Bus Services

Operating under the banner of HILS (Hills Integrated Lutheran Schools), the school bus network is exclusively for the students of Cornerstone College, St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School, St Michael’s Lutheran Primary School and Lobethal Lutheran School. The bus services provide our school communities with safe and reliable transport, to and from school, that is affordable, flexible and convenient.

A snapshot of the routes are outlined below.

Bus Route #1 – Mt Barker

Newenham, Spring Lake, Minters Field, Bluestone, Aston Hills, Waterford, Martindale

Bus Route #2 – Nairne

Balhannah, Oakbank, Woodside

Bus Route #3 – Macclesfield, Meadows, Echunga

Bus Route #4 – Summertown/Littlehampton

Stirling, Aldgate, Bridgewater

HILS Connections

• Cornerstone to St Mark’s/ St Mark’s to Cornerstone.
• Cornerstone to St Michael’s/ St Michael’s to Cornerstone
• Cornerstone to Lobethal/Lobethal to Cornerstone

For an overview of all bus information, click here.

Bus charges

The cost per journey is $200.00/term for regular bookings (where a bus seat is booked for a school term) or $3.50 for casual bookings. Regular bookings are charged at the start of the term, and any bookings that are for less than a full 10 journey’s per week are charged a pro-rata rate.

Bookings

Both regular and casual bookings are available however, however families requiring regular, long-term bookings have priority use of the bus service. Casual tickets are granted where spaces are available.

Expressions of Interest can currently be made here. Changes to booked travel can be made no later than 6.30am for morning travel, or by 2.30pm for afternoon travel. Bookings, payments and virtual tracking of buses will be available through the BusMinder Parent app. Parents can download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Public Bus Service

St Mark’s is accessible to students living in the Strathalbyn area by using the public bus service. Students from outlying towns operate under the bus regulations of the Department of Education. If you require information about bus services, please enquire at the time of enrolment or interview.