An allowance to assist with the cost of transporting students to the nearest school or school bus service is available.

Eligibility:

• Live outside an area with an urban bus service, and more than five kilometres from the nearest government intake area school, educationally appropriate school or bus stop servicing that school.
• Are in grade 11 or 12, living on a Bass Strait Island and needs to attend an educationally appropriate school on mainland Tasmania or interstate.

The allowance is $0.28 per kilometre travelled on public roads. Applications must be received by 15 May to be assessed for the whole school year, or by 15 November to be assessed for terms 3 and 4 only.

For more information:

Department of State Growth
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: passenger.transport@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au