Transportation Fees

2019-20 Transportation Fees

The 2019-20 transportation fee schedule will be approved and posted in spring 2019.

2018-19 Transportation Fees

Use the chart above to determine busing fees for your child. (Click the image to enlarge.)

Download a PDF version of the 2018-19 Transportation Fees flowchart.

Family Rate
If multiple children in your family are using transportation and the fees are greater than $945, you qualify for the family rate. Please note the Supplemental Bus Fee is not eligible to be bundled with the Family Rate and is payable on a per student basis. Contact Student Transportation to have your fees adjusted.

Calculating Home-to-School Distance
Home-to-School Distance is calculated using a combination of roadways and walkways—it may not always match the driven distance of your family car. To determine the distance from your home to the school your child is designated to or attending visit Find My Designated School or Contact Student Transportation.

ELK ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TRANSPORTATION FEE SCHEDULE
DESCRIPTION	2018-19
Payride	$414.50
Students who attend their designated school and reside less than 2.4 km from their designated school.
Choice	$462.00
Students who attend a non-designated school and reside greater than 2.39 km from both their designated and non-designated school.
Choice Payride	$876.50
Students who attend a non-designated school and reside less than 2.4 km from either their designated or non-designated school.
Kindergarten Payride	$207.25
Busing for Kindergarten Students who reside less than 2.4 km away from their attended school.
Non Resident	$876.50
A student (including Kindergarten) who does not reside within the boundaries of EIPS.
Family Rate	$945.00
Applicable to families exceeding $945.00 in fees *(Note: Supplemental Bus fee not eligible for family rate discount)**.
Supplemental Bus*	$125.00
Per student fee to access an additional bus to/from an alternate address. (*Note: fee not eligible for family rate discount).
Replacement Bus Pass	$20.00
Administration Fee - Payment Plan	$25.00
Administration Fee - Refunds	$25.00

For more fee information, refer to our FAQs about Transportation Fees. Refer to the School Fees for more information, as well as non-Alberta resident fees.

Distance criteria for Payride is determined by Alberta Education Funding Guidelines

Student Transportation Refund Statement

Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or changes in circumstances after September 30 with the exception of:

Students who leave the Division prior to the end of the school year shall be refunded a prorated portion of their transportation fee.
Students who move outside 2.4 km shall be refunded a prorated portion of their transportation fee.

*Refunds will only be processed after the bus pass has been returned to the Student Transportation office. An administrative fee will apply to all refunds.

Refund Process
For Transportation Fees, refunds and credits on accounts will be applied in the following order:

Payment of outstanding fees
Left on account for future fees
Transferred to sibling fees, on request
Refunded to payor

NOTE: EIPS follows the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a set of tough security rules developed by the credit card industry to protect cardholders against credit card fraud and identity theft. This means other than online payments, EIPS does not accept payment by credit card unless the person and card are present in the school or department. We cannot accept credit card payments over the phone.