Transportation office hours
The transportation office is open from 7:00am to 5:00pm on all school days.
Bus Registration
Registration forms for the 2025 2026 school year will be available in May. If you select YES you require transportation on your school registration form a form will automatically be assigned to your SchoolEngage account as soon as forms are available.
Transportation registration forms for the 2024 2025 school year are available to families in their SchoolEngage account.
Transportation registration forms for families that are new to Chinook's Edge will be assigned to their SchoolEngage account when they indicate on the School registration form that transportation is required.
Reminder: All bus students are required to re-enroll for Transportation every year.
Current Students
Currently enrolled students in the Division who require busing click on this link PowerSchool and follow directions below:
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When in your PowerSchool Parent Portal click on the "SchoolEngage" link on the bottom left hand side of the page, click the "students" tab on the left side of the page and choose each student individually. The form is accessible on the top right hand side of the screen. Click on the form labeled “2024-2025 Transportation Registration Form”.
New Students
New students to the Division who require busing will have to register through the school following this link New School Registration
If you experience problems accessing your PowerSchool Parent Portal please contact the school directly.
Please be aware that non-funded riders may be bumped from a seat on a bus throughout the school year if there is a need to create space for funded riders. If a non-funded rider is bumped, a prorated refund of the transportation fee will be provided.
2025 2026 Transportation Fees
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All fees are based on the primary residence of the student (address in PowerSchool) |
Registered by May 31, 2025 | Registered June 1 – June 30, 2025 | Registered after June 30, 2025 |
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PARTIALLY FUNDED STUDENTS ($250.00 annually) K-6 students who reside 1 km or more from their designated school 7-12 students who reside 2 km or more from their designated school Partially funded students registered by May 31, 2025 will receive an early registration discount of $50.00 Partially funded students registered after June 30, 2025 will receive a $50.00 late registration charge |
$100.00 (k) $200.00
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$125.00 (k) $250.00
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$150.00 (k) $300.00
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UNFUNDED STUDENTS ($550.00 annually) K-6 students who reside less than 1km from their designated school 7-12 students who reside less than 2km from their designated school Non eligible students may be removed from a bus if there is a need to create space for eligible students. Unfunded students registered after June 30, 2025 will receive a $50.00 late registration charge |
$275.00 (k) $550.00 Unfunded students are not eligible for an early registration fee |
$275.00 (k) $550.00
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$300.00 (k) $600.00
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| ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION (students who require a seat on more than one bus- the appropriate partially funded or unfunded fee applies to each seat on each bus and is conditional on availability and space on the second bus) | There is no discount available for alternate transportation |
Partially funded $250.00 Unfunded $550.00 |
Partially funded $300.00 Unfunded $600.00 |
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SCHOOL OF CHOICE (resident student accessing a bus and transported to a school other than their designated school and meeting within the designated boundary of school they are attending) School of Choice fees not paid in full on or before September 1, 2025 will result in a cancelation of service OUT OF AREA (non-resident student meeting and accessing a school bus inside of CESD boundaries) Out of Area fees not paid in full on or before September 1, 2025 will result in a cancelation of service |
There is no discount available for School of Choice or Out of Area transportation Full fees are due on or before September 1, 2025
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$275.00 (k) $550.00 Fees not paid on or before September 1, 2025 will result in a cancelation of service. |
$300.00 (k) $600.00 Fees not paid on or before September 1, 2025 will result in a cancelation of service. |
| Families with 3 or more children. |
The first 2 children of the lesser fees are full fees and the 3rd and subsequent children is 50% off of their designated fee. This applies at all families, partially funded, unfunded, School of Choice and Out of Area. All registrations must be submitted and checked out at the same time to receive the family discount. |
ALL TRANSPORTATION FEES ARE DUE IN FULL BY JANUARY 1, 2026 (with the exception of School of Choice and Out of Area) and no payment plan is available after that date.
Fee refunds are available up to January 31, 2026 based on eligibility. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO CHINOOK’S EDGE SCHOOL DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE 5-11.
Our Parent Guide to Busing was developed to give parents a quick and easy reference guide to busing in Chinook's Edge School Division and will hopefully answer some of the more commonly asked questions, such as:
- Rules and Consequences
- Who can ride the bus?
- What can my child take on the bus?
- Rules of the road for parents and school buses
- Bus cancellation guidelines
- Parents' responsibilities
- Student responsibilities
- Links to Policies and procedures
- and much more!
For a more complete reference, please review our Parent Handbook
Restricted Items
Items being carried on the bus for school activities must follow the parameters required by Alberta Transportation under the Traffic Safety Act. Please check the list of Restricted Items. There may be additional items that Chinook's Edge determines are unsafe to transport. Please check with our office if you are unsure.
Restricted Items
For easy access to busing information, please download the Bus Status APP.
Please follow these instructions so that the APP pushes out important busing updates as they become available.
Urban shuttles are offered in the towns of Carstairs, Olds and Sylvan Lake.
Urban routes are posted early in a new school year.
Some urban stops are on rural buses. For those stops you will be contacted by a driver with your times.
Please note that scheduled times are approximate and may vary with the addition of new students. Be sure to have your child at the bus stop at least five minutes prior to the scheduled time.
2024-25 Urban Shuttle Routes
Carstairs
Olds
Sylvan Lake
Students must apply every year for shuttle service.
For answers to most of your questions regarding Chinook's Edge Urban Shuttles please click on the link to the Urban Shuttle Information Brochure.
First Rider is an event that introduces young children and their parents to school bus safety. This event is important for those taking the school bus for the first time.
During First Rider events, students get to:
- Watch a Winnie the Pooh school bus safety video
- Learn how to ride the bus safely when the bus is travelling
- Be shown how to safely enter and exit a school bus
- Be able to experience a short school bus ride
- Participate in an emergency evacuation
Read more about First Rider here.
First Rider occurs in August. Dates for 2025 will be posted here.