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School Transport Assistance Scheme

A government scheme has come to our attention that allows parents to claim for the costs of transporting children to school, known as the School Transport Assistance Scheme (STAS).
You get a weekly amount of between $9.70 and $74.15 depending on your situation.

Eligibility

Attend an approved school in Queensland

State primary students must live more than 3.2 km by the shortest trafficable route

State secondary school students must live 4.8 km or more by the shortest trafficable route from the nearest state secondary school.

The eligible distance is from home to the closest school even if the student is unable to access that school.

This means people living out at Redlynch Valley are eligible as it is aproximately 6km to Redlynch College

People living at Palm Cove and Clifton beach can claim for secondary students as it is between 10 and 7km to Smtihfield High

The payments are made twice a year in June and December.

The claim must be applied for before 31 December.

More information here