Kennedy Baptist College has partnered with the Australian Transit Group (ATG) to provide private school bus services. Only families that are registered in our system will be eligible to use these services.
Please complete the following Expression of Interest Form to get you registered for the service.
Expression of InterestThe currently available routes are as follows:
Please ensure your child/children are at the designated pick-up point on time. If the bus arrives early, it will wait until the scheduled departure time.
Boarding and Disembarking at the College
Students will disembark and board the Kennedy Bus Service via the Transperth bus stops situated outside the College Uniform Shop.
The buses will arrive at the College by 8.15am and depart at 3:40pm each day.
Fares & SmartRider Cards
- The fare is $2.50 per trip, payable via SmartRider.
- Please link your child’s SmartRider to the TransportMe Passenger App to manage payments.
- If your child doesn’t have a SmartRider yet, their name will be manually tagged on and fares will be charged to your account.
TransportMe Passenger App Setup
The TransportMe Passenger App allows you to load funds, manage trips, and track the bus in real-time.
Parents linking their child’s SmartRider card will need to:
- Sign up as a ‘New user’.
- Select ‘Smartcards’ and ‘Add your first smartcard’.
- Use Smartcard account when linking your child’s Smartrider.
- Make sure you select “Australian Transit Group” as the operator
- For the username, please use your child’s Kennedy ID, which is the email prefix for their Kennedy-issued email account.
- Click Forgot Password to set up a new password for that student account. This will send a password reset code to the child’s Kennedy mailbox.
Parents do not have to sign up for the Premium subscription.
New Users:
Follow the sign-up guide: TransportMe Passenger App – Signing Up
New & Existing Users:
- Open the app and go to ‘Favourite’ → Select Australian Transit Group (not Kennedy Baptist College).
- Go to ‘Home’ → ‘Live Tracking’ → Click🔎Search.
- Select Australian Transit Group (make sure it is not Kennedy), then choose:
- Kennedy Booragoon AM/PM
- Kennedy Coogee AM/PM
- Kennedy Fremantle AM/PM
- Kennedy Victoria Park AM/PM
For any issues, please contact (IT Support) for assistance.
About TransportmeTM App
This is a user-friendly app-based ticketing system that allows you to pay for fares, check bus routes, save stops, and track buses in real time, all through an electronic and cashless system.
Click here to find out more about the app.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to do
- Install the TransportMe Passenger App: Download Passenger App
- TransportMe Passenger App Overview: Transportme™ Passenger app
- TransportMe Passenger App Settings: Transportme™ Passenger app – Settings
- Sign up for a TransportMe account: Transportme™ Passenger app – signing up a new passenger account
- Signing into the Passenger App: Transportme™ Passenger app – signing in app
How do I
How do I
- Link my child’s SmartRider to the Passenger App (using a SmartCard Account option): Transportme™ Passenger app – linking smartcard
- Set up or modifying the payment method: Transportme™ Passenger app – linking or updating payment method
- Set up auto top up of SmartRider card: Transportme™ Passenger app – setting auto topup
- Get live bus tracking information: Transportme™ Passenger app – understanding Live Tracking page
Is this a free application?
Yes, the use of this application does not incur any additional cost. However, parents can subscribe to the Premium service for access to more notifications. Low card balance and bus delays are part of the free service.
Are there any additional charges?
When you top up your child’s SmartRider, you will be charged a fee of 1.75% of the top-up value plus $0.30 per transaction.
My student has not used Kennedy’s Bus services before, can they use this service?
Yes, but they will need to be placed onto the Kennedy Bus system. Please submit a Use of Kennedy Bus Tranport Expression of Interest Form.
Download the app | Passenger App User’s Guide | Transportme™ Passenger App Online Help
