We are pleased to share two updates about our free Bennies Bus Cherrybrook Metro service:

1.    Transition to Electric Buses
Through our charter partnership with North Sydney Bus Charters, the Bennies Bus fleet will be transitioning to electric vehicles over the course of 2025. This initiative reflects our commitment to our College value of Stewardship.

2.    Additional Shuttle Service
Starting from the beginning of the 2025 school year, an additional Bennies Metro Shuttle will operate between Cherrybrook Metro and Mount St Benedict College. This means there will now be two 55-seat shuttles running every 10 minutes during the morning service.

Morning Timetable – Departing Cherrybrook Metro:

Afternoon Timetable – Departing Mount St Benedict College (Gate D):

Important Notes:

Mount St Benedict College is well serviced by buses which drop and pick up students in Beecroft Road before the start and at the end of the College day. Parents should make their own enquiries to TRANSPORT INFOLINE if train or bus travel is required.

Students must have a valid Opal Card to travel on school buses and they are required to tap on and off both morning and afternoon. The School OPAL card gives eligible students free or discounted travel between home and school, using the train, bus and ferry services you nominate in your application. For further information go to transportnsw.info/school-students

It is very important that students use their Opal card to tap on and off the Government bus services provided. If students do not have an Opal card for the Government bus, parents are asked to order a replacement card online.

https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-elig...

Tapping on and off with your Opal card is vital as College Bus services are provided by Transport NSW in response to the needs of the community. The need is determined by the data collected from students using their Opal card to tap on and off the bus. If students do not have an Opal card or do not use their Opal card to tap on and off, this leads to inaccurate data being collected, and the need is not addressed or known by Transport NSW. This leads to full buses and transport needs are not met as a result.

Bennies Private Bus Services

Students must tap on and off the private bus services with their College-issued ID card. Year 7 and new students to the College are exempt until they are issued with cards.

Please see link for timetable and bus stop locations: https://www.msb.nsw.edu.au/enrolments/location-and-transport/private-bus-services/

Bennies Ryde Region Service (BB1) (Limited seats available)
Paid Private Bus Service
Bus stops: Ermington, West Ryde, Putney, Ryde, North Ryde, Marsfield and Epping.
Link to bus route (after opening the Google map, double click on the bus stop to see photos of the bus stop location)

Bennies North West Service (BB2) (No seats available)
Paid Private Bus Service
Bus stops: Rouse Hill, Beaumont Hills, North Kellyville, Kellyville and Castle Hill
Link to bus route (after opening the Google map, double click on the bus stop to see photos of the bus stop location)

Bennies North Shore Service (BB3) (No seats available)
Paid Private Bus Service
Bus stops: South Turramurra, West Pymble, Pymble, Turramurra, Warrawee, Wahroonga, Hornsby and Thornleigh
Link to bus route (after opening the Google map, double click on the bus stop to see photos of the bus stop location)

The new College portal, BenniesLink was launched in November 2024 and is available for parents to access. BenniesLink is a centralised platform to help you efficiently manage your daughter’s education at the College. The portal is also used by staff and students at the College. This portal will give you easy access to College learning platforms, parent information, newsletters, student timetables, and the College calendar.

The BenniesLink portal is available through your desktop browser and the mobile app.

Year 7 Parents and New 2025 Families
An email has been sent with instructions for logging into BenniesLink for the first time.

BenniesLink Parent Portal User Guide: CLICK HERE
This comprehensive guide will help you navigate and utilise the features of the portal.

Year 8 -12 Parents
If you have yet to log into BenniesLink, please refer to the user guide linked above.

Link to log in for the first time:

https://bennieslink.msb.nsw.edu.au/

Access this link to log in for the first time and click the Forgot Password link.

Subsequent log-in link: https://bennieslink.msb.nsw.edu.au/
The functionality of the portal will continue to grow as further enhancements are progressively rolled out.

Mrs Kylie Gray
Director of Marketing

Open Day

Save the Date - Bennies is holding our annual Open Day on Sunday 2 March from 10.00am - 2.00pm.

Tell your friends with daughters currently in Year 5 that enrolments for Year 7 2027 are now open.  Prospective families can register to attend: https://enquiry.msb.nsw.edu.au/events , and lodge an online Expression of Interest to reserve your daughter's position on our database.

Have you moved or changed your phone number?

Please update your change of contact details within BenniesLink (Parent Portal) .

Absentee Procedure

If a student is absent and will not be attending school on that day, a text message needs to be sent to 0407 461 087 notifying the College of this with a reason.

College Communication

To keep up to date with what's happening at the College, please like our Facebook page here , follow our Instagram page here and read the College Newsletter and Bennies Updates, which are delivered via email each Friday afternoon.

We are excited to announce that the renovation of A Block is now complete. This upgrade includes three additional TAS multi-purpose learning spaces, a dedicated Health Clinic, and improved offices for Student Services and the Wellbeing Team.

To help you navigate this change, please refer to the access details below:

Collection of Students During the School Day
(e.g., attending an appointment or due to illness)

In 2025, Mount St Benedict College has partnered with a new canteen provider.

Introduction from Vanilla Blue

Vanilla Blue are excited to be your new canteen provider at Mount St Benedict College. As finalists in 2023 and 2024 for “Education Site Caterer of the Year”, we focus on wholesome lunches and snacks that will be freshly prepared on-site each day by our dedicated and friendly canteen team including your Canteen Manager- Migumi, Chef- Josh and Canteen Assistants- Kym, Sharon and Prin.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to our team, please call 1300 556 086 or msbcanteen@vanillablue.com.au .

Menu

Please view our menu here.
There are Daily deals, click here.

Student Opening specials will begin on Monday 3 February, Click here.

Students are not permitted to order hot drinks including coffee, except for Year 11 and 12 students, who are permitted to order hot chocolates before school or during study periods.

Payment information
Orders can be placed up to 8am on the day via the Flexischools app, or over the counter by Student ID card (linked to the Flexischools account) or physical bank/ATM cards.

Vanilla Blue supports the College’s policy on mobile phone usage, so we are unable to accept payment by mobile tap-and-go.

Your student Flexischools account should already be linked to the new canteen menu.

Sign up to Flexischools here.