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Providing a school bus for students’ transportation is a service that is often supplied in private schools in Greece. However, in “frontistiria” (greek terminology - private educational institutes that support students’ performance in school), is extremely rare this service. The purpose of this research is to evaluate whether the use of school bus from “frontistiria” in Thessaloniki can be considered as an educational innovation and whether this service would affect parents in choosing a “frontistirio”, which offers this service. The survey was conducted using questionnaires in a sample of 120 parents, whose children attend either Primary or High Schools (including Lyceums) in Thessaloniki. The sample was selected with the method of non-random sampling (sample of convenience). The results’ analysis shows that a significant majority of parents consider the service of a school-bus in Thessaloniki's “frontistiria” as an educational innovation, which contributes in students’ performance. Moreover, it is highlighted, that most parents would choose to use school-bus service and they would also choose a “frontistirio”, which includes this service, as long as the cost is relevant to their financial status and meets certain conditions of safety and comfort.