Sandretto, SusanGarcía Bengoechea, EnriqueWilson, GordonKidd, GavinMandic, Sandra2024-07-222024-07-222024-07-03Active Travel Studies, ISSN: 2732-4184 (Print); 2732-4184 (Online), University of Westminster Press, 4(1). doi: 10.16997/ats.14892732-41842732-4184http://hdl.handle.net/10292/17813Internationally many adolescents do not meet the recommended level of regular physical activity. Although active transport to school (ATS) is promoted to increase physical activity in adolescents, relying solely on ATS is not feasible for those who live beyond walkable or cyclable distance to school. School choice education policies complicate the potential of ATS when adolescents do not enrol in the closest school. This research contributes to sparse New Zealand and growing international literature to examine parental perspectives on school choice, travel to school decisions and modes of travel to school in adolescents enrolled in the closest versus non-closest school. .This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports the global exchange of knowledge. Authors of published material remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons licence agreement.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3902 Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy39 Education4206 Public Health42 Health Sciences3213 PaediatricsPediatric4 Quality EducationJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.16997/ats.1489