The Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) provides assistance for low-income families with the cost of levies for:

• Full-time students from kindergarten to Year 12 at government and non-government schools.
• Parents/guardians who hold an eligible concession card.

Assistance with levies in a government school per school year, if the student attends a non-government school parents/guardians need to discuss what assistance is available with their school as assistance to families is at the discretion of the school. Catholic schools do not participate in the STAS scheme and directly assess eligibility for assistance to families.

You can contact your school directly for a confidential discussion about financial assistance.

For more information:

Department for Education, Children and Young People
Phone: 1800 827 055
Email: stas@decypp.tas.gov.au
Web: decyp.tas.gov.au