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ABSTUDY is a group of payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian students and apprentices.
Many community groups play a big role supporting people claim and manage ABSTUDY.
To help, we’ve created 2 with targeted resources. These resources can help students and their families at different points in their study or training journey.
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General ABSTUDY resources
These resources can help support people in your community to understand who can get ABSTUDY and what it pays for.
Print and display this booklet to help customers know more about ABSTUDY
Easy Read guide provides clear and simple information about ABSTUDY. They're designed to help customers and organisations understand our payments and services.
The matrix and reference guide outlines the payments a customer may get based on their situation. Use the tables to help customers find out what ABSTUDY payments they may be eligible for.
Print and display these self-print posters to help spread the word about ABSTUDY.
Use factsheets to provide clear, practical information about ABSTUDY. They're designed to help customers and organisations understand our payments and services.
Use these social media tiles on your social media platforms to spread the word about ABSTUDY.
ABSTUDY high school resources
The start of high school is an important time in the ABSTUDY journey. It’s where most students first can get ABSTUDY and also when many need to move away from home to study. This resource can help with this transition.
Use factsheets to provide clear, practical information about ABSTUDY. They're designed to help customers and organisations understand our payments and services.
Print and display this booklet to help customers know more about ABSTUDY.
Use these short articles and key talking points to help share accurate, clear information about ABSTUDY in your communications.
Use these social media tiles on your social media platforms to spread the word about ABSTUDY.
Use the community PowerPoint presentation to show customers about ABSTUDY.
Print and display these self-print posters to help spread the word about ABSTUDY.
Videos
We have a range of video resources available about ABSTUDY.
These include:
- the ABSTUDY video series on YouTube for students and their families
- our interactive ABSTUDY travel video that helps student learn about ABSTUDY travel
- the ABSTUDY guide for boarding providers series on YouTube for boarding schools, hostels and education providers
- videos translated into 5 different indigenous languages.
You can share links to our videos on social media, in online newsletters and in presentations.
Translated videos
We have a series of ABSTUDY videos on YouTube translated into the following 5 Indigenous languages:
You can download the following English transcripts for the Indigenous language videos that appear in each series:
- Intro to ABSTUDY
- ABSTUDY for high school students at home
- ABSTUDY for high school students living away from home
- ABSTUDY for higher education and training
- ABSTUDY for part-time study
- How to claim ABSTUDY.
More information
If you’re an education provider, find out more about how you can support ABSTUDY students.
You can also download our School leavers resources to help students understand the ABSTUDY support available after high school.