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National Primary & Secondary (High) School Government Bonuses, Schemes & Allowances
 | National – Centrelink Schoolkids Bonus The Education Tax Refund (ETR) to help with the cost of educating primary and secondary school children was changed to the Schoolkids Bonus, a one-off bonus in the 2011-12 tax year. If you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A, you probably are eligible for the Schoolkids Bonus. The Schoolkids Bonus will finish at the end of 2016 and is income-limited to those earning less than $100,000 per year. Find out more information about the Schoolkids Bonus at Human Services website Schoolkids Bonus information page |
| National – Centrelink Youth Allowance Youth Allowance can assist you if you are a young person who is studying, undertaking training or an Australian Apprenticeship, looking for work, or sick Find out more information at the Centrelink website |
| National – Centrelink Abstudy If you are an Indigenous secondary or tertiary student or a full-time Australian Apprentice, ABSTUDY is an allowance that may help you stay at school or in further study. Depending on your situation, you might also be eligible for extra payments to help with the costs of studying You may be eligible for ABSTUDY if you are of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and you are accepted as such in the community you live or have lived in. You must be an Australian citizen and also be: aged 14 years or more on 1 January and studying at primary school, or See also the Abstudy Brochure |
| National – Centrelink Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) scheme For Australian students who are unable to attend an appropriate state school on a daily basis, mainly because of geographic isolation Find out more information at the Centrelink website |
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