Bus Service

Children travelling on the bus must complete a Bus Code of Conduct form yearly, or when starting the service for the first time. The form must be completed and returned to the school office, regardless of what service they are using. The Bus Code of Conduct form is in your school diary.

Dedicated bus duty monitors are provided in both the morning and afternoon to check the children on and off the bus. If a child is not travelling on the bus on a scheduled day, parents must contact the school office by 2pm of that day.

Please note that times below are approximate and it is wise to be at the stop at least 5 minutes prior to scheduled departure.

Private Bus Service

The following buses arrive and depart from Dufferin Street:

Bus Route No. 1 – Tawa/Linden 

6:55am- Linden Shops (opposite Linden Surgery)
7:15am- Countdown Johnsonville
7:25am- Ranui Crescent, Khandallah (stop 4422)
7:29am- Simla Crescent Station
7:37am- 158 Wadestown Road(opposite Lytton Street)
7:45am- 259 Tinakori Road
7:54am- David Jones Department Store (am) / Farmers Lambton Quay (pm)
8:03am- Wellington Fire Station
8:10am- St Mark’s School

Bus Route  No. 2 – Karori

7:34am- Marsden Village, Karori
7:43am- Aro Cafe, Aro Valley (Aro St at Devon Street Stop ID 7784)
8:00am- St Mark’s School

In the afternoon both buses will leave St Mark’s at 3:10pm and will follow the same routes as above, but in reverse order. Bus One will stop at Farmers on Lambton Quay every afternoon. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Bus One will go via the Cathedral of St Paul, Molesworth Street.

Fees

Full service – up to 10 rides a week – $440 per term
Casual ride – $15 per ride for one-off rides, if there is available space

Please note:

All casual ride bookings must go through reception and will only be available if there is space on that day. All private bus fees will be charged to your sundry account.

Public Bus Service

Public bus services departing from Dufferin Street:

Island Bay and Happy Valley – shared with South Wellington Intermediate School.

Departs 3.15pm from St Mark’s, Adelaide Road, Wellington Hospital, Rintoul Street, South Wellington Intermediate School, Luxford Street, Adelaide Road, The Parade Island Bay, Severn Street, Frobisher Street, Murchison Street, Happy Valley Road, Owhiro Bay – Happy Valley Road, The Esplanade, Island Bay Terminus.

Seatoun and Miramar – via Hataitai and Kilbirnie

Departs 3.15pm from St Mark’s, Cambridge Tce, Elizabeth Street, Brougham Street, Pirie Street, Bus Tunnel, Waitoa Road, Moxham Avenue, Kupe Street, Kilbirnie Crescent, Bay Road, Rongotai Road, Troy Street, Cobham Drive, Calabar Road, Caledonia Street, Hobart Street, Park Road, Rotherham Terrace, Para Street, Ira Street, Broadway, Seatoun Tunnel, Dundas Street, Munro Street to
Seatoun Terminus.

SNAPPER CARD

We suggest the children use a Snapper Card, which is purchased from Snapper providers, as it has a travel
discount applied entitling children to a student fare discount on public transport.

Further Information

Our School Administrator, Mrs. Persephone Georgiakakis can help with any further questions or information.

Please email reception@st-marks.school.nz or phone 04 385 9489 ext 2000