Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are studying an approved secondary course may get ABSTUDY. Primary school students under 14 years of age on 1 January in the year of study may also qualify. ABSTUDY provides money for:
· accommodation - rent assistance, boarding fee supplements
· expenses for fields trips or work placements that require travel away
· fares for travel between your permanent home and the school at the beginning and end of term
· living expenses
· prescription medication
· school fees, books, uniforms and other school costs.
Further information
· visit www.centrelink.gov.au
· call 13 2317 to speak to an Indigenous Contact Officer or
· visit a Centrelink Customer Service Centre