🚌 Transportation
Yellow Bus Service Application
To apply for service, please complete the 2025–2026 Yellow Bus Application Form.
Click here to access the Yellow Bus Application Form
- Yellow Bus: $50.00 per month
- ETS Passes: $60.00 per month
Parents may pre-pay for transportation services on a monthly basis.
Accepted payment methods:
- SchoolZone
- Cash
- Cheque payable to Nellie Carlson School
Please note: Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.
Current Yellow Bus Riders
If your child currently rides the yellow bus, you can apply for continued service to their current school through SchoolZone between February 2 and June 1, 2026.
When signed in to your parent SchoolZone account:
- Go to the Student Profile tab
- Select Transportation
- Choose Bus Application
- Follow the instructions to apply for yellow bus service for the next school year
- Be sure to update your contact information
ETS (Edmonton Transit Service)
Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is the preferred means of transportation for junior high students.
ETS passes (Arc cards) are available at a subsidized price through your child’s school, provided they are not receiving other subsidized transportation.
Students must pay the full monthly fee, even if:
- They do not ride the bus every day
- They begin using the pass part way through the month
Arc Cards
Arc cards are now used at Division schools. Instead of showing a paper pass to the driver, students use their Arc card to tap on and tap off ETS buses.
The Arc card acts as a permanent bus pass during the school year, as long as the monthly transportation fee has been paid.
Monthly fees must be paid through the school in order to receive the subsidized student rate.
Getting an Arc Card
Students taking ETS to school for the first time will receive an Arc card from the school office at the beginning of the school year.
Monthly bus pass fees must be paid in advance for the card to work.
Students who already have an Arc card will continue using the same card. A new card will only be issued if the original card is lost or damaged.