Transportation

District 279 Bus Service

Only students who reside within the Osseo Senior High and Maple Grove Senior High
 boundaries are eligible for free busing to St. Vincent de Paul School.


 

Northstar Bus Lines 
Students who do not reside within the OSH or MGSH boundaries may opt to pay for bus 
service through Northstar Bus Lines, if they live within the Northstar service area.

        The estimated Northstar transportation fees for 2024-25 are:
                    One-way Service:     $925.00 per rider, annually
                     Two-way Service:   $1850.00 per rider, annually

Transportation costs have continued to increase dramatically. St. Vincent de Paul School subsidizes the costs of transportation to support families who choose to use the private bus service. In order to continue providing this service to our families, it is unfortunately necessary that we increase the fees to our families. The estimated fee is based upon a similar number of families riding the bus this coming school year as we have had in the past. This price may change slightly depending upon the number of families that sign up to ride.  (Ask about price breaks for 3 or more students in one family.)

Expressing interest in Northstar does not obligate your student to ride.

Note - Students who do not reside within the OSH or MGSH boundaries, may qualify for a transportation reimbursement from their home school district.  For families that live within the Northstar service area and choose to participate in the Northstar service, their transportation reimbursements are retained by St. Vincent de Paul School. Since these reimbursements are intended to aid the cost of a family’s transportation to their preferred school, these retained reimbursements are applied to transportation costs not covered by the above fees. Conversely, families that choose not to participate in the NorthStar service, their transportation reimbursements are automatically credited to their following school year's tuition account.

Parent-provided Car Transportation

Any student may be driven to/from school during the 2024-25 school year.
 

• Morning Drop-off: 7:15 AM - 7:30 AM

     Earliest morning drop-off time is 7:15 AM.
      There is no student supervision before 7:15 AM.
      Students must be in their classrooms, ready for instruction, at 7:35 AM.
      Any student arriving after 7:30 AM is tardy.
 

• Afternoon Pick-up: 1:40 PM

     Students are released for car pickup at 1:40 PM.
      Students leaving school early* must be picked up by 1:15 PM.
       *Early dismissals must be communicated to both the homeroom teacher
         and Attendance in advance. 
      We will not accommodate any pickups between 1:15 PM-1:40 PM.