Find out about our location and transport details to make getting to school safe and easy.
Our school is located at:
· Walking and Cycling/Scooter
Are effective means of reducing our carbon footprint and they are also good ways of improving health and quality of life. The map to the right detail routes and paths in the Pyrmont and Ultimo areas. For more information on walking and cycling routes in the Pyrmont and Ultimo areas, visit:
https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/explore/getting-around
· School Bus Service
A school bus service is provided by the State Transit Authority for Ultimo Public School students living in Pyrmont and is not a free service. Adults and students need to possess a charged Opal Card to use the service. K – 2 students are entitled to free travel (using an Opal Card) regardless of where they live. 3 – 6 students are entitled to free travel (using an Opal Card) if they reside more than 2km from the school. All other students and adults must carry a charged Opal Card to use the service. Parents wishing to apply for free student travel (using an Opal Card), are encouraged by office staff at the school to visit: www.transportnsw.infor/school-students .
· School Drop Off
Parents can drop of students at the Jones Street entry gates between 8:30 and 9:00am. 15-minute before and after school parking zones exist on Jones and Quarry Streets.
· Light Rail
The light rail to Wentworth Park arrives from Pyrmont every 8 minutes between 8-9:00am and from Dulwich Hill every 5 to 8 minutes.
Getting to and from school safely
As a parent or carer, it’s your responsibility to get your child to and from school safely. Student safety is our priority.
Keep our school community safe by:
- driving and parking safely, even if it means parking further away and walking the rest of the way to school
- being a good role model
- never calling your child from across the road
- using the safest place to cross the road.
For parents and carers of younger children
Discuss with your child how to be safe when:
- walking
- in the car
- waiting for, travelling on, and getting off the bus
- riding bikes, scooters and skateboards.
Also talk about and practise:
- safe travel routes
- plans for when unexpected things happen
- what to do in wet weather.
Subsidised school travel
Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students.
- The School Student Transport Scheme provides eligible students with free or subsidised travel on public transport between home and school.
- The School Drive Subsidy may help towards the costs of driving children to school if you live in an area where there is no public transport.