Participation in the Wiltshire Post 16 Transport Scheme for Students not attending their designated School or College
If you want to attend a school or college that is not the designated one for your area, there are two other ways in which you may be able to qualify for the Wiltshire Post 16 Transport Scheme:
If the cost to the County Council of transporting you to your preferred school or college is no more than it would be if you attended your designated college, you may also be able to participate in the scheme (check the transport map for your school or college to see if your town or village is marked with a 
symbol).
In exceptional circumstances, you may be allowed to participate in the scheme if you are attending a different school or college because your designated school or college does not offer the course you wish to undertake. These are as follows:
- If you want to do 'A' levels at a school/college other than your designated one, you will not normally be entitled to assistance with transport under this scheme. However, if you can provide evidence (such as a photocopy of a prospectus page) that a particular 'A' level subject is generally necessary for entry to a specific course at a named higher education establishment, then your transport application will be considered further.
- If you are applying for transport to a non-designated school/college, you will need to send in as much supporting evidence as early as possible with your application, to explain why it is important for you to attend this establishment. Supporting evidence should include:
- why it is necessary for you to study this particular course (this is generally stated in H.E. Level prospectuses or the UCAS Guide); and
- evidence that the course (or one broadly similar) is not available at any nearer establishment.
- If you want to study a skill-based course (e.g. plumbing, carpentry and joinery) at a non-designated college, please send in letters from at least three prospective employers confirming that they would not employ you without this qualification so that your application can be considered further.
Please note that if you want to study a course at a non-designated school/college because the optional modules are different to those on a ‘broadly similar’ course offered at the designated school/college, you are very unlikely to get help with travel under this scheme.
All applications from Wiltshire residents will be assessed fairly and equitably, according to the County Council’s policy on Education Transport, to see if they are entitled to help with transport to school Sixth form or college.