1. Only fully-enrolled students of German European School registered with the Singapore Ministry of Education are permitted to ride on KAL Transport and Rush Owl school buses.
2. Only registered bus riders are permitted to ride on school buses.
3. Applications will only be processed when the Registration Form has been signed by a parent or guardian, acknowledging the Waiver and Indemnity Form, Student Bus Rules, Parent Information and Accounting Information. Please take note four weeks notice is required for processing of applications and allocation is depending on the availability of seats.
4. If a parent wishes to terminate the bus service written notification must be given to the Bus Coordinator at least one month prior to the last day of service.
5. Preference will be given to students using the two-way service. Students who wish to use the one-way service will only be accommodated if there is room on the bus.
6. Students must wear seatbelts at all times while on the bus.
7. Students are not allowed to eat on the bus. Water is the only drink allowed.
8. Students are not allowed to bring dangerous and/or sharp objects such as pocket knives on to the bus. Pencils, pens, toys, etc., should be kept inside students’ bags at all times.
9. Students are not allowed to bring any type of travel luggage or bigger bags onto the Bus, only school Bags and PE bags will be permitted.
10. Animals are not allowed on the bus at any time.
11. Students must not change their clothes when on the bus.
12. Students are not allowed to save seats for friends travelling on the bus.
13. Students are expected to keep their hands and feet to themselves.
14. Students are expected to speak in a soft tone of voice and use acceptable language.
15. Students are expected to be courteous and respectful towards the driver, attendant and fellow Students. Rudeness to drivers and attendants will not be tolerated. The driver and/or attendant will report all matters of misbehaviour to the Bus Office. These reports will be passed on to the School for appropriate action. Repeated offense may result in the suspension of bus-riding privileges.
16. Students will only be dropped off at their designated drop-off point.
17. For condominium, the pickup and drop off will be outside the Condo, unless otherwise specified.
18. If a bus is unable to enter or exit a residential roadway, students will be given a designated pick-up and/or drop-off point which may result in students having to walk a short distance from their residence.
19. Younger students must have their name card/tag indicating their bus number, name and address visible when boarding the bus.
20. Younger students must only travel on their assigned bus. They are not permitted to cross-transfer under any circumstances.
21. Parents should communicate only with the Bus Coordinator and not directly with the driver or attendant.
22. Parents are not permitted to ride on the bus.
Assigned Seating:
To encourage safety and age-appropriate interactions on the school bus, the Bus team will assign seats on the bus according to students’ respective age-groups. As best as possible, students will be seated according to – Preschool; Lower Primary School; Upper Primary School; Middle School and High School. Please note that your child’s seat may change across the year to adhere to the age-group seating arrangements as new students register for the bus service.
Parent information
1. Buses will wait only one minute after the designated pick-up time before moving on to the next pick-up point.
2. Bus service is not provided on any public holiday or weekend even if School is in session.
3. Students may be reassigned from one bus to another to accommodate bus service requirements.
4. Preschool to Grade 2 student’s parents must ensure that a responsible adult is at the assigned drop-off point to meet their child when the bus arrives. Students not met by a responsible adult will be taken back to the School to await collection. An extra Fee of 40sgd will be charged.
5. Please use the Roll Call app if your child will not be using the bus at any pint of time . In the event, driver had been at the pickup point and the student is not there for 3 continuous days – driver will be told not to go till we received information about your child.
Payment terms and conditions
All charges are in Singapore Dollars and are billed per Semester, payable twice a school year.
Payment terms are usually two (2) weeks from the date of the invoice. Parents may request for extension, if needed, by informing the bus office in advance. Payments can be made by Paynow and bank transfer.
Invoice is billed according to only one same address pick up and drop off,.
2 single fares will incurred if 2 different locations are requested.
Termination and Refund
Any Termination of service must be written to notified 4 weeks prior to the termination date for either party.
Term fares will be por-rated and a refund will be issued except the following:
a. Refunds will not be made for students who are suspended from School.
b. Refunds will not be made for grade 12 students in the second semester, when school ends early in preparation for examinations.
c. There is a non-refundable miscellaneous fee of $80 included in the rates that will cover Insurance and Administrative Fees.
d. There will be no refund of fees should the School decide to voluntarily or mandatorily close during the term time.
e. Refunds will not be made when the option is given to use a taxi service, as applied in “6. REIMBURSEMENT”, below.
5. REIMBURSEMENT - **Parents are entitled to reimbursement of taxi fares when the bus is more than 15 minutes late. The claim of taxi service (equivalent of the bus fare paid per way per day.) must be attached with an official receipt from the taxi driver before any reimbursement is made. Parents wishing to make arrangement other than the taxi service permitted by the Bus Office will be reimbursed a taxi-fare equivalent of the bus fare paid per way per day.
**No reimbursement due to bad weather, accidents which caused traffic congestions, fallen trees etc.
*** Bus fares shall be fixed and firm for the full period of this agreement. It is understood, however that under extraordinary circumstances such as a dramatic change in fuel prices or road tax or ERP, bus fares will be reviewed and adjusted as mutually agreed between the school and the operator from time to time. It will be effective and binding immediately at the moment of publish on the Website.