The state government has scrapped the card Queensland students need to carry if they want to catch public transport at concession rates.

It means full-time students will no longer need to carry the Tertiary Transport Concession Card and will only require their tertiary institution's ID and a concession goCard to travel at the lower charge.

Students will no longer need to carry three cards to get concession rates on public transport. Credit:Michelle Smith

The change came into effect on Wednesday.

The move to scrap the TTCC was a pre-election promise by the Palaszczuk Government, with new goCard technology to be introduced from first semester next year.