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 one of the following current concession cards are eligible to apply:

• Services Australia or DVA Pensioner Concession Card.
• Services Australia Health Care Card
• Services Australia Low Income Health Care Card.

Assistance to families in non-government schools is at the discretion of the school. Catholic schools directly assess eligibility for assistance to families.  Requests for assistance need to be directed to the relevant school.

Assistance is also available to grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandparents may need to provide proof that their grandchildren are legally in their care.

For more information:

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