Post 16 Transport

Students may apply to the 16-19 Bursary Fund to support Transport costs. For more information and to make an application click here

Bursary Policy Statement

Download the 16 - 19 Bursary Application Form

NYC Post 16 Transport Assistance

Assistance with transport will be provided to students aged 16 to 18 years old who meet the eligibility criteria as detailed below. Students who are eligible will normally be issued with a travel pass, from the nearest available pick up point, allowing them to make journeys from home to school and back at the beginning and end of the school day. There is a charge for post 16 transport.

More information is available on the North Yorkshire website

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for assistance with transport to sixth form or college, the following applies:

you must be over 16 and under 19 on 1 September 2024 and live in North Yorkshire

you must be attending the nearest sixth form or further education college to your home address or the sixth form of the secondary school which is recognised as the normal school for your home address

the course attended must be full-time for instance, more than 12 hours a week

the sixth form or college is the nearest establishment offering a course that we consider suitable to a student's career choice, or that is a pre-requisite for entry into higher education (see below for more details)

the nearest sixth form or college is more than three miles from your home by the shortest walked route

you must have agreement from your parent or guardian to pay for the pass

Transport assistance needs to be renewed annually and is not provided for students on apprenticeships or work placements.