BACK TO SCHOOL

School costs you may not have to carry alone

Camps, uniforms, textbooks, bus fares, driving to a school with no bus route — every state and territory runs its own support, and most families never hear about it. Here are all 25 programs in one place.

Most school-year programs open around the start of Term 1.

Opening and closing dates change every year and differ by state. Each program below links to its official page — check the current year's dates there before you apply.

Fill your child's details once

Student name and date of birth, school and year level, the home-to-school route — enter them on any one of these programs and they carry across the rest.

Federal — available Australia-wide5

Western Australia5

New South Wales2

Victoria2

Queensland2

South Australia2

Tasmania2

Australian Capital Territory2

Northern Territory3

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