School Bus First Scheme for 2026-27 校車優先計劃

Dear Parents,

As many of you will be very well aware, there are growing concerns over traffic congestion during school peak hours outside our school campuses. Vehicles idling or squeezing into limited spaces in the school's vicinity are worsening the air quality.A further issue is the large number of private cars double-parking along Somerset Road and Kent Road, primarily around kerbside pick-up / drop-off times. This heavy congestion is causing road safety hazards to our students, parents, pedestrians and other vehicles. Access of emergency vehicles into the neighbourhood has become extremely difficult.

For the health and safety of our students, we are committed to taking an active role in alleviating the traffic congestion in our neighbourhood. After carefully reviewing all available options, we have decided to continue, in this/coming academic year, requiring all new Primary students to take the school bus to and from school. Applications for exemption from taking the school bus will be considered by the School on a case-by-case basis. If no school bus coverage is available near your home, please return a School Bus First Programme Exemption Form to the School Office. Students will be granted an exemption from the School Bus First Programme upon receipt of the exemption request.

The intention of the School Bus First Programme is to reduce the number of private cars around the Kowloon Tong area and to offer an enduring solution to the traffic problems confronting our school community.

This will not only improve the safety of our students, parents and staff, but also promote environmental conservation and awareness, which Yew Chung greatly values. As an international school that commits to nurturing global citizens, it is our responsibility to nurture environmentally conscious behaviour in our students. YCIS is determined to go the extra mile and contribute to addressing the pollution problem, for the health and safety of our students and staff as well as the wider community. We greatly appreciate your support and understanding and thank you for your contribution towards improving the environment for all of our YCIS students.

Detailed information about the School Bus First Programme and the Exemption Form may be found on the school website:
https://www.ycis-hk.com/tc/mandatory-school-bus-scheme

親愛的家長：

相信諸位家長已留意到，在繁忙時段校舍外交通擁塞的情況，對本校構成的影響日益嚴重，情況令人擔憂。停泊於校園附近或擠進該區的車輛使空氣質素惡化，森麻實道及根德道一帶有大量私家車在雙線違例停泊，加上路邊的接送及上落客活動，對學生、家長、行人及其他車輛的安全構成威脅。當緊急服務車輛需要駛至附近時，更是十分困難。

為了學生的健康及安全着想，本校致力擔當積極角色，採取措施緩和交通擁塞對學校周遭和鄰舍構成的影響。仔細考慮各項方案後，本校將繼續於本/新學年要求所有新入學的小學部學生乘搭校車往返學校。所有要求豁免乘坐校車的申請將由校方審批，並只有在個別的特殊情況下豁免才會獲得批准。倘若閣下居所不在校車路線範圍之內，校車未能提供服務，請提交校車優先計劃豁免申請表，並交回校務處，學校收到豁免申請後，貴子女將會自動獲得豁免。

校車優先計劃的目的是為了減少九龍塘區一帶的私家車數目，為本校面對的交通問題帶來持久而有效的解決方法。此舉不僅對學生、家長及教職員的安全更有保障，還能進一步保護環境及提高環保意識，體現耀中十分重視的環保使命。作為一間培育環球公民的國際學校，我們肩負教育學生保護環境的責任，透過學校、學生及家長的共同努力，減輕空氣污染，締造更安全、更健康的環境。為着這個目標，學校將積極應對空氣污染及道路安全的問題。我們對閣下的支持和諒解由衷感激，並對閣下為改善學生環境所作出的貢獻致敬。

有關強制校車計劃的詳細資料及豁免申請表，請參閱學校網頁：

https://www.ycis-hk.com/tc/mandatory-school-bus-scheme