Secondary schools
The tables below list the key dates for secondary schools in the Northern Territory.
Term 1
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
17 January 2018 |
School Term Allowance (STA) payment |
Term 1 STA paid to eligible continuing students and students with claims approved before 15 January 2018. |
N/A |
6 April 2018 |
STA request |
We’ll send you a One Time Access Code (OTAC) and ask for term 1 attendance data for STA assessment. |
20 April 2018 |
2 May 2018 |
STA reminder |
If you haven’t responded to our request, we’ll send you a reminder with a new OTAC for term 1 attendance data. |
ASAP |
11 April 2018 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data on or before 9 April 2018, we’ll pay term 2 STA to eligible students. |
N/A |
Term 2
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
22 June 2018 |
STA request |
We’ll send you an OTAC and ask for term 2 attendance data for STA assessment. |
6 July 2018 |
1 August 2018 |
STA reminder |
If you haven’t responded to our request, we’ll send you a reminder with a new OTAC for term 2 attendance data. |
ASAP |
4 July 2018 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data on or before 2 July 2018, we’ll pay term 3 STA to eligible students. |
N/A |
Term 3
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
21 September 2018 |
STA request |
We’ll send you an OTAC and ask for term 3 attendance data for STA assessment. |
5 October 2018 |
24 October 2018 |
STA reminder |
If you haven’t responded to our request, we’ll send you a reminder with a new OTAC for term 3 attendance data. |
ASAP |
3 October 2018 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data on or before 1 October 2018, we’ll pay term 4 STA to eligible students. |
N/A |
Boarding schools or hostels
The tables below list key dates for boarding schools or hostels in the Northern Territory.
Term 1
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
8 February 2018 |
Payment on Advice (POA) request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 1. You need to confirm student start dates. |
15 February 2018 |
19 February 2018 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date. |
N/A |
22 February 2018 |
Board and tuition payments |
If you provide POA response by 15 February 2018, term 1 board and tuition payments is paid to eligible ABSTUDY students. |
N/A |
16 February 2018 |
Semester 1 Census date |
Census date for Under-16 Boarding Supplement – semester 1. |
N/A |
23 February 2018 |
Under 16 Boarding Supplement claim |
We’ll ask you to claim the Under-16 Boarding Supplement for semester 1. |
23 March 2018 |
Term 2
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
3 May 2018 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 2. You need to confirm student start dates. |
10 May 2018 |
14 May 2018 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date. |
N/A |
17 May 2018 |
Board and tuition payments |
If you provide POA response by 17 May 2018, term 2 board and tuition payments is paid to eligible ABSTUDY students. |
N/A |
Term 3
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
2 August 2018 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 3. You need to confirm student start dates. |
9 August 2018 |
13 August 2018 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date. |
N/A |
16 August 2018 |
Board and tuition payments |
If you provide POA response by 9 August 2018, term 3 board and tuition payments is paid to eligible ABSTUDY students. |
N/A |
17 August 2018 |
Semester 2 Census date |
Census date for Under-16 Boarding Supplement – semester 2. |
N/A |
24 August 2018 |
Under 16 Boarding Supplement claim |
We’ll ask you to claim the Under-16 Boarding Supplement for semester 2. |
21 September 2018 |
Term 4
Date |
Item |
Details |
Action needed by |
2 October 2018 |
Claim lodgements for 2019 |
Students can lodge ABSTUDY claims for 2019 from this date. |
N/A |
25 October 2018 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 4. You need to confirm student start dates. |
1 November 2018 |
5 November 2018 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA requests by this date. |
N/A |
29 October 2018 |
Board and tuition details for 2019 |
We’ll ask you to give ABSTUDY your board and tuition amounts for 2019. |
14 December 2018 |
8 November 2018 |
Board and tuition payments |
If you provide POA response by 1 November, term 4 board and tuition payments is paid to eligible ABSTUDY students. |
N/A |
31 December 2018 |
Closing date for 2018 claims |
We need students to lodge 2018 ABSTUDY claims by this date. |
31 December 2018 |