Secondary Assistance Scheme
Secondary Assistance Scheme
The secondary assistance scheme (SAS) is to assist low-income families with secondary schooling costs for students in Years 7 to 12. It is made up of 2 allowances:
the Education Program Allowance (EPA) which is paid directly to the college,
the Clothing Allowance (CLA) which is ideally paid to the applicant (bank account required) or to the college.
Please note that students who receive an ABSTUDY payment must apply for the ABSTUDY Supplement Allowance (ASA) rather than the Secondary Assistance Scheme (SAS).
Eligibility
Concession cards
To be eligible for the scheme, the parent or guardian must hold at least one of these concession cards:
Centrelink Health Care Card
Centreline Pensioner Health Care Card
Veteran’s Affairs Pensioner Concession Card (blue card).
The concession card must:
be valid for at least 4 weeks
be valid for some time within Term 1, 2024 (31 January to 28 March 2024)
have the student listed on it
not be expired at the time of applying for SAS.
Both physical and electronic concession cards are valid.
Submitting a Secondary Assistance Scheme application
Eligible families should complete the appropriate Secondary Assistance Scheme form and submit to the college by no later than Thursday 28 March 2024 (Week 9, Term 1).
Application forms can be submitted
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by email to yulebrook.col@education.wa.edu.au
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in person