ABSTUDY Activity Agreements 010-02090000

Secondary school students will incur a breach if they have more than 5 full days of unapproved absences in a term. To retain their eligibility for payments, they will need to enter into an ABSTUDY Activity Agreement.

An Activity Agreement is a written commitment by the secondary school student. To retain their entitlement, the student will need to negotiate and agree to undertake certain activities with Services Australia.

The Activity Agreement:

• is designed to reaffirm the student's commitment to full-time study
• takes into account the student's circumstances
• is based on reasonable and achievable activities that lead to educational outcomes, and
• includes a requirement that the secondary school student must participate in full-time study, including attendance at school where required

Activity Agreements are not required for students:

• getting Schooling A Award
• less than 16 years of age receiving ABSTUDY Living Allowance
• of any age approved for Away from home entitlements residing at a boarding school or hostel

A secondary school student may be exempt from the requirement to enter an Activity Agreement where:

• circumstances make it unreasonable for the student to meet normal attendance requirements, for example, major personal crisis, homelessness, caring responsibilities, bereavement or confinement, and
• the school approves the student's exemption from normal attendance requirements