade 6 and live at least 1.6 kilometres away, or
• in Grades 7 to 12 and live at least two kilometres away, and the Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is not available.

BUS ROUTES AND STOP LOCATIONS

Yellow bus routes serving students in alternative programs are called modified-fixed routes. Students on modified-fixed bus routes walk a short distance (usually less than 500 metres) from home to a nearby ETS stop or intersection.

Bus service area maps can be found under the "Attendance area maps" tab of the school page. If there is a bus service area, it will show up as a checkbox on the left side of the map.

RIDE TIMES

The ride may be up to 90 minutes one-way, but most students are on the bus for less than 60 minutes.