Most useful information for school

1. Education
2. School

Leaving secondary school

Find information to guide you when you’re leaving or finishing secondary school.

1. Top payments
2. ABSTUDY

ABSTUDY for school children living at home

There’s ABSTUDY support available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students attending school and living at home.

1. What can affect your payment
2. Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A

What happens if we update your child support assessment while you get FTB Part A

If circumstances change for you or the other parent, we’ll update your child support assessment. This means your FTB payments may change too.

Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia

We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.

Gifting

If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.

1. Income
2. Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Special types of income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you’re Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both and you or your partner get special types of income, you need to let us know so you don’t get a debt.

1. Tertiary Access Payment
2. Who can get it

Students exempt from the Tertiary Access Payment parental income limit

We don’t need your parental income when you claim the Tertiary Access Payment if you’re exempt.

1. Top payments
2. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

How to claim Assistance for Isolated Children

Complete the following steps to claim Assistance for Isolated Children. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. Who can get it

Approved courses of study and institutions for Assistance for Isolated Children

The student must study full time in an approved course at an approved institution to get Assistance for Isolated Children.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.