SESTA

Overview

Specialised School Transport Assistance (SESTA) is a Ministry of Education transport service that assists children and young people with safety and/or mobility needs that prevent them from travelling independently to school. While responsibility for getting students to and from school rests with the caregiver, the Ministry may provide assistance to make the journey as safe as practicable for the student.

Eligibility criteria

Students are eligible for SESTA if they meet all three criteria:

are between the ages of 5 and 21 years old, and
have safety and/ or mobility needs that prevent them from travelling independently to and from school or accessing public transport or a school bus.
A safety need may be where a significant risk of harm or danger to the student, or to others, exists during the journey to and from school. This may be due to challenges such as epilepsy, communication and social skills, understanding, self-management and decision making. A mobility need may be due to challenges such as reduced mobility, fatigue, medical conditions or limited motor skills; and
are attending the closest state school, state-integrated school, or another educational setting that they can enrol at.

Students are not eligible for SESTA if they are:

receiving ACC for a short period of time (caregivers need to contact ACC (external link))
boarding at residential schools, and need transport to and from home for the weekend or holidays
enrolled at a private school

If you have any questions about SESTA on the following, or other points, please email leadership@waitaha.school.nz

If your child doesn't receive SESTA and you are interested in this service,
If your child requires specialist equipment to travel safely in a vehicle, there is funding available for this.
If you would like to receive the SESTA Conveyance

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