VIC Education institutions need to give us information by key dates each year. This helps us make sure ABSTUDY students get the right payment from us.
Secondary schools
The tables below list the key dates for secondary schools in Victoria.
Term 1
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
23 January 2019 |
School Term Allowance (STA) payment |
Term 1 STA paid to eligible continuing students or new approved claims |
21 January 2019 |
|
29 March 2019 |
STA request |
We’ll send you a One Time Access Code (OTAC) and ask for term 1 attendance data for STA assessment. |
12 April 2019 |
|
8 May 2019 |
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 |
|
3 April 2019 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data, we’ll pay term 2 STA to eligible students. |
1 April 2019 |
Term 2
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
21 June 2019 |
STA request |
We’ll send you a OTAC and ask for term 2 attendance data for STA assessment. |
5 July 2019 |
|
24 July 2019 |
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 |
|
3 July 2019 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data, we’ll pay term 3 STA to eligible students. |
1 July 2019 |
Term 3
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
13 September 2019 |
STA request |
We’ll send you a OTAC and ask for term 3 attendance data for STA assessment. |
27 September 2019 |
|
16 October 2019 |
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 |
|
9 October 2019 |
STA payment |
If you’ve provided attendance data, we’ll pay term 4 STA to eligible students. |
7 October 2019 |
Boarding schools or hostels
The tables below list key dates for boarding schools or hostels in Victoria.
Term 1
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
7 February 2019 |
Payment on Advice (POA) request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 1. You need to confirm student start dates. |
14 February 2019 |
|
18 February 2019 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date. |
N/A |
|
21 February 2019 |
Board and tuition payments –instalment 1 of 2 |
We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment. |
14 February 2019 |
|
28 March 2019 |
Board and tuition payments – instalment 2 of 2 |
We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students who aren’t suspended. |
N/A |
Term 2
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2 May 2019 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 2. You need to confirm student start dates. |
9 May 2019 |
|
13 May 2019 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if POA requests aren’t completed by this date. |
N/A |
|
16 May 2019 |
Board and tuition payments –instalment 1 of 2 |
We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment. |
9 May 2019 |
|
27 June 2019 |
Board and tuition payments – instalment 2 of 2 |
We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students who aren’t suspended. |
N/A |
Term 3
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25 July 2019 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 3. You need to confirm student start dates. |
1 August 2019 |
|
5 August 2019 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if you haven’t completed our POA request by this date. |
N/A |
|
8 August 2019 |
Board and tuition payments –instalment 1 of 2 |
We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment. |
1 August 2019 |
|
26 September 2019 |
Board and tuition payments – instalment 2 of 2 |
We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students who aren’t suspended. |
N/A |
Term 4
| Date | Item | Details | Action needed by |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 October 2019 |
Claim lodgements for 2020 |
ABSTUDY claims for 2020 can be lodged from this date. |
N/A |
|
17 October 2019 |
POA request |
We’ll send you a POA request for term 4. You need to confirm student start dates. |
14 October 2019 |
|
28 October 2019 |
POA suspensions |
We’ll suspend students’ ABSTUDY payments if POA requests aren’t completed by this date. |
N/A |
|
30 October 2019 |
Board and tuition details for 2020 |
We’ll ask you to give ABSTUDY your board and tuition amounts for 2020. |
13 December 2019 |
|
31 October 2019 |
Board and tuition payments –instalment 1 of 2 |
We’ll pay eligible ABSTUDY students the first board and tuition payment. |
24 October 2019 |
|
5 December 2019 |
Board and tuition payments – instalment 2 of 2 |
We’ll pay the second board and tuition payment to eligible ABSTUDY students who aren’t suspended. |
N/A |
|
31 December 2019 |
Closing date for 2019 claims |
We need students to lodge 2019 ABSTUDY claims by this date. |
31 December 2019 |