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Tara Anglican School for Girls is located on twelve hectares of beautiful grounds and gardens backing onto parkland at the end of Masons Drive (off Pennant Hills Road) in North Parramatta, 25 kilometres from the City of Sydney and five minutes from the vibrant central business district of Parramatta.

Our Junior School, Senior School and Eggleton House (Boarding) facilities are on the one campus, encouraging interaction across the School.

Tara’s campus and facilities deliver a breadth of academic, cocurricular, leadership and character building experiences in a Christian learning community.

Transport to Tara


Families who are driving from Carlingford toward Parramatta, should turn right at the first traffic lights after The King's School.

Families who are driving from Parramatta towards Carlingford/City, should turn left at the first traffic lights on the left after the James Ruse Drive exit.

A map of Tara's grounds may be downloaded in PDF format here. 2.27 mb

  • Students must be recognisable/identifiable as a Tara student i.e. in a Tara uniform, however, mufti will be accepted,
  • Students must be outside of the family car prior to bus arriving at a stop, so that the student is able to signal the driver,
  • Students must be waiting at a pre-determined suitable pickup point i.e. government bus stop or location stated on timetable above as a pick up point (ad hock locations are not accepted),
  • Parents to arrange travel with the school prior to commencing travel on the bus,
  • Remain seated in the bus seat and buckle up seat belt (if fitted),
  • No eating or drinking on bus (water excepted), and
  • Maintain good behaviour while on the bus.

Tara Private Bus to School:

If your daughter/ward is using our private bus service to travel to School please complete the form below indicating your bus route and payment approval.

If you require assistance selecting the appropriate bus for your daughter please email transport@tara.nsw.edu.au

All forms need to be emailed to transport@tara.nsw.edu.au

Private Tara Bus Routes Available - to view the bus timetable click on each bus number.

Tara Private School Bus Application 240.85 kb

Buses

Tara is well serviced by buses to the local suburbs and to the Hills regions. Our School buses service the following areas: Annangrove, Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Drummoyne, Dural, Eastwood, Epping, Galston, Gordon, Greystanes, Hunters Hill, Kellyville, Kenthurst, Northmead, Pemulwuy, Pendle Hill, Pennant Hills, Putney, Rouse Hill, Stanhope Gardens, Schofields, Wetherill Park, Windsor and Winston Hills.

Buses connect with the train lines at Pennant Hills, Epping and Parramatta. Hills Bus, Busways and Sydney Bus operate bus services to and from the School.

If you require assistance selecting the appropriate bus for your daughter please email transport@tara.nsw.edu.au

Click here for timetable details for Busways routes

Click here for timetable details for CDC NSW Hills District routes

Click here for timetable details for CDC NSW Hills District routes as from 5 August 2024

To ensure continued availability of the bus routes students must use their OPAL card to tap on and off the bus. This will ensure that your bus route is not cancelled.

Apply for any NSW government transport subsidy scheme including a School Opal Card
How to plan a trip to Tara using the Transport NSW Travel Planner Transport NSW Route Information - Travel to Tara using public transport