Highlands School

Respectful, Responsible, Safe Learners

Telephone02 4872 3088

Emailhighlands-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Location and transport

Find out about our location and transport details to make getting to school safe and easy.

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Our school is located in Renwick NSW, just outside Mittagong in the Southern Highlands.

Unfortunately there is no public transport available. Students apply for Assisted School Transport wherevever appropriate. The school helps with this process.

Subsidised school travel

Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students.

  • The School Student Transport Scheme provides eligible students with free or subsidised travel on public transport between home and school.
  • The School Drive Subsidy may help towards the costs of driving children to school if you live in an area where there is no public transport.

Getting to and from school safely

As a parent or carer, it’s your responsibility to get your child to and from school safely. Student safety is our priority.

Keep our school community safe by:

  • driving and parking safely, even if it means parking further away and walking the rest of the way to school
  • being a good role model
  • never calling your child from across the road
  • using the safest place to cross the road.

For independent travellers

Talk safe travel with your high-school-aged child including:

For parents and carers of younger children

Discuss with your child how to be safe when:

Also talk about and practise:

  • safe travel routes
  • plans for when unexpected things happen
  • what to do in wet weather.