Another 18 operators have joined the free school transport scheme, raising the total so far to 75, the Education Ministry said on Friday.
Malta Today reported on Friday that up to a thousand private and church school students were still waiting for transport arrangements because there were not enough operators taking part in the scheme.
Over the past days, several parents were told that there was not enough space on the minibuses scheduled to service certain routes and that some routes might likely not even be serviced.
In a statement on Friday afternoon, the ministry said it was working to find a solution so that all school children would benefit from the scheme.
Up until Thursday, there were 57 operators taking part, but the number has now risen to 75.
Last week, The Malta Independent reported how one of the bigger operators, Coop, had advised parents that it could not guarantee that all routes would be serviced.
Parents were also left fuming when they discovered that they would still have to pay for on-board supervision. The government had initially pledged to introduce supervised free transport for all church and private schools but later backtracked, announcing that it would be introducing a tracking app instead.
Parents have complained that, while the app would let them know when their children board and alight their school bus, it could not act as a replacement for supervisors and, as such, ensure that no bullying took place.