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What a bus controller does
Bus controllers are the point of contact for students, parents or caregivers and the school's Transport Delivery Advisor (TDA) for all school transport issues. They also supervise loading and unloading of the bus at their school.
Bus controller for head schools
If multiple schools use one bus route, one school takes responsibility. This is known as the head school. They will appoint the route's head bus controller, who has some extra responsibilities.
Bus controller duties
The duties for all bus controllers are set out in the school transport roles and responsibilities guide.
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Safety drills to teach your studentsOnline training for bus controllers
Bus controllers must be trained. This can be done online on our education learning management system.
The course is for new and existing bus controllers who have not already done the training. It takes about 40 minutes.
To find the course, log in with your Education Sector Logon (ESL) details, and search 'catalogue' for 'bus'.
Bus controller allowance
The bus controller allowance is paid to 1 bus controller per route. When multiple schools are on a route, only the head school’s bus controller is entitled to the payment.
Area school principals covered by a collective agreement from 13 April 2011 are not eligible to get a bus controller allowance.
Claim the bus controller allowance
Teachers and principals who are bus controllers must complete the NOVO39t form. Send this to Education Payroll at the end of each term.
Non-teaching staff who are bus controllers must fill in the NOVO13nt timesheet.
EdPay and NOVO forms – Education Payroll
Send the form to EdPay.
Email: support@novopay.govt.nz
Change your bus controller
To notify us of a change of bus controller at your school, fill in the change of bus controller form.
This form does not notify Education Payroll. You will also need to also fill in the EdPay and NOVO forms to claim the bus controller allowance.
Change of bus controller form