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The Australian Government helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to study by providing a number of allowances and benefits.
The amount of allowances that can be paid to the student may depend on many factors such as income and whether they are full-time or part-time. Generally, ABSTUDY fortnightly allowances for full-time students aged 22 or over work out to be about the same as Newstart Allowance. For full-time students aged under 22, they are about the same as Youth Allowance. ABSTUDY allowances for part-time students don’t depend on their income or the income of other family members.
Important notice, all student enrolling within Batchelor Institute must be in receipt of/or have submitted an ABSTUDY Claim for the year of enrolment for the exemption of Course Fees.
For more information about these allowances, other assistance that may be available, and claiming ABSTUDY, go to on the Department of Human Services website or phone 1800 132 317.