AUSSIE EDUCATOR

 AUST. CAPITAL TERRITORY

• Financial Assistance for Families
  Secondary Bursary Scheme Student Support Fund program.
• School Services
  Transport ACT. Multiple topics are covered including a FAQ section. Find more at the Fare Concessions section of the Transport ACT site.
• Transport for Students with Disabilities

 NEW SOUTH WALES

 SUBSIDIES, GRANTS, …

• Assisted School Travel Program
  ‘Transport to and/or from school for some students with disabilities, behaviour disorders and learning difficulties, when parents or caregivers responsible for transport are unable to do so’.
• Course Fees & Fee Support Information
  TAFE NSW. ‘A range of criteria apply for course fees, with government subsidies, loans, payment by instalment and fee support available to eligible students’.
• Rural and Distance Education
  This area includes the following :

• Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
• Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students
  Scroll down to the Scholarships and Allowances section.
• Living Away From Home Allowance
  Scroll down to the Scholarships and Allowances section.
• School Drive Subsidy. Also see Subsidised Travel for Eligible Students [Transport for NSW], known as the School Student Transport Scheme.

• Youth Allowance
  Information from Department of Human Services.

 NORTHERN TERRITORY

• Australian Government Student Assistance
  Information from NT.gov.au.
• Student Assistance Schemes
  Includes the following specific areas  :

• Conveyance Subsidy;
• Correspondence Materials Delivery Allowance;
• Delivery Assistance;
• Isolated Students Education Allowance;
• MidTerm Travel Scheme;
• Remote Area Travel Allowance;
• School of the Air Student Functions;
• Student Assistance [includes Proof of Residency];
• Student Travel Scheme;
• Tertiary Fare Re-imbursement ;

• Student Financial Help and Scholarships
  Links to specific information. NT.gov.au .

 QUEENSLAND

 EDUCATION QUEENSLAND

• Grants and Appropriations
  ‘Each of the profiles of the appropriations and allowances shows purpose, eligibility, calculation, payment processes and data requirements’. See below for some of these.
• Investing for Success
  ‘In 2014, the Queensland Government commenced a four-year funding initiative to improve student outcomes and school performance’. This is extended into 2022.
• Living Away from Home Allowance
• Parents and Students - Financial Allowances
  State & Commonwealth assistance.
• School Transport
  Department of Transport and Main Roads. School Transport Assistance Scheme, statements, Code of Conduct, behaviour, even bus replacement options. Also check the School Tickets and Fares site at TRANSLink.
• Student Hostels Assistance
• Targeted Funding
  ‘Targeted funds are allocated to certain schools in recognition that, to achieve desired educational outcomes or to provide appropriate educational experiences, these schools require enhanced funding levels’.
• Textbook and Resource Allowance
  ‘Assistance to parents of secondary school age students attending state and approved non-state schools to contribute towards the cost of textbooks and learning resources’.

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• Payments and Financial Support Schemes
  Includes Aboriginal families, students in remote and isolated areas, young people at school, training or in an apprenticeship.
• School Card
  ‘Provides financial assistance towards the educational expenses incurred by families at government and non-government schools and who meet the eligibility criteria’.
• Travel Concession and Allowances
  Student Concession Cards, students with disabilities, Fares allowance, Allowance for geographically isolated students, other forms of assistance, more.
• Concession Card [SA]
  Adelaide Metro. Select metroCARD and MetroTicket fares then How much are child, primary and high school student fares ?.

 TASMANIA

• Awards & Scholarships
• Student Assistance Scheme Guidelines
  Note there were changes to this in 2021 and you can check information via the The Student Assistance Scheme [STAS] Updates page.
• Student Financial Assistance includes the Student Assistance Scheme and Awards & Scholarships listed above, as well as :

• Spectacles Assistance Scheme
• Student Accommodation
  ‘Accommodation or accommodation services are available in all regions for Department of Education [DoE] students. These services are run by DoE, TasTAFE and/or community providers, Anglicare Tasmania and Colony 47’.

