Financial help for isolated students
Introduction
Northern Territory (NT) geographically isolated students may be able to get financial help with the costs to:
- live away from home to attend school, college or university
- access distance education
- travel daily in a remote locality to and from school.
The different assistance schemes are listed below.
Read the following:
Student assistance schemes policy PDF (710.6 KB)
Student assistance schemes policy DOCX (659.7 KB)
Student assistance schemes guidelines and procedures PDF (849.5 KB)
Student assistance schemes guidelines and procedures DOCX (791.7 KB)
Boarding
The below allowances may be available to assist families of eligible students that need to live away from home to attend school.
Boarding in the NT
Daily transport to and from school
The Remote Transit Subsidy may provide financial help with the cost of daily transport for your child to and from school.
Read about the Remote Transit Subsidy.
Distance education
The Distance Education Allowance may provide financial assistance towards the costs associated with educating a preschool, primary, middle or senior student through a recognised NT correspondence or distance education school
Read about the Distance Education Allowance.
University
You can apply for the Tertiary Fares Reimbursement Scheme if your child attends university or higher education away from home in the NT.
Find out how to apply for the Tertiary Fares Reimbursement Scheme.
Help from the Australian Government
In order to qualify for some NT student assistance schemes, you must first be approved for assistance under the Australian Government's Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme (AIC) or ABSTUDY schemes.
Read more about Australian Government's assistance schemes.
Appeal about a decision
You can submit an appeal about a decision under the student assistance schemes to:
Financial Services
Department of Education
GPO Box 4821
Darwin NT 0801
studentassistance.det@education.nt.gov.au
Appeals that are unable to be resolved may be referred to a director of Financial Services for an internal review.
For more information
You can call 1800 019 157 or email studentassistance.det@education.nt.gov.au.
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