ABSTUDY high school students living away from home and other approved travellers can get ABSTUDY Fares Allowance. This ABSTUDY support helps with the costs of different types of trips between home and school during the term.
Boarding schools and hostels can either:
- ask us to pre-book travel before the trip
- claim a reimbursement after the trip.
We have a guide to pre-book ABSTUDY travel with us or claim a reimbursement after travel:
- ABSTUDY Travel Information for Boarding Schools and Hostels Guide
- ABSTUDY Travel Information for Boarding Schools and Hostels Guide.
Your responsibilities
When you request ABSTUDY travel, you’ll need to do the following:
- submit travel requests within the required time frame
- let families know when their child will be travelling
- tell us if students need extra baggage requirements
- ensure students, parents or guardians, and supervisors know about their responsibilities as ABSTUDY travellers.
To help each student safely complete their trip, you might also need to:
- arrange a travel supervisor, if they need one
- have a Safe Travel Plan.