Transportation

Princeton Day School does not provide busing for students. Some local school districts provide transportation, while some may provide reimbursement in lieu of transportation. To apply for busing, or transportation reimbursement please submit a B6T Transportation Application Form. The deadline on the form applies to our current families. Once new families are officially enrolled, forms should be submitted as soon as possible.

The following students are not eligible for New Jersey Transportation services:

Students younger than 5 years old
K–12 students more than 20 miles from school
9–12 students within 2.3 miles of school
PreK–8 students within 2 miles of school
Students who do not live in New Jersey

Courtesy busing for students living within two miles of school may be available only if a route already exits.

Dismissal times vary at PDS, but all buses depart PDS at approximately 3:25pm every day.

Please note that in case of a delayed opening or cancellation of school due to weather conditions, parents should contact their local school district to see if/when buses are available. Buses will follow the announcements and decisions for each individual school district, not Princeton Day School.

Upon submitting the B6T Transportation Application Form online, print a copy for your own records. Parents requesting transportation must submit one application per child and must indicate their local Board of Education at the top of the form. Contact your local public school if you are unsure about the name of your Board of Education. If your address changes during the school year, please contact transportation@pds.org so the information is current and arrangements can be made to transfer your child(ren) to a new bus system.

PLEASE READ the information below from the State of New Jersey regarding the B6T. Please be aware of the deadlines in addition to your rights and responsibilities. [Bracketed information was added by PDS.]

State of NJ Information

State of NJ Information

1. It is the obligation of the parent or guardian of private school students to:

Annually obtain the application for private school transportation from the administrative office of the private school for each student for which transportation services are being requested. Submit a separate application for each student. [At PDS, use B6T Transportation Application Instructions/Form

NOTE: If there is a change of home address, a new application shall be submitted to the public school district of residence. If there is a change in the nonpublic school of attendance, a new application shall be submitted to the public school district of residence.

Complete this application and return it to the private school on or before March 10th preceding the school year in which transportation is being requested.

Late Applications:
Any application received after March 10th will be a late application and must be accompanied by a statement of the reason for lateness.

{Email your statement to the PDS transportation coordinator.]

Eligible students will receive transportation or aid in lieu of transportation based on the date the application is received by the public school.

2. It is the obligation of the nonpublic school administrator to annually collect the application and submit it to the public school from which transportation is being requested prior to March 15.

3. It is the obligation of the public school administrator to notify the parent or guardian as to the determination of each application by August 1. A district board of education shall pay aid in lieu of transportation to the parent or guardian of an eligible student only after receiving a signed “request for payment of transportation aid” voucher as prescribed by the commissioner of education.

Transportation Update for the 2022-2023 School Year:

Families seeking bus transportation must submit the B6T Transportation Application Form.

New families must submit the form as soon as possible upon enrollment.

Courtesy busing for students living fewer than two miles from school may be available if a bus route already exists.

Princeton Day School will keep families informed about transportation issues via the website and email.

Contact Us

If you have questions or difficulty filling out the form online, please contact the PDS Transportation Coordinator at transportation@pds.org.

The Fall 2021 Journal