Living in a non-transit served area. (A transit served area means that a person can get to and from school using the YRT/Viva in less than an hour, needs to walk no more than 1 km to/from the stop, and needs to take a maximum of 3 busses each way). Students in a special needs program (excluding gifted), are exempt from the policy and receive it based on special criteria. Public transit Routes for the 2015–16 school year There are a number of routes which serve the school, partially because of its Gifted and AP programs, partially due to its proximity to the Markham-Stouffville Hospital bus terminal. Some York Region Transit (YRT) routes stop at or near the school: Route 1 – Highway 7. Eastbound to Copper Creek Drive via Markham-Stouffville Hospital. Westbound to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. Route 41 – Markham Local Westbound to Markville mall. EB buses not available near school due to loop shape of route Route 102D – Markham Road (operated by the Toronto Transit Commission) Northbound to Major Mackenzie Drive East. Southbound to Warden station (Subway) Route 522 – Markham Community Bus No routes divert to/from the school at the beginning and/or end of the school day However, there are three high school specials for Markham district. The first special is generally for those in the gifted program. They are also used by those in grades 11 and 12 who are done with the gifted program and are continuing at MDHS. It is also used by grade 12 students in the AP program who happen to live near the route. Route 410 serve those whose home schools are Markville Secondary School or Unionville High School. It also serves those in the school boundaries near Reesor Park Public School and E.T. Crowle Public School. The 2nd special, route 411, was created to serve those living in the school boundaries near Boxwood Public School, Legacy public School and Copper Glen Public School as well as the gifted/AP students whose home school is Middlefield Collegiate Institute. The 3rd special, route 406, introduced in the 2015–16 academic year, also serves gifted & AP students. It serves the area where the home school is Bill Hogarth Secondary School Effective July 1, 2015, YRT fares are $4.00 in cash for a two-hour pass. Ten student tickets (valid for 2 hours) are $26.00 and a monthly pass is $102.00 Notable alumni Clarence