• Travelling to School
  Concession Bus pass, Conveyance Allowance, links, more.

 VICTORIA

• Concession Card [Vic]
  Concessions for students eligible for transport to and from school. Download further information at Victorian Fares & Tickets via either the relevant chapter on Concessions, or the whole section.
• Costs, Fees and Funding
  ‘You can get financial help with costs if you meet certain criteria’. Help with school costs and fees and Student scholarships are two of the options.
• Help with School Costs and Fees
  There are options if you’ re having difficulties with school costs’.
• Regional Town Bus Ticketing
  Information including a link to all fares. Download a copy of the Victorian Fares and Ticketing Manual for further information.
• School Bus Program
  This is the policy page It also has links to several other policies relating to transport assistance, e.g. Conveyance Allowance Program, Students with Disabilities Transport Program and Private Car Use.
• School students - Public Transport Victoria
  Information about what is involved with public transport costs for school students.
• State Schools Uniform Relief
  ‘We support thousands of young Victorians and their families, clothing 1 in 60 children for school each year’.

 WESTERN AUSTRALIA

• Details about items listed below. More can be found by checking the Western Australia Education Department’s document covering Student Grants and Allowances. It includes the latest guidelines.

• Agricultural College Special Subsidy
  Part of the Boarding Away from Home Allowance.
• Boarding Away from Home Allowance
  Eligibility restrictions apply.
• Secondary Assistance Scheme
  Clothing and Educational Program Allowances.

• Student Travel Subsidies
  ‘Provides travel assistance to school and tertiary students. There are two main types of assistance’.
• Transport Concession Guide
  TransPerth. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary students, other Concession Passes. Also see the Student SmartRider page.

 TERTIARY

In addition to the information supplied below, you should also check the Scholarships pages for information regarding scholarships/allowances/assistance from individual universities. Similarly, a number of colleges also have scholarships/allowances/assistance. Information can be found through individual College sites and in some cases the Scholarships link noted above.

 AUST. GOVERNMENT SITES

• Austudy
  Provides income support to eligible students over the age of 25.
• Defence Force Jobs
  As well as providing general information about all aspects of defence force jobs, this looks at positions at ADFA [Defence Forces Academy, check under Education] and the help that is available. You do have to sign up for a minimum period of service wherever they send you.

 HECS/HELP ASSISTANCE

• FEE-HELP
  ‘A loan given to eligible fee-paying students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. You can borrow up to the amount of the tuition fee being charged by your provider for your unit of study’. Now found through Study Assist.
• HECS-HELP
  What it was/is, eligibility, repayments, booklet, other information, more. Now found through Study Assist.
• Paying back Your Loan
  Directs you to a number of links to find precise information about this process.
• OS-HELP loans and Study Overseas
  ‘If you are enrolled in a course of study with an approved Australian higher education provider [provider] and you wish to undertake part of your study overseas, you may be eligible to access a HELP loan for the portion of your overseas exchange’.
• Study and Training Support Loans
  Australian Taxation Office. Includes HECS-HELP and Student Financial Supplement Scheme information.
• VET Student Loans
  Study Assist. ‘VET Student Loans commenced on 1 January 2017, replacing the VET FEE-HELP scheme, which ceased for new students on 31 December 2016’.

 POST-GRADUATE ASSISTANCE

• Research Training Program
  ‘Applications for RTP Scholarships need to be made directly to participating universities. Each university has its own application and selection process’. One example is University of New England. Previously listed as the Australian Postgraduate Awards.
• See details for HECS-HELP above.

 GENERAL SITES

• FastWeb
  If you are looking to study at an American university, this could be the site for you. It helps find free scholarships and information about colleges.
• Student Discounts
  One of several online sources where students [and teachers] can legitimately buy quality software from known brands at “academic prices” as well as related materials.
• Student VIP
  You need to join StudentVIP to access all areas. A portal including numerous money saving processes including Textbookexchange, ‘Australia’s largest second hand textbook site. Save heaps off new text book prices’.