Southside: Two School-organised buses leave the Primary School each day for the Mearns area, dropping off in Newlands, Muirend, Giffnock, Clarkston, Whitecraigs, Mearnskirk and Newton Mearns. A supervisor travels on each bus. Fares must be paid on a termly basis.
Contact: Miss Jan Craig, Kingarth Street Office (0141 423 2700).
West End: A School-organised bus travels between the West End and Beaton Road, leaving at 8.15 am and arriving at Beaton Road at 8.35 am. The bus returns from Beaton Road to the West End at 3.30 pm, arriving in the West End at approx 3.50 pm.
Contact: Mrs Norman, Rector's Office (0141 433 4443)
New for 2010-2011! Ayrshire: A School-organised bus will travel non-stop from the Monkton roundabout to Hutchesons' before school every day and will return following school.
Contact: Mrs Norman, Rector's Office (0141 433 4443)
A number of privately hired buses are organised independently
of the School. Although the School has no responsibility for
these routes, they are understood to run as follows:
Newton Mearns area: A bus operated by Silver Fox Coaches leaves the Mearns area each morning, arriving at Beaton Road by 8.15 am and continuing to Kingarth Street:
7.25 am Broom Church Bus Stop
7.35 am Mearnskirk Roundabout
7.40 am Avenue Bus Stop, Ayr Road
7.50 am Colonsay Drive Bus Stop, Greenfarm Road
7.52 am ASDA loading bay
8.01 am Eastwood Toll/Fenwick Road Bus Stop
8.10 am Fenwick Road/Netherauldhouse Road Bus Stop
Please note that the bus will stop at any bus stop on the Ayr
Road, and that all times are approximate.
The Silver Fox coach leaves the bus bay at Boleyn Road for the return trips at 3.30 pm.
The cost per journey is currently £1.50, payable to the driver on a
single-journey basis. Contact: Silver Fox Coaches (0141 886 4134).
Paisley: A bus leaves from the south of Paisley at 7.40am daily and picks up at various stops in Paisley and in Ralston for Beaton Road and then on to Kingarth Street. The return journey commences at Kingarth Street and then on to Beaton Road, arriving back in Paisley around 4.15pm.
Contact: Mrs Kate Brown (0141 580 5890)
Motherwell/Hamilton/Bothwell/Uddingston: A bus leaves Motherwell via Hamilton, Bothwell and Uddingston for Kingarth Street and Beaton Road. The return bus leaves Beaton Road at 3.30 pm.
Contact: Clan Travel (01698 833299 or 07803 052646)