Secondary Assistance Scheme

The Secondary Assistance Scheme (SAS) is to assist low-income families with secondary schooling costs for students in Years 7 to 12.

It is made up of two allowances:

• the Education Program Allowance (EPA) – paid directly to the school
• the Clothing Allowance (CLA) – paid to the applicant or the school.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scheme, the parent/guardian(s) must hold at least one of the following:

• Centrelink Health Care Card
• Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
• Veterans’ Affairs Pensioner Concession Card (blue) card.

The concession card must:

• be valid for at least 4 weeks
• be valid some time during Term 1 (31 January 2022 to 8 April 2022)
• have students listed on them.

Electronic concession cards are also valid.

Students must be:

• enrolled in a Western Australian public school
• in Years 7 to 12.

Note:

• Students are not eligible if they are born in the year 2003 or before.
• If a Year 11 or 12 student is not listed on the parent/guardian concession card, both the parent/guardian and student must produce their cards.

A grandparent must:

• be the primary caregiver of the child/children
• be the recognised guardian
• have the student listed on their concession card.

Independent students must:

• attach a letter of confirmation or statement from Centrelink (which specifically has the word ‘independent’ stated) to the application
• hold a concession card that is valid for at least four weeks, and the validity covers any time in Term 1 (31 January 2022 to 8 April 2022).