Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has 16 schools and 1 outreach centre in these six communities: Coaldale, Lethbridge, Picture Butte, Pincher Creek, Bow Island, and Taber.
To find out:
- Which school your child should attend as this will help determine transportation availability, please look at the division's Boundary Maps or use the School Locator.
- If your child can ride the school bus, please contact your child’s school office staff. Staff will be happy to help you.
Transportation Status Updates
Transportation status information posted on school and division websites are based on updates received from our bus providers. Families are encouraged to rely on their bus provider first for the most up-to-date transportation information.
- Southland transportation: Families can use the MyBusStop app or MySchoolBus Monitor website for real-time route status, delays, and cancellations. For Southland routes, with delays longer than 15 minutes the division when possible will also communicate this by email and text message.
- Rural school transportation: Including Blood Reserve Bus or a Peigan Board of Education Bus, families should receive initial transportation updates directly from their bus drivers or transportation providers.
As information becomes available to us, the school and division when possible also update the transportation status on their websites to support families as needed.
You can check the division and school website transportation status by:
- Selecting the bus icon on the top right corner of your school website, or
- Selecting “Transportation Status” on the top menu bar.
Please check this every day before sending your child(ren) to the bus stop.
Lethbridge School Transportation Information
Services are provided by Southland Transportation Ltd. to school at the beginning of the school day and from school at the end of the school day to the student's primary residence. Students are not permitted to ride the bus to a friend's house, relatives, daycare, parents' workplace, etc.
For more information about transportation within Lethbridge see the most recent Student Transportation Handbook.
All students must register for bus service before June 30 to ride during the upcoming school year.
Bus Routes
Routes, maps, and schedules are created by Southland Transportation Ltd. each school year; you can view the latest Lethbridge bus route maps on the Southland Transportation website.
Bus routes and schedules may change depending on the number of riders, school start and end times, and available resources. Most updates are finalized by the end of August before the new school year. If changes to routes occur, notification will be sent out to families through SchoolMessenger via email.
Southland MyBusStop App
Southland Transportation Ltd., uses an GPS tracking service app called "MyBusStop". The app is easy to use for all ages. You can see real-time updates, traffic conditions, and dispatch notes.
Follow these steps to get started:
- Download the App or Visit the Website
- Search for MyBusStop in your app store, or go to
- Use a web browser to register or make changes to your account—these cannot be done in the app.
- Get your Schools Bus Code (as your school’s front office for the code.)
- Choose your Route and Stop.
You can also view route updates on the MySchoolBus Monitor website.
Need more help? Check the Frequently Asked Questions for the MyBusStop App.
For further information regarding Southland Transportation please contact:
Cheryl Shimbashi, Transportation Coordinator
Phone: 403-380-5303
Eligibility and Fees
Summary Sheet of the Transportation Eligibility and Fees for 2025/2026
- 2.0 km or more (Junior and Senior High)
Students within the school division boundaries who live 2.0 km or more from their designated school are eligible to receive transportation at no cost. - 1.60 km or more (Elementary)
Elementary students (Kindergarten to Grade 6) or more from their designated school are eligible to receive transportation at no cost.
Registration for Transportation
Families of eligible students will receive an email in the spring with a link to complete the online “Transportation Registration Form” in SchoolEngage.
If you do not receive an email, please contact your child’s school to:
- Confirm your child’s eligibility, and
- Request that a registration form be assigned to you.
Completed “Transportation Registration Forms” will be reviewed and verified. Once verified, a confirmation notice will be sent.
Important Note: Please be aware that riders who do NOT register by June 30th, will NOT be eligible to receive bus service in the upcoming school year.
Rural Communities to Lethbridge Schools
Southland Transportation Ltd. provides transportation for eligible students to the following Lethbridge Schools:
- École St. Mary
- St. Francis Junior High School
- Catholic Central High School
To find out if your child is eligible for transportation with Southland Transportation Ltd., contact your child's school office staff and they will help you.
Southland Transportation Bus Route Areas
Coalhurst / Stirling / Raymond
École St. Mary
St. Francis Junior High School
Catholic Central High School, Campus East
Coaldale / Mountain Meadows
École St. Mary (French Immersion)
St. Francis Junior High School (French Immersion)
Catholic Central High School, Campus East
Mountain Meadows
Father Leonard Van Tighem School (English Programming)
East Picture Butte / Picture Butte
Catholic Central High School, Campus East
École St. Mary (French Immersion)
St. Francis Junior High School (French Immersion)
Students on the Blood Reserve
Students from the Blood Reserve attending our Lethbridge schools can contact the Blood Bus Coop to arrange for transportation:
Tom Little Bear, Blood Bus Coordinator
Phone: 403-360-9919
Rural School Transportation Information
Holy Spirit works closely with our adjacent public school counterparts to provide transportation to our rural schools. For the most accurate information, please contact the school directly.
Horizon School Division transports student eligible for busing to:
- St. Mary School, Taber - Phone: (403) 223-3165
- St. Patrick School, Taber - Phone: (403) 223-3352
Livingstone Range School Division and the Peigan Board of Education transport students eligible for busing to:
- St. Michael's School, Pincher Creek - Phone: (403) 627-3488
Palliser Regional School Division transports students eligible for busing to:
- St. Catherine School, Picture Butte - Phone: (403) 732-4359
- St. Joseph School, Coaldale - Phone: (403) 345-3373
Prairie Rose School Division transports students eligible for busing to:
- St. Michael's School, Bow Island - Phone: (403) 545-2131
Governed by the Alberta Government's, Student Transportation Regulation, our school division is blessed to work with the following partners, who are committed to providing safe transportation for our students:
- Blood Bus Co-op
- Horizon School Division
- Lethbridge School Division
- Livingstone Range School Division
- Palliser Regional School Division
- Prairie Rose School Division
- Peigan Board of Education
- Southland Transportation Ltd.