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Textbook and Resource Allowance

Purpose

Department of Education, Training and the Arts provides assistance to parents/caregivers of secondary school age students attending state and approved non-state schools to contribute towards the cost of textbooks and learning resources. Registered home education students in years 8 - 12 are also eligible.

Expenditure Guidelines

Parents/caregivers receive the allowance through participation in the school's textbook hire scheme, as a discount to their fees and voluntary contributions, or directly from the school. This option is made available to each parent annually.

Duration of Program

Ongoing

Policy Reference

Education Policy and Procedure Register (EPPR):
FNM-PR-008: Textbook and Resource Allowance and
FNM-PR-018: Textbook and Resource Scheme
Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (new window) Chapter 13, Sections 368,369

Eligibility

The following students are eligible:

students attending approved state and non-state schools and registered home education students in Years 8 to 12;
students in ungraded secondary school programs and who are at least 13 years of age on 1 January;
students who are at least 13 years of age on 1 January and attending state special schools and non-state special schools holding funding approval; and
students undertaking courses in Australian Agricultural College campuses in Queensland equating to and in lieu of Years 11 to 12

The following students are not eligible:

students enrolled as full fee paying overseas students (FFOS)
students enrolled in a Centre for Continuing Secondary Education (CCSE), hospital and prison school;
students undertaking part time distance education from a non-state school accredited for distance education; and
students enrolled after the first Friday in August.

Form of Assistance

Cash allowance paid through the school attended or the Home Education Unit for registered home education students.

Payment Details

Textbook and Resource Allowance entitlements are mostly calculated on full time equivalent (FTE) enrolment census data.

For more information on the timing of payments please contact the school attended or the Home Education Unit for registered home education students (07) 3405 3914.

Allowance Rates for 2008

Year level	Amount
Years 8 - 10	$95 per student per annum
Years 11 - 12	$209 per student per annum
Ungraded students 13 years of age at 1 January	$95 per student per annum
Ungraded students 15 years of age at 1 January	$209 per student per annum

Part time students are entitled to the relevant FTE fraction of the allowance e.g. 0.2 FTE Yr 8 = $19.

Pro rata refunds and payments

Students transferring after the end of February from any Queensland secondary school (state or non-state) will have a pro rata refund of TRA paid directly from their original school to the new school. Parents will receive refunds for students who are not transferring to another school in Queensland.

In order to achieve consistency among schools, pro rata refunds and payments should be made on the basis of a 40 week school year.

Forms

There are no application forms to be completed by parents of students attending schools.

Parents of eligible home education students should contact the Home Education Unit (07) 3405 3914.

Contact

School Financial Services Unit

Phone:: (07) 3237 0774
Fax:: (07) 3237 1187

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