Back to school in UAE: How parents can get live updates about their child’s bus journey

Back to school in UAE: How parents can get live updates about their child’s bus journey

Dubai: Schools in the UAE are about to open soon and if you get worried about whether your child’s school bus will be late, you can now easily track the bus’s entire journey with the ‘DTC School Bus' mobile application.

The app was developed by Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), which is a subsidiary of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and it helps parents get a live location of their child’s bus and receive alerts if there are any traffic congestions or emergencies on the daily school route.

Here is all you need to know.

Why should I download the ‘DTC School Bus’ app?

Here are some of the services you can access on the app:

• Instant notifications on your phone when your child arrives at school or home.

• Notifications in the event of an unexpected traffic jam.

• Report if your child will be absent.

• Track how many bus trips your child has missed.

Is my child’s school on the app?

It is important to note that the app will only show you your child’s school bus’s progress if the school’s transport provider has tied up with DTC. In May this year, DTC announced that it has started the integration of 58 government schools ‎into its