The School Drive Subsidy is only available to parents/guardians where there is one or more eligible students within their household.
To be eligible for the School Drive Subsidy, a school student must be:
1. a resident of NSW; and
2. aged 4 years 6 months of age or older; and
3. enrolled at a registered day, boarding, or distance education school; and either
  1. is an infant student (i.e. Kindergarten, Year 1 or Year 2) or a primary student (Year 3-6) and;
    1. resides more than 1.6 kilometres (straight line distance) from the school attended, measured on a radius from the centre of the school site, or 2.3 kilometres or more by the most practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school; and
    2. the distance to the nearest transport pick up point (where available) is more than 1.6 kilometres (straight line distance) or 2.3 kilometres or more (walking distance); or
  2. is a secondary student (Year 7-12), and;
    1. resides more than 2.0 kilometres (straight line distance) from the school attended, measured on a radius from the centre of the school site, or 2.9 kilometres or more by the most direct practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school; and
    2. the distance to the nearest transport pick up point (where available) is more than 2.0 kilometres (straight line distance) or 2.9 kilometres or more by the most direct practicable walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school; or
  3. resides in a location where the only means of travel for the student to the school or transport pick up point is by private boat regardless of the distance between the student's residence and the school or transport pick up point and regardless of the student's year in the school; and
4. eligible for free government education in NSW.
To be eligible for the School Drive Subsidy a TAFE student must:
1. be a resident of NSW; and
2. be under 18 years of age at 1 January of the year of application; and
3. reside more than:
  1. 3.2 kilometres from the college by the most practicable walking route; and
  2. the distance to the nearest transport pick up point (where available) is more than 2.0 kilometres (straight line distance) or 2.9 kilometres or more (walking distance); or
4. resides in a location where the only means of travel for the student to the TAFE college or transport pick up point is by private boat regardless of the distance between the student's residence and the college or transport pick up point; and
5. be enrolled in a full-time TAFE course, i.e. a course with a duration of 12 weeks or more requiring a minimum attendance of 16 hours per week; and
6. not be employed; and
7. be attending the TAFE college nearest his/her home at which enrolment is available; and
8. be eligible for free government education.
Overseas students: Students who are not eligible for free government education in NSW are not eligible for the School Drive Subsidy.

Note: Further information on how the distance eligibility criteria are applied can be found on Transport for NSW's website.

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