Guidelines for Applicants

You must provide

1. Your 30 June 2024 ATO Tax Notice of Assessment for each member of the household and any
business or trust accounts

AND

2. Proof of LAFHA and/or AIC Assistance must be included in your application

Background

Our Secondary Rural Boarding Bursary is designed to assist economically disadvantaged and remote students who live in remote regional areas of NSW to attend a NSW State or Independent rural boarding school. It assists by providing a bursary to help bridge the gap between the cost of rural boarding and Government funding received through the AIC allowance (Assistance for Isolated Children – Federal support) and/or the LAFHA (Living Away From Home Allowance – NSW support. Families whose children board, either weekly or full time, at a NSW rural school, boarding facility or live with a family member are eligible to apply. It is for secondary education only.

Value

Our Secondary Rural Boarding Bursary is awarded for one year and is currently available to a maximum of $2,000 depending on need and at the discretion of the Directors of the Foundation. Payment is made in instalments directly to the school.

Our bursary is awarded on the basis of:

  • family income
  • geographical isolation from an appropriate NSW Government school
  • receipt of AIC and/or LAFHA
  • any extenuating circumstances, which meet our criteria, but not limited to, for instance impact of environmental events, student educational needs, health issues, family crisis etc

Applicants must reapply each year.

Conditions

The number of bursaries allocated each year, and the amount of each bursary, is governed by the level of donations and boarding fees. The Directors of the Foundation will administer this program at their discretion and will adjust or withdraw a bursary benefit in the event of changed circumstances.

Completed application forms and all required supporting documents to be submitted by

Friday, 28 February 2025

Bush Children’s Education Foundation of NSW Inc.

Postal Address: PO Box 138 LINDFIELD NSW 2070
Email: info@bcef.org.au
Tel: 0492 878 622

Application cannot be processed unless all questions are answered

Student Details

DATE OF BIRTH

AGE

STUDENT MAIL ADDRESS


YesNo

School Details

School Fees (Enter total fees for school year 2025)

WEEKLY BORDER
FULL BORDER

Allowance Details

Enter the value of each allowance received or applied for and the date of application.
(You must be in receipt of AIC with additional supplement and/or LAFHA)


YesNo

Please note, that it is your responsibility to notify BCEF that you are receiving allowances.
Failure to advise can lead to your application for assistance being invalidated.

Details of where you can apply for assistance for Isolated Students

Commonwealth Government

  • AIC (Isolated Students) Centrelink Tel.13 23 18
  • Youth Allowance Tel.13 24 90
  • Abstudy Tel. 13 23 17

NSW Government

  • Living Away from Home Allowance
    (LAFHA) Tel. (02) 6334 8075 (Bathurst)
  • Family Assist Tel.13 61 50

Details Parent / Guardian 1

TITLE
MR
MRS
MS
MISS
OTHER

Details Parent / Guardian 2

TITLE
MR
MRS
MS
MISS
OTHER

Family Income

Please attach ATO Notice of Assessments for all personal, business and trust income for 30 June 2024 for yourself
and your spouse or partner.

DO YOU RECEIVE A PENSION?
YES
NO
DO YOU RECEIVE A PENSION?
YES
NO

Farm / Grazing Data

ARE YOU A LANDHOLDER?
YES
NO

if you are a landholder, please complete...

SHEEP
CATTLE
OTHER

Additional Information

Please attach any additional information as necessary, to support this application such as the impact of climate events or conditions, restocking, student educational or health needs, family issues etc.

Declaration

Please note in submitting an Application for a 2024 BCEF Secondary Rural Boarding Bursary you are aware of and agree to the following:

  1. BCEF can request the allowance status (AIC and/or LAFHA) of the student named in the application from the School, Federal or State Government agencies. This information will be released to BCEF for discretionary use whilst considering the application.
  2. Consent for the School to provide BCEF with student attendance and overall performance. We would also appreciate if the student could let us know how the bursary helped change their life academically and socially in 2024.
  3. BCEