For the convenience of our pupils and parents, we provide a daily school bus service in cooperation with Hangzhou Xiaoshan Changyun Bus Co., Ltd. There are separated Primary bus routes and Junior High/ Senior High bus routes for the 2023-24 academic year and most living area of Hangzhou are covered.
We have 24 seater bus and 43 seater bus. The 24 seater bus is supervised by one School Bus Monitor, two bus monitors for 43 seater bus. Bus monitors are responsible for pupils’ safety and wellbeing during the journey while managing children’s behavior as well.
We aim to provide all pupils with safe and comfortable transportation experience. Pupils of Hiba Academy Hangzhou can apply for school bus service. However, school bus service is not open for pupils of Hiba Nursery according to the regulations of the Education Bureau.
School Bus Route
At the end of June each year, School Operation Team makes route plan according to the address of the newly enrolled pupils (who wish to take the school bus) and the address of the existing bus pupils, and then submits the route to the traffic police bureau of relevant district and Xiaoshan Education Bureau for approval. No adjustment should be made across the school year after the school bus route is approved.
Registration process
The school bus registration takes place in summer, parents need to read School Bus Policy carefully, sign the confirmation of school bus policy, and fill out the School Bus Application Form. The scanned copy of the completed application form and the confirmation on school bus policy need to be sent to services.hah@hibaacademy.org as registration.
Operation team shall send bus confirmation letter including bus details to parents once the registration is confirmed. The registration is based on the availability of routes and seats. Parents who missed the registration deadline can call 0571-82396338/0571-82396331 or email us your inquiries.
The exact running time may differ from the announced time in actual practice, and pupils and parents shall be notified in advance should it be the case.
Bus fee
School bus fee is RMB10,475 per semester; RMB20,950 per year. The registration is valid upon receiving of payment of school bus fee.
At the beginning of the semester, the bus fee will be charged in full. After the semester starts, the bus fee will be charged on a pro rata basis from the starting date on the school bus application form.
A pro-rata refund can be arranged if parents decide to cancel the school bus service within 3 weeks from the start of the bus service. No refund will be given after 3 weeks from the start of the semester (exclusive of school transfer).
Parent/Guardian pick up
Parents/guardians should wear ID cards when they drop off and pick up their child(ren) at the bus stops. Parents/guardians are asked to ensure that pupils are at the bus stop 5 minutes before the departure time.
The timing of afternoon school bus overlaps with the evening rush hour. The bus arrival time at each stop depends on traffic condition of the day and may not meet the arrival time of the school bus schedule. Parents can find the real-time location of the bus through Bus APP TMS system to check the real time location and adjust their arrival time to the stop.
Please email services.hah@hibaacademy.org directly if you have any enquiries regarding bus routes.
The list of document for download:
Click here to download HAH School Bus Policy
Click here to download HAH School Bus Application Form
Click here to download the manual of WCC TMS parent edition
