A whopping 50,000 primary and high school students catch public transport every single weekday.
Transperth can’t help parents to get them out of bed, or get them to pay attention to their teachers in class, but we can make it easier to plan their trip to and from school thanks to the new Get on Board website.
We’ve helped thousands of students learn how to safely use buses, trains and ferries for years, but the new website is taking the program to a new medium, in an interactive and fun way.
Get on Board is particularly helpful for Year 6 and 7 students, who may have just, or are about to make the move from primary school to secondary school. This is around the time many students start using public transport unsupervised.
While this process can be daunting for both parents and children, Transperth education coordinator Louise Madden said knowing how to use public transport was an important skill.
“Together we can help get your students out and about independently, while also understanding the importance of public transport for a sustainable community,” she said.
Through lesson plans linked to the Australian Curriculum students are given opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to make informed and safe decisions.
“Getting out on the network is important too, so we’ve got plenty of information to help you plan a real life journey on the Transperth.
“It’s never too early for students to develop a greater sense of their world and their place within it.”
Jump on board www.getonboard.transperth.wa.gov.au for curriculum linked lessons, SmartRider ticketing and group booking information, excursion planning, media library, fact files, games and competitions.
Explore galore! Enter the Get on Board Quiz Competition now. Up for grabs is a $150 voucher for the winning student and a $500 voucher for their school.