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Primary school (K-6), high school and secondary collegeStudent assistanceAssistance towards the cost of school levies may be available to low income families with:
Assistance is based on a family’s taxable income and the number of dependent children. Application forms can be downloaded from www.education.tas.gov.au/school/parents/costs/assistance For more information:
Spectacles assistanceAssistance to buy spectacles may be available to low income families with a:
Assistance is based on a family’s taxable income and the number of dependent children. Application forms can be downloaded from www.education.tas.gov.au/school/parents/costs/assistance For more information:
School uniform exceptional assistance schemeAssistance may be given to buy school uniforms for students in exceptional circumstances or financial need. For more information:
TAFEThe TAFE Tasmania concession details listed in this booklet are only available in 2008. From January 2009, Government post-Year 10 education and training will be provided by the Tasmanian Academy, the Tasmanian Polytechnic and Training Tasmania. TAFE Tasmania will cease operations. Education and training will not cost any more in the new organisations and similar concessions will be available. For more information on concessions in 2009:
Tuition fee concessionA two-thirds reduction on the normal tuition fee for each unit or module is available to enrolled students who have a:
Note: capping also applies. For more information: Government Industry Priority (GIP)GIP aims to support enrolments in qualifications identified as industry priorities, including addressing skills shortages. A 50 per cent reduction on the normal tuition fee for each unit or module is available to:
Note: capping also applies. For more information:
Strengthening the Trades ProgramA fee cap of $300 on any of the eligible traditional trade apprenticeships, traineeships and pre-employment trade courses, is available to:
For more information:
Courses without feesCourses for which there are no tuition fees include:
Tuition fees are not charged for prisoners. For more information:
CappingMaximum annual caps for students are:
For more information:
WaiverFees can be waived in full, reduced to 66 per cent of full fee, to concession (capped at $275), or to an alternative amount for:
For more information:
E-Learn voucherVouchers for free computer courses providing three or four units from Certificates I and II are available to everyone. For more information:
Student grantA grant of $60 for additional compulsory educational expenses is available to low-income, full-time TAFE students. To qualify student must have paid all course fees and be eligible for:
For more information:
Student childcare subsidyUp to a 50 per cent reimbursement of childcare costs (to a maximum of $1,000 per student per year) is available to people:
For more information:
Adult educationAdult Education course concessionConcessions on fees for most Adult Education courses are available to: For more information:
AccommodationAccommodation allowance for tertiary studentsFinancial support may be given to full-time tertiary students who live away from home due to the distance between their usual home in Tasmania and the closest tertiary institution offering their chosen course of study. The assistance is available to:
Application forms can be downloaded from www.education.tas.gov.au/school/parents/costs/assistance For more information:
Accommodation allowance for apprentices and traineesAn accommodation allowance of $22 per day (to a maximum of $110 per week) is available to:
For more information:
Accommodation allowance for senior secondary studentsFinancial support may be given to senior secondary students who live away from home due to the distance between their usual home in Tasmania and the closest senior secondary institution offering their chosen course of study. The assistance is available to:
Application forms can be downloaded from www.education.tas.gov.au/school/parents/costs/assistance For more information:
TransportStudent bus fares – metropolitan areasStudent fares of $1.20 (single trip) and $9.60 (10 ride ticket) apply at all times – not just for travel to and from school, and are available to:
For more information:
Adult student bus fares – metropolitan areasStudent fares of $1.80 (sections single flat fare) and $2.80 (off-peak multi-trip fare) apply at all times – not just for travel to and from school, and are available to:
For more information:
Student bus fares – urban fringe and rural areasStudent fares of $0.30 (from 1 July to 31 December 2008) and $0.60 (from 1 January 2009) apply at all times – not just for travel to and from school, and are available to students aged up to and including 18 years who are travelling:
For more information:
Adult student bus fares – urban fringe and rural areasA 50 per cent concession on the approved adult base fare applies at all times – not just for travel to and from school, and is available to:
For more information:
Free travel passes – metropolitan, urban fringe and rural areasNo fare is charged for travelling between home and school to:
Application forms can be downloaded from www.transport.tas.gov.au For more information:
Conveyance allowanceAn allowance to assist with the cost of transporting students by private vehicle to the nearest school or school bus service is available to students:
Application forms can be downloaded from www.transport.tas.gov.au For more information:
Apprentice and trainee travelA travel allowance of 16 cents per kilometre (20 cents for students living on the West Coast) is payable to:
Where apprentices and trainees are required to travel to the mainland for training, the State Government will:
For more information:
Contact:Concession Guide enquiries
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