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Home schooling arrangements for ABSTUDY 010-02080030

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This document outlines when ABSTUDY can be paid for students who study at home.

Home schooling eligibility for ABSTUDY

ABSTUDY may be available to support students who:

  • have elected to move away from face to face schooling or distance education, and
  • are instead participating in approved home schooling arrangements

ABSTUDY may be paid for home schooling for secondary students if the relevant state/territory government education authority:

  • has given specific, individual approval for the home study
  • confirms that the study is full-time and aligns with the secondary qualification accredited by that authority, and
  • confirms that the study will be counted towards the secondary qualification accredited by that authority

If there is no education authority approval, for home schooling arrangements, ABSTUDY may still be payable under distance education arrangements when certain conditions are met. See the Process page for further information.

The Resources page contains a table detailing home schooling arrangements for States/Territories, Home schooling arrangements for ABSTUDY.

Approved courses of study for ABSTUDY and ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement (PES)

Coding ABSTUDY education details