ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance

What it’s for

ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance helps with general services and facilities fees, tuition fees and school subject fees including:

• materials
• sports, if sport is a subject and your school charges a subject fee.

It also helps with fees for items such as:

• school magazines
• locker hire
• laptop and tablet hire
• book hire
• exams.

What it isn’t for

ABSTUDY School Fees Allowance isn’t for any of the following items:

• stationery, laptops or tablets
• school, sports or special clothing, such as aprons for Home Economics or Art
• incidental expenses, such as purchases from the school shop
• laundry fees or for buying linen
• fees for a Parents’ and Citizens’ Association or similar organisation
• payments to school building funds
• insurance for school activities.