Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) is a consortium service created in 2007 to deliver safe, effective and efficient student transportation services to both Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB).
STSWR plans, coordinates, communicates, monitors, and contracts bus operators, taxi companies, and Grand River Transit to transport about 35,000 regular and special needs students daily. Bus routing is optimized through the intelligent use of software, staggered school bell times, multiple-run bus routes, optimal loading, and shared bus routes.
The consortium also provides School Travel Planning services to make active travel easier for another 50,000 students who live in the walk zone. The team identifies and resolves key issues faced by families who wish to use active travel on the school journey. The team provides road safety education and active travel encouragement interventions and works with municipal and board partners to address engineering and enforcement problems.
STSWR works with Waterloo Region Police Services to coordinate the CAA Safety Patrol Program, and they promote events that highlight student transportation safety like School Bus Safety Week, Winter Walk Day, Walk for the Earth, First Rider program, Crossing Guard Appreciation Week, and Bike to School Week.
Contact Information
Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR)
102-550 Bingemans Centre Drive
Kitchener, ON
N2B 3X9
519-744-7575
STSWR Forms
STSWR participates in the Ontario Association of School Business Officials – Transportation Committee (OASBO), the Regional School Traffic Safety Committee, the Ontario Traffic Council, the Provincial School Safety Zone Network; and is an associate member of the Ontario School Bus Operators Association.