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Eligibility

Busing Eligibility for GPPSD Students

BusPlanner Web Can I Ride a Bus? with the School Year selection circled on the bottom left.

Busing eligibility limits for free busing within the City of Grande Prairie eligibility distances are:

  • A Kindergarten to Grade 6 student who lives 1.6 km or more by the shortest route from the boundary school
  • A Grade 7 to 12 student who live 2.0 km or more by the shortest route from the boundary school.

BusPlanner Web App now has the updated information. Ensure you select the School Year at the bottom of the screen to ensure you are checking eligibility for the correct School year.

To apply for busing parents must have access to their PowerSchool Parent Portal account.

Check Busing Eligbility

To determine if your child is eligible for free busing in GPPSD, please enter your address using BusPlanner (click the button below).

Tips for entering information into BusPlanner:

  • Street Number: Enter your house number
  • Street Name: Enter your street name in the box without hyphens (-) or letter suffixes (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)   
  • Municipality: Select 'Grande Prairie,' unless you live outside the city limits
  • Grade: Choose your child's grade. Note, 'PK3' means Preschool for 3 year olds
  • Program: Leave this as as '--Select--' unless your child attends French Immersion or International Baccalaureate programming 
  • Select the correct School Year on the bottom left of the screen
  • Once address and grade information are entered, click on 'Submit' name to see routes and stops.

BusPlanner: Check Eligibility

Stops and times for students eligible for transportation

Busplanner Stop times and locations

Once you have entered your address the system will indicate if you are eligible for transportation.

The information provided will indicate:

  • 'To School' stop location and time
  • 'From School' stop and time
  • Full details on routes and transfers, log into your BusPlanner Web Parent Portal

Walking routes for students not eligible for transporation

Walking Route Map

If your child isn't eligible for transportation based on your address, a walking route map will be provided.

2025-2026 School Year

Students attending École Montrose for French Immersion who meet the distance eligibility guidelines above have access to busing.
 
Students attending Grande Prairie Christian School or to Parkside Montessori School may access busing for a fee from an existing stop, provided there is room on the bus and they meet the distance requirements:
  • Grades 7-12: Must live 2.0 km or more from the school by the shortest route.
  • Grades 1-6: Must live 1.6 km or more from the school by the shortest route.

2025-2026 School Year

Students attending the following Programs of Choice may access busing for a fee from an existing stop, provided there is room on the bus and they meet the distance requirements:
  • The Academy (excluding Academy Athletics) at Alexander Forbes The Academy School
  • The Academy (excluding Academy Athletics) at Charles Spencer High School
  • International Baccalaureate at Grande Prairie Composite High School
Distance Requirements:
  • Grades 7-12: Must live 2.0 km or more from the school by the shortest route.
  • Grades 1-6: Must live 1.6 km or more from the school by the shortest route.
Exceptions: 
Students enrolled in KinderPAL, STEM Learning, or the Music Program (Grades 5-8) are not eligible for busing unless they attend their designated boundary school.

Students that have applied for and been approved for boundary exemptions as per AP 306 - Boundary Exemptions are not busing eligible.

Students in Grades 1-12 at their boundary school that don't meet the eligibility criteria above may access busing for a fee from an existing stop if there is room on the bus. This will be determined by the end of October. Eligibility is on a year to year basis. Apply through signing into PowerSchool, access SchoolEngage, select Student, complete the Busing Application Form for each student.

If you are paying for bus transportation you must either pay for the entire school year, in full, or fill out a pre-authorized debit form, prior to the student receiving their bus pass. If paying by pre-authorized debit (PAD), the first month must by paid and the PAD form must be filled out and submitted to the Transportation Department through SchoolEngage. Two weeks notice is required to cancel your bus pass pre-authorized debit.

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