Temporary visa holders who wish to enrol their dependants in a Queensland state school.
This policy exempts certain categories of school age dependant students from the requirement to pay international student tuition fees. This document outlines what a 'fee exemption' means, who is exempt from paying fees and how to enrol a child in a Queensland state school where a fee exemption applies.
The Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld) (EGPA) provides authority for the Department of Education (DoE) to charge a fee for the education of a person at a state school who is not:
The power to charge a fee includes the power to “exempt any person or matter from payment of the fee”.
Most students holding temporary visas are required to pay fees to attend a Queensland state school. Please refer to the DE International schedule of visa subclasses and enrolment conditions for further information. The department will exempt certain categories of dependant students from the requirement to pay fees.
If an exemption applies, parents are not required to pay tuition fees for the education of their child at a Queensland state school. This means that the cost of providing instruction, administration and facilities for the education of the child at a state school is met by the State. Other fees may apply, for example, uniforms, text books, other resources and excursions.
Guidelines for assessing parental linkage between a child and an Australian citizen or permanent resident are used by the Department of Education International (DEi) to assess if the temporary resident applying for enrolment at a State school is the child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and if the child’s enrolment is free under the EGPA.
School age dependants of student visa holders may be exempt from the requirement to pay tuition fees for their education (Prep – Year 12) in Queensland state schools. ‘School age dependant’ of a student visa holder means a member of the family unit of the student visa holder who has turned 5, but has not turned 18 (see the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cwth)). Any exemption only applies for the duration of the primary student visa holder's (parent's) course of study in Queensland.
Part scholarships will be charged at the published fee rate.
If you want to enrol your school age dependant in a Queensland state school and one of the categories of exemption, listed above, applies, you must complete a Temporary resident application form.
DEi Temporary Residents Admissions (TRA) will confirm whether or not the fee exemption applies.
Further information on the application process is available on the Education Queensland International website.
Term
Definition
School age dependant student
A member of the family unit of the student visa holder who has turned 5, but has not turned 18.
TRA
Temporary Residents Admissions located in DE International, responsible for managing enrolments of dependants into Queensland state schools.
Previous seven years shown. Minor version updates not included.
1.0 Fee exemptions
For further information, please contact: DE InternationalPhone (within Australia): 1800 316 540Phone (outside Australia): +61 7 3513 5301Email: EQInternational@qed.qld.gov.au Written correspondence can be mailed to: Temporary Residents AdmissionsDE International PO Box 15050City East QLD 4002Australia
Uncontrolled copy. Refer to the Department of Education Policy and Procedure Register to ensure you have the most current version of this document.
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