Our History

The establishment of the Singapore School Transport Association was founded by Mr. Xu Kunfeng and Mr. Huang Qingquan and was officially approved by the Registry of Societies on 28 December 1958.
The Association started with an initial 50 members, many of whom were self-employed school transport vehicle drivers. The purpose of the establishment was to unite people of the same trade for close cooperation, to improve services, to mediate disputes and to provide support to its members. Till date, SSTA has grown from 50 members to roughly 1000 members.

In 1967, the Association changed its name to the “Singapore School Transport Association (SSTA)”, in a bid to provide specialized services to schools and students.

SSTA received approval from the Registry of Societies in 22 September 1967.

The Singapore School Transport Association (SSTA) has been serving its members on several levels. At the very core, members can turn to our Secretariat for assistance and support in problem solving and mediation. The SSTA also seeks out the best trade discounts and financial assistance programmes possible to aid members. For example, the SSTA is able to obtain bulk discount on fuel purchase and vehicle insurance premiums and pass these savings on directly to members.

To ensure our relevance to consumers' increasingly demanding needs, we must strive constantly to improve our service quality in order to enhance our competitiveness, and to make passenger safety our top priority.

Membership

SSTA membership is open to personnel who meet the following criteria

• Potential member has to own at least 1 bus.
• Membership is only open to Singapore citizens, aged 21 years and above.
• Entrance fee of $50 plus Annual Membership fee of $48 for the first vehicle is applicable. An additional $12 shall be payable for each additional bus.

Successful application will enjoy the following benefits offered:

• Up to 29% discount off diesel price at all ExxonMobil stations.
• Discount off Motor, Commercial and Personal insurance premium offered by Income Insurance Ltd, Sompo Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd or Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd
• We also offer 12 months interest free instalment plans for bus insurance premiums.
• Voting rights/stand for election for the Executive Council of the Association.
• Members can approach our Secretariat for assistant and support in problem solving and mediation.
• Members have the opportunity to take part in/sub-contract businesses that the Association and its subsidiary companies obtain. For example:
• School bus service contracts.
• Factory/Office staff bus service contracts