Transport to Scotch
Getting to Scotch
With bus and train stations within metres of our grounds, the College is easily accessible on Perth’s public transport network.
We provide a subsidised bus service for our students living in the Subiaco, West Leederville, Floreat, Nedlands, Duncraig, Karrinyup, Doubleview, Scarborough, Wembley Downs, City Beach, Swanbourne and Mount Claremont areas. We also offer some shuttle services between our sister school PLC and Scotch. Some of the services are shared between PLC and St Hilda’s.
We regularly review passenger numbers on all the routes to ensure as many students as possible can access the services. While we make every effort to facilitate this, we are not able to meet every individual need.
If you have feedback or would like further information, please get in touch at: plcscotchbusservice@scotch.wa.edu.au
All bus services in the afternoon depart from the slip lane on Shenton Road outside our Middle School.
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02 Nedlands
Before School After School
Northern Bus Route
Before School After School
Dalkeith
Claremont Nedlands
Swanbourne Scotch College
Duncraig
Karrinyup
Doubleview
Swanbourne
Scotch College
Scarborough
City Beach
Peppermint Grove
03
City / Subiaco
Before School After School
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West Leederville / Floreat
Before School After School
West Perth
Nedlands
Shenton Park
Subiaco
Swanbourne
Scotch College
West Leederville
Floreat
Mount Claremont
Peppermint Grove
Swanbourne
Scotch College
Bus tickets
Our dedicated bus routes cost $2.50 per trip.
All tickets can be purchased as online bus credits through our bus provider, Horizons West. The bus trip cost will be automatically deducted from your Horizons West account. Please note: you can not use SmartRider credits on Horizons West buses.
How to purchase bus tickets
Set up an account on the Horizons West website and then add funds to your new account.
You will be able to link the Horizons West account to a student’s SmartRider, which they use to tag on and off.
SmartRiders can be ordered through the Junior and Middle School Reception and Student Services in Senior School. Please note, SmartRiders are also used in the school canteen for purchasing food and there is a separate FlexiSchools platform for uploading canteen-specific funds.
Buy online tickets
Scotch & PLC Shuttle Service
Morning
Scotch College to PLC
Departs 7.52am from Shenton Road (bus stop 19526) and arrives at PLC at approximately 8.04am. This shuttle service is a continuation of the City/Subiaco bus service.
The West Leederville bus service departs at 7.45am from Shenton Road (slip road, Middle School side) to arrive at PLC at 8am, St Hilda’s Senior School at 8.05am and St Hilda’s Junior School at 8.15am.
Public Transport
Transperth buses
In addition to regular Transperth bus services, there are a number of Transperth school bus services available to students. Please check the Transperth website for up-to-date bus routes and schedules.
If this is your first time travelling on public transport we recommend reading Transperth’s tips for travelling to and from school.
If you need support around service changes or planning your journey, please call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13 (TIS: 13 14 50).
Hearing or speech impaired? Call via NRS 133 677 and ask for 13 62 13.
Transperth train
Scotch College is a one minute walk from Swanbourne Station on the Fremantle Train Line.