These icons will help you locate the concessions available to you:
Companion Card
Services Australia Health Care Card
Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card
Seniors Card
Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
The Student Assistance Scheme provides assistance for low income families with the cost of levies for:
Parents/guardians who hold one of the following current concession card are eligible to apply:
Catholic sector schools directly assess eligibility for assistance to families and queries for assistance need to be directed to the relevant school.
Assistance is also available to grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandparents must provide proof that their grandchildren are legally in their care.
Department of Education
Phone: 1800 827 055
Email: stas@education.tas.gov.au
Web: www.education.tas.gov.au
Assistance to buy spectacles may be available to low income families with:
Parents/guardians who hold one of the following current concession card are eligible to apply:
Approved applicants will receive assistance with the cost of one pair of standard prescribed lenses and standard frames from a participating optometrist in any 12-month period unless special circumstances apply (i.e. prescription change).
Assistance is also available to grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandparents must provide proof that their grandchildren are legally in their care.
Department of Education
Phone: 1800 827 055
Email: FAU@education.tas.gov.au
Web: www.education.tas.gov.au
Concessions on fees for most adult education courses are available to holders of a:
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Libraries Tasmania
Phone: 6165 5564
Email: adulteducation.libraries@education.tas.gov.au
Web: https://adulteducation.libraries.tas.gov.au/
Financial support may be given to year 11 and 12 students who live away from home due to the distance between their usual home in Tasmania and the closest institution offering their chosen course of study. The assistance is available to:
The Allowance is not income tested.
Department of Education
Phone: 1800 827 055
Email: FAU@education.tas.gov.au
Web: www.education.tas.gov.au
In 2020 adult concession fares of $2.40 (single flat fare) apply at all times, not just for travel to and from an education facility. Any fare increase for 2021 will be implemented in January 2021.
A further 20 per cent discount is available on the presentation of a Greencard (Metro and Tassielink) or Transportme Smart Card. These fares are available to adult students who are:
Metro Tasmania
Phone: 132 201
Email: correspondence@metrotas.com.au
Web: www.metrotas.com.au
Merseylink
Phone: 6427 7626
Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
Web: www.merseylink.com.au
A 50 per cent concession on the adult base fare applies at all times, not just for travel to and from an education facility, and is available to adult students upon presentation of Student ID who are:
Contact your bus service operator.
Adult students may be eligible for a special circumstance student bus pass which provides them with discounted travel on one or more fare charging bus services between 6.00 am and 7.00 pm on school days, if they meet the following criteria:
If the student holds a current Concession Card, they may be eligible to travel for free.
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Department of State Growth
Phone: 6166 3333 or 1300135 513
Email: bus.passes@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au/student
In 2020 student fares of $1.80 (single trip) apply at all times, not just for travel to and from school. Any fare increase for 2021 will be implemented in January 2021. This concession applies to students who are:
A further 20 per cent discount is available on the presentation of a Greencard (Metro and Tassielink) or Transportme Smart Card.
Metro Tasmania
Phone: 132 201
Email: correspondence@metrotas.com.au
Web: www.metrotas.com.au
Merseylink
Phone: 6427 7626
Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
Web: www.merseylink.com.au
A travel allowance of 41 cents per kilometre (45 cents for students living on the West Coast) may be payable to:
Where apprentices and trainees are required to travel within Tasmania for training, an accommodation allowance of $50 per night is available to:
Where apprentices and trainees are required to travel from Flinders Island, King Island and Cape Barren Island, an accommodation allowance of $50 per night is available, including weekends, if attending for two or three weeks. The Tasmanian Government will:
Where apprentices and trainees are required to travel to the mainland for training, the Tasmanian Government will (to a maximum amount of $8 000 per calendar year):
Skills Tasmania
Phone: 6165 6055
Email: travelclaims@skills.tas.gov.au
Web: www.skills.tas.gov.au/apprenticeshipstraineeships/incentives/allowances
In 2020 student fares of $1.80 (single trip) apply at all times, not just for travel to and from school. Any fare increase for 2021 will be implemented in January 2021. This concession applies to students who are:
A further 20 per cent discount is available on the presentation of a Greencard (Metro and Tassielink) or Transportme Smart Card.
Students who are travelling on a service without an electronic ticketing system will receive an equivalent 20 per cent discount upon purchase of a 10-ride ticket.
Contact your bus service operator.
An allowance to assist with the cost of transporting students to the nearest school or school bus service is available to students:
or:
Department of State Growth
Phone: 6166 3350
Email: passenger.transport@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au
A student bus pass for free travel provides free travel on one or more fare charging bus services between home and school. Free travel applies between 6.00 am and 7.00 pm on school days for students who are:
and who meet one or more of the following eligibility criteria:
Department of State Growth
Phone: 6166 3333 or 1300 135 513
Email: bus.passes@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au/student
A reduction on the normal tuition fee for government subsidised program for each qualification or skill set is available to eligible enrolled students who:
TasTAFE
Phone: 1300 655 307
Web: www.tastafe.tas.edu.au
Courses for which there are no tuition fees include:
Tuition fees are not charged for inmates at a custodial institution.
TasTAFE
Phone: 1300 655 307
Web: www.tastafe.tas.edu.au
Fees can be waived in full or reduced to concession rate or to an alternative amount for students in extreme financial hardship or for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Note: Students are referred to a Student Counsellor or Aboriginal VET Officer for assessment.
TasTAFE
Phone: 1300 655 307
Web: www.tastafe.tas.edu.au
Up to a 25 per cent reimbursement of childcare costs (to a maximum of $500 per student per year) is available to students: Note: This concession is subject to available funds at the time of application.
TasTAFE
Phone: 1300 655 307
Web: www.tastafe.tas.edu.au