Fortnightly hours
21.6
in the car
Fortnightly km
800
driven
Fortnightly cost
$238
fuel only
Annual picture
26 fortnights
| Metric | Per fortnight | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| 🕐 Time behind wheel | 21.6 hrs | 561.6 hrs |
| 📍 Kilometres | 800 km | 20,800 km |
| ⛽ Fuel cost | $238.31 | $6,196 |
| Cost per hour of driving | $11.03/hr | |
Run type breakdown
per fortnight
| Run type | Runs | Hours | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clash days | 8 | 11.6 | 488 |
| Morpeth only | 8 | 8.0 | 240 |
| Edgeworth only | 2 | 2.0 | 72 |
| Total | 18 | 21.6 | 800 |
Insights
School runs take up ~1.5 hrs every weekday on average — that's a significant chunk of your working day to plan around.
Over the 3 remaining school terms in 2026 (~30 weeks) you'll spend approximately 324 hours on school runs — equivalent to 8 full working weeks.
Your clash days are your biggest time sink — 8 runs per fortnight at 1.45hrs each = 54% of all school run time, for kids at different schools.
If you could solve even 2 clash runs per fortnight (e.g. a carpool or Ben covering one school), you'd reclaim ~2.9 hrs and $X every fortnight.
Keep fuel receipts — any run that connects to a work stop may be tax deductible. Worth a conversation with your accountant about the school run + work day combo.
Week A vs Week B
A Week A — busier week
Clash runs5 (2 AM + 3 PM)
Morpeth only4 (2 AM + 2 PM)
Edgeworth only0
Total runs9
Total hours11.25 hrs
Total km425 km
Fuel cost$126.67
B Week B — lighter week
Clash runs3 (2 AM + 1 PM)
Morpeth only4 (2 AM + 2 PM)
Edgeworth only2 (1 AM + 1 PM)
Total runs9
Total hours10.35 hrs
Total km375 km
Fuel cost$111.64
Daily run map — full fortnight
Paige + Ben
● Paige
● Ben
⭐ Best handoff
● Clash
● Morpeth
● Edgeworth
A Week A
Monday
AM
—
PM
Paige
H + O/A
Edgeworth → Morpeth
Tuesday
⭐ Ben can help
AM
Paige
H + O/A
Both schools D/O
PM
Paige
H
Edgeworth
|
Ben ⭐
O/A
Morpeth
Wednesday
AM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth D/O
PM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth P/U
Thursday
AM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth D/O
PM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth P/U
Friday
AM
—
PM
Paige
H + O/A
Edgeworth → Morpeth
B Week B
Monday
⭐ Ben can help
AM
Paige
H
Edgeworth
|
Ben ⭐
O/A
Morpeth
PM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth P/U
Tuesday
AM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth D/O
PM
—
Wednesday
AM
Paige
O/A
Morpeth D/O
PM
Paige
H
Edgeworth P/U
Thursday
⭐ Ben can help
AM
Paige
H
Edgeworth
|
Ben ⭐
O
Morpeth D/O
PM
Paige
H
Edgeworth P/U + Gymnastics
Friday
AM
Paige
H
Edgeworth D/O
PM
—
⭐ If Ben covers Morpeth runs
time & cost saved
Clash days where Ben can help — 5 per fortnight:
Week A: Tue AM (both schools D/O) · Tue PM (H Edgeworth / O/A Morpeth) · Mon PM + Fri PM (H + O/A at same time)
Week B: Mon AM (H Edgeworth / O/A Morpeth) · Thu AM (H Edgeworth / O Morpeth)
Week A: Tue AM (both schools D/O) · Tue PM (H Edgeworth / O/A Morpeth) · Mon PM + Fri PM (H + O/A at same time)
Week B: Mon AM (H Edgeworth / O/A Morpeth) · Thu AM (H Edgeworth / O Morpeth)
On each clash, Ben takes O/A to Morpeth (30km, 1hr) while Paige takes Hallie to Edgeworth — both runs happen simultaneously instead of sequentially. Clean split, no detours.
If Ben covers all 5 clash runs per fortnight you reclaim roughly 7.25 hours and ~$74 in fuel — because you're no longer doing both schools back to back.
Morpeth is 30km round trip / 1hr — straightforward for Ben with no complexity. One school, in and out.
Adjust your numbers
Fortnightly hrs
21.6
behind wheel
Annual hrs
561
all school runs
Annual cost
$6,196
fuel only
Full breakdown
| Fortnightly | Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⏱ Hours | 21.6 | 43.2 | 561.6 |
| ⛽ Fuel cost | $238 | $477 | $6,196 |
| 📅 3 terms left 2026 | $3,575 · 324 hrs | ||