Key dates for Victoria

VIC Education institutions need to give us information by key dates each year. This helps us make sure ABSTUDY students get the right payment from us.

Secondary schools

The table lists the key dates for secondary schools in Victoria.

DateItemDetailsDate action needed by
17 January 2024School Term Allowance (STA) paymentTerm 1 STA paid to eligible continuing students or new claims approved before 15 January 2024N/A
21 March 2024School Term Allowance (STA) RequestWe’ll send you an OTAC and ask for Term 1 attendance data for STA assessment.4 April 2024
From 6 April 2024School Term Allowance (STA) paymentAfter you have provided attendance data, we’ll pay Term 2 STA to eligible students.N/A
20 June 2024School Term Allowance (STA) RequestWe’ll send you an OTAC and ask for Term 2 attendance data for STA assessment.4 July 2024
From 3 July 2024School Term Allowance (STA) paymentAfter you have provided attendance data, we’ll pay Term 3 STA to eligible students.N/A
12 September 2024School Term Allowance (STA) RequestWe’ll send you an OTAC and ask for Term 3 attendance data for STA assessment.3 November 2024
From 9 October 2024School Term Allowance (STA) paymentAfter you have provided attendance data, we’ll pay Term 4 STA to eligible students.N/A

Boarding schools or hostels

The tables list key dates for boarding schools or hostels in Victoria.

Term 1

DateItemDetailsDate action needed by
8 February 2024Payment on Advice (POA) requestWe’ll send you a POA request for term 1. You need to confirm student start dates.16 February 2024
19 February 2024POA suspensionsWe’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request.ASAP
22 February 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 1 of 2We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment.N/A
28 March 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 2 of 2We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students.N/A

Term 2

DateItemDetailsDate action needed by
24 April 2024POA requestWe’ll send you a POA request for term 2. You need to confirm student start dates.3 May 2024
6 May 2024POA suspensionsWe’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request.ASAP
9 May 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 1 of 2We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment.N/A
27 June 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 2 of 2We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students.N/A

Term 3

DateItemDetailsDate action needed by
25 July 2024POA requestWe’ll send you a POA request for term 3. You need to confirm student start dates.2 August 2024
5 August 2024POA suspensionsWe’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request.ASAP
8 August 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 1 of 2We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment.N/A
26 September 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 2 of 2We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students.N/A

Term 4

DateItemDetailsDate action needed by
1 October 2024Claim lodgements for 2025ABSTUDY claims for 2025 can be submitted from this date.31 December 2025
17 October 2024POA requestWe’ll send you a POA request for term 4. You need to confirm student start dates.25 October 2024
28 October 2024POA suspensionsWe’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date.ASAP
28 October 2024Board and tuition details for 2025We’ll ask you to give ABSTUDY your board and tuition amounts for 2025.6 December 2024
31 October 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 1 of 2We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment.N/A
5 December 2024Board and tuition payments, instalment 2 of 2We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students.N/A
31 December 2024Closing date for 2024 claimsWe need students to submit 2024 ABSTUDY claims by this date.31 December 2024
Page last updated: 1 January 2024.
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