What licence class must you hold to drive any school-purpose bus with seating for more than 24 passengers?

1. Class A
2. Class C
3. Class B ✓
4. Class F

Answer: C. Class B

You must hold a Class B licence to drive a school-purpose bus with seating for more than 24 passengers.

Why this is the answer

The Class B entry in the handbook says that licence lets you drive any school-purpose bus. The Class F entry is narrower: it covers a regular bus with a maximum 24-passenger capacity. That 24-passenger limit is the dividing line in the question, so a bus beyond that limit is not covered by Class F. The Class B passage is the one that matches a school-purpose bus without a 24-passenger cap.

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. Class A — Class A is described in the passages as covering a motor vehicle and towed vehicles, not as the licence for a school-purpose bus.
• B. Class C — Class C appears only as a class that a Class B holder may also drive, so it is not the licence named for any school-purpose bus.
• D. Class F — Class F is limited to a regular bus with a maximum 24-passenger capacity, so it does not cover a school-purpose bus seating more than 24 passengers.

Remember it

Remember the ladder: Class B covers any school-purpose bus, while Class F stops at a 24-passenger regular bus.