Who is eligible?
Private Car Travel
A student must:
- be aged between five and 18 in the year you apply
- be enrolled full time (includes kindergarten)
- be enrolled at a school recognised by the Department of Education
- live outside an area with an urban bus service
- live more than five kilometres from the nearest government intake area school, educationally appropriate school or bus stop servicing the school.
Note: If a student lives within 5 kilometres of a bus stop but 5 or more kilometres from the nearest appropriate school and is unable to catch a bus due to a medical condition or disability, you can still apply for conveyance allowance.
Air Travel
A student must:
- be aged between five and 18 in the year you apply
- be enrolled full time (includes kindergarten)
- be enrolled at a school recognised by the Department of Education
- live on a Bass Strait Island
- be in grade 11 or 12 OR need to attend an educationally appropriate school on mainland Tasmania or Australia.