‘The safety of pupils remains a top priority’, say transport department

By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said on Thursday, adding that stricter safety measures are already being implemented ahead of the new school year.

“The safety of pupils remains a top priority,” the department said in a statement issued following the publication of the auditor-general’s report on school buses. It added that inspections would...