Eligibility

It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that each student registered for the School Start Bonus is eligible in accordance with the requirements stated below.

Eligible students

The School Start Bonus (SSB) is paid to all eligible students enrolled before the end of Term 1 in Prep or Year 7.

To be eligible for the SSB a student must:

• be enrolled in Prep (Year 0) or Year 7 in a Victorian registered school in the school year relevant to the SSB payment
• students educated at home in equivalent year levels must be registered with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
• be enrolled and attending school before the end of Term 1
• have not already received the SSB for that year level at any other time
• have parents who reside in Australia, but they do not have to have a Victorian address.

Non-eligible students

 The following students are not eligible to receive the School Start Bonus, even if they meet the criteria outlined above:

• students attending TAFE college full time
• students educated at home and not registered with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
• overseas exchange students attending Victorian schools but whose principal residence is overseas
• students who are on visa sub-classes 560, 571, 572, 573, 574 and 575 (full fee paying)
• students of temporary resident families whose visa classification falls into any of the following sub-classes:
  • 456 - Business (Short stay)
  • 459 - Sponsored Business Visit
  • 600-699 - Temporary Visitors visas
  • 771-773 - Sub-classes (Transit and border visas)
  • UD 956 - Business Entrance (Long validity)
  • UD 976 - Visitor (ETA)
  • UD 977 - Business Entrant (Short validity)
  • APEC - Business Person visas.