Members of the South Australian Student Representative Council (SA SRC) want all South Australian high school students to have free
access to public transport.
Affordable, reliable, and safe transport is critical to young people’s participation, inclusion, and wellbeing. Young people rely on public transport to connect to school, sport, healthcare, work, volunteering opportunities and social activities. Yet the cost of South Australia’s public transport is prohibitive for many students and their families. This places disproportionate pressure on many school students, particularly those from low-income families and more senior school students who are living independently.
This position brief outlines the goals and methodology of the Free Fares for Our Future campaign, and provides a summary of the poll held across South Australian schools which assessed students’ thoughts on access to public transport and how free fares would change how they use it.
Free Fares for Our Future is one of five campaigns undertaken by the 2024 SA SRC. You can also access the position briefs for Fitness for Free, Greening Our Canteens, Our Future Our Vote, and Seeing Ourselves.