Eligibility
To assist with defining education institutions and courses for the purposes of eligibility for student income support, please see:
Further information on education institutions and courses for the purposes of the GST Act 1999 can be found on the corporate plans and policies page.
Masters courses approval for the payment of student income support
The 2007-08 Budget extended eligibility for student income support (Youth Allowance and Austudy) to students undertaking certain professionally oriented coursework masters degrees.
Following the development and approval of Guidelines, higher education providers were invited to submit applications for approval of their masters courses. Courses were assessed on the basis that they are required for professional entry, are the only professional-entry courses offered by a university following restructure, or provide the fastest pathway to professional entry.
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education, approved the courses and issued the attached Determination under the Student Assistance Act 1973 (see Eligibility section above). Schedule 3 of the Determination lists the approved masters by coursework programs.
Students who have queries about masters courses and their income support entitlements should contact Centrelink on 13 2490 for further information.
- Guidelines for the approval of masters courses for student income support payments 2010
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