Financial help for isolated students

You may be able to get help with the daily costs of transporting your child to school if you travel more than 5km in the Northern Territory (NT) and live in a remote locality.

The Remote Transit Subsidy applies from your place of residence to the nearest school or tertiary education facility.

To find out if you live in a remote locality, read the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment Determination 8 of 2015 Remote Locality Provisions PDF (481.2 KB).

Who can apply

The student must:

• be in full-time study in an NT:
  • primary
  • middle or senior school
  • tertiary education facility
• live in a remote NT locality more than 5km from their nearest school or nearest point of access to public transport.

To find out more about the conditions of the subsidy, read the student assistance schemes guidelines and procedures PDF (849.5 KB).

How to apply

Get the student assistance form on the GrantsNT website.

You must apply:

• every year by 30 June
• in the relevant school year.

You must also attach the following with each application:

• statement of distance travelled with longitude and latitude, from home to school, institution, or nearest public transport where the student assistance officer cannot determine the location
• copy of each applicant’s drivers licence covering the intended claim period
• statutory declaration at the end of semester 2 confirming attendance and applicant details unchanged.

Students attending non-government schools

In addition to the above, you must provide proof of attendance with statutory declaration at the end of semester 2 confirming attendance and details unchanged.

This subsidy will be paid as 2 part payments:

• automatically at the end of semester 1 for approved applicants only
• at the end of semester 2 on receipt of approved statutory declaration.

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