Who is Eligible for the Education Tax Refund?

Those entitled to Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A in respect of children undertaking primary or secondary school studies for the relevant financial year are eligible for the Education Tax Refund.

Eligibility is also extended to parents with school children undertaking primary or secondary school studies who would be an eligible child for FTB Part A purposes, but for the fact the child receives certain payments or allowances, for example:

• Youth Allowance

• Disability Support Pension

• ABSTUDY Living Allowance

• payments under the Veterans' Childrens Education Scheme; and

• payments under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

School children undertaking primary or secondary school studies and who are independant of their parents may also be eligible.

For families that have shared care arrangements, the Education Tax Refund will be shared just as Family Tax Benefit Part A is shared.

The families of students who enter or leave school in any school year would be eligible to claim the Education Tax Refund for half of the financial year that they attended school.

For students who transition from primary to secondary school in a single financial year the full Education Tax Refund, based on the secondary school rate, can be claimed.

Families with home-schooled students can also claim the Education Tax Refund. To be eligible, students must be registered with relevant State/Territory Government.