Welcome to the Westmount Transportation Page
Westmount Charter School is committed to the operation of a fee-based, cost-effective, efficient and safe bus service for its students. Parents who reside more than 2.4 km from the school have the option of using this service for their children. Students may be full, or part-time riders.
Stops are located within Calgary city limits only. Approximately 45% of our school population ride the bus and 51% of our school population will be receiving funding (Parent Provided Funding or PPF) for driving their kids to and from school as part of our parent provided funding program.
Westmount does not serve areas surrounding the schools nor many of the newer outlying communities. There are also several neighborhoods we do not serve such as the downtown core, Inglewood and south of the Bow River to 17 Ave. List of current routes/neighbourhoods in which we operate, may be found here. Should you have questions regarding your neighbourhood please direct them to Transportation Services at: schoolbus@westmountcharter.com
Yearly Transportation at a Glance
FEB/MAR
Let us know if your child is taking the bus (FT, PT or no busing - PPF) Click for more.Re-register your student for Westmount for the upcoming year and make your transportation choice (Full-time busing, Part-time busing, or no busing – PPF [Parent Provided Funding]). $100 non-refundable registration deposit is paid at this time.
EARLY MAY
Route planning commences. Click for More.Route Planning Commences. All full time bus registrations received by April 30 of the current year will be considered in the route planning process for the following school year. Routes do have limited seating and therefore are filled according to the bus registration date. In the event the bus is at capacity we will offer a waitlist that is prioritized according to the bus registration date. As well, where possible, an alternate route may be offered.
EARLY JULY
You Will Receive Your Chosen Route Information or Be Place on WaitlistIf you chose busing, you will receive your chosen route information. If your student has been placed on the waitlist you will also be notified of that information at this time.
This is your opportunity to notify us of any changes to your information i.e. address, phone number, email address etc.
Please note that many of the buses are already full by this time and may not be available in your new neighborhood.
END OF AUGUST
You will receive your chosen route information again. Click for more.You will receive your route information again. Any schedule or route updates will be included. This is your opportunity to notify us of any changes to your information i.e. address, phone number, email address etc.
Please note that many of the buses are already full by this time and may not be available in your new neighborhood.
EARLY SEPTEMBER
Your last opportunity to apply for PPF. Click for more.This is your last opportunity to apply for PPF. Sept 30th is the deadline.