School students will get Opal cards instead of travel passes from next year.
Opal cards will replace school travel passes from 2016, the government announced.
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Students with a paper school pass this year will be issued with an Opal card at their school from the start of term in 2016.
Some students will need to apply online for their School Opal card.
This includes children starting kindergarten, moving from Year 2 to 3, starting high school, changing school or changing their address next year.
The cards do not require money to be added, unlike other Opal cards.
