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Students

All children aged four to 14 years inclusive are eligible for concession fares. They do not need a concession card to travel on a concession fare.

More information about children on public transport

Primary and Secondary Student Passes may offer better value for students who travel regularly and are available for holders of Victorian Public Transport Student Concession Cards.

Victorian Public Transport Student Concession Card

Holders of this card are eligible to travel on concession fares on public transport throughout Victoria.

Concession cards are available for eligible primary, secondary and tertiary students.

Primary and secondary cardholders can also purchase yearly or half-yearly student passes for the metropolitan area, allowing unlimited travel in Zones 1 and 2 for the duration of the pass. There are passes also available for regional areas.

Student identity cards issued by schools and tertiary institutions do not entitle the holder to public transport travel with student concessions.

Applying for a 2008 Student Concession Card

To travel on public transport with a student concession in 2008 you must complete this application form.

Download the 2008 Student Concession application form:

2008 Victorian Public Transport Student Concession Card application form (PDF) 371.34 kB

Concession cards and application forms for primary, secondary and tertiary students are available from:

A Victorian Public Transport (VPT) Student Concession Card is required to travel on a student concession fare. Student identity cards issued by schools and tertiary institutions do not entitle public transport travel with student concessions.

VPT Student Concession Cards also allow primary and secondary students to purchase Half-Yearly or Yearly Metropolitan Student Passes or Regional Student Transit Passes.

  • Half-Yearly Student Passes expire 31 July 2008
  • Second Half-Yearly Student Passes go on sale on 1 July 2008
  • Yearly Student Passes expire 28 February 2009.

A VPT Student Concession Card must be carried at all times when travelling with a concession ticket or Half-Yearly or Yearly Metropolitan Student Passes or Regional Student Transit Passes. Both cards must be produced when requested by an Authorised Officer. If you don’t carry both cards with you when travelling, you risk an infringement.

Eligibility criteria:

To obtain a Victorian Public Transport (VPT) Student Concession Card, you must be a student and must fulfil the following eligibility criteria.

All students must be:

  • Attending a normal course of full-time study at a school/college/institution, registered with the Victorian Department of Education and Training as shown in the Victorian Public Transport Approved Schools and Approved Courses in Tertiary Institutions Register.

AND

  • A citizen or permanent resident of Australia or a student with refugee status, a student studying as part of an approved overseas exchange program (proof required) or a student with an Australian Development Scholarship (proof required).

Students are NOT eligible to obtain a VPT Concession Card if they are:

  • Enrolled in a masters, doctorate or other postgraduate courses
  • Overseas full-fee paying students (primary, secondary, tertiary)
  • Enrolled in a tertiary course which is less than 10 weeks duration
  • Enrolled in an apprenticeship course.

Students who reside in Victoria and cross the border to attend interstate schools within a 50 kilometre radius of the Victorian border will be eligible for a VPT Concession Card. This offers students concession fares anywhere in Victoria and around the border.

The Victorian ISIC (International Student Identity Card) is not accepted for concession travel on V/Line services.

More information

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