Students are eligible for the school bus if:
- they live more than 3.2 kilometres by the nearest passable road from their school; and
- they're attending their attendance area school.
- they have an out-of-area transfer approval by the area Superintendent as per the enrolment policy.
Registration for the 2026−27 school year is now open.
To register your child for the 2026−27 school year you must:
- Go to the school bus registration form
- Submit 1 registration form for all children living at the same home address.
Note: paper registration forms will no longer be accepted.
Registration deadline
Registration deadline is July 1, 2026.
School bus notifications
Parents and guardians may be informed of delays or cancellations by:
- Register for live school bus tracking at mybusstop.ca. To get your school code, email [email protected].
- Checking myschoolbusmonitor.ca and search ‘Whitehorse’ or ‘Yukon’ to see if there are any school bus delays for that day.
- Listening to local radio stations.
- Visiting Standard Bus Yukon on Facebook.
Rural buses
Contact the school directly for busing options if you're a parent or guardian in a rural area.
Riding to an alternative bus stop
When you register your child, they're registered to take the school bus from your home to the school and back.
Requests to ride the school bus to a location other than a home address may be entered on your registration form at the time of registration.
If you have already submitted your registration form and require a special request, submit a Special Request Transportation Form.
Make this request at the start of the school year if you can.
Go to special request transportation form
We consider these requests based on:
- the available space on the bus; and
- existing bus routes
Bus drop-off requests
You may request one-time changes to your child’s bus drop-off location.
To request a one-time drop-off for your child, fill out the One Time Drop Off Request Form.
Forms must be submitted 48 hours in advance.
Go to one time drop off request form
For ongoing or regular bus stop changes, email a student transportation officer: [email protected].
Since January 5, 2026, handwritten notes and verbal requests submitted directly to the driver are no longer accepted.
Request alternative transportation for learners with support needs
Alternative transportation options are assigned by priority to learners who meet some or all of the criteria outlined in the Inclusive Education Guidelines.
- Parents or guardians should reach out to their school administration to request alternative transportation for their learner and obtain a request form.
- School staff and Student Support Services will work with parents or guardians to complete the request form.
- A new request for alternative transportation can be submitted at any time.
- To renew a request for the upcoming school year, the form must be submitted by May 30th annually.
Whitehorse high school students can take the city bus instead of the school bus. Students who choose the city bus receive free Whitehorse Transit passes and are not eligible to ride a school bus.
You must:
Registration for the 2026-27 school year will open in mid-May
- Complete the online Public Transit Registration Form:
Go public transit registration form
- You must follow the Whitehorse Transit Passenger Code of Conduct when you take the bus.
Note: paper registration forms will no longer be accepted.
School bus routes have been updated for the 2026-27 school year.
Currently we are experiencing a high volume of phone calls and emails about student transportation. These enquiries are being processed as quickly as possible in the order they are received.
Some bus route numbers have changed this year although the routes are the same.
Bus routes may change before the beginning of school as late registrations are processed. Review your routes before the first day of school to confirm pickup and drop-off locations and times.
Bus routes
For questions about bus services, school bus registration or bus routes, email Standard Bus Yukon: [email protected] or call 867-456-3210.
For questions about student transportation subsidies or policies, email: [email protected].
For questions about alternative transportation for learners with support needs, email: [email protected].
If you have questions or concerns about student behaviour on buses, contact your child's school.