View updated school bus routes for the 2025-26 school year.
Sign up for a free City of Whitehorse Transit pass
Whitehorse high school students can take a city bus instead of a school bus. Students who choose the city bus receive free Whitehorse Transit passes and are not eligible to ride a school bus. They may use their passes to get to and from school and for personal use.
Students are not eligible for both school bus and public transit student passes.
Go to public transit registration form
Note: paper registration forms will no longer be accepted.
Whitehorse and rural school bus registration
Parents and guardians in Whitehorse who require school bus services and are eligible must register their child for the bus each year.
Rural parents and guardians should contact their school directly for busing options.
How to register for the school bus
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.
FAQ: school bus registration and student transportation options
Registration deadline
Registration for the 2026-27 year will open in spring 2026.
When school bus routes are posted
View updated school bus routes for the 2025-26 school year. 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 1st day of school to confirm pickup and drop-off locations and times.
Parents or guardians who register will get an email confirmation by August with their child's school bus route and number.
Use the closest school bus stop to your home address from the current routes.
Adjustments to school bus routes and schedules
School bus routes and schedules are:
- reviewed, and
- adjusted as needed based on the home addresses from bus registrations for the new school year.
Adjusting school bus schedules each year ensures:
- there are enough buses for all students, and
- school bus routes meet the needs of students and families.
Minor adjustments may also be made at the start of the school year as buses start running. This is to make sure they are best meeting the needs of students and families who use the bus.
Special requests (riding to an alternative bus stop)
When you register, your child is 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 emailed to the student transportation officer: [email protected]. You'll receive an email with information once late bus registrations have been processed.
These requests are considered at the start of the new school year based on:
- available space on the bus, and
- existing bus routes.
Bus drop-off requests
You may email [email protected] to request one-time changes to your child’s bus drop-off location. For ongoing or regular bus stop changes, email a student transportation officer: [email protected].
Note that effective January 5, 2026, handwritten notes or verbal requests to the driver will no longer be accepted.
School bus notifications
Parents and guardians may be informed of delays or cancellations by:
- 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.
- Texting “Bus” to 867-667-7891 for current updates via text message.
Apply for a transportation subsidy
If your child lives more than 3.2 kilometres from the nearest school bus stop and goes to the catchment area school, you may apply for a transportation subsidy to offset the cost of driving.
- Complete the Application for Student Transportation Allowance.
- Submit the completed form.
- Email: [email protected]
- In person: 1000 Lewes Boulevard, Department of Education office
Student transportation policies, regulations and legislation
For questions about student transportation options email: [email protected] or call 867-667-9079.
If you have questions about bus services, phone Standard Bus Yukon at 867-456-3210.
If you have questions or concerns about student behaviour on buses, contact your child's school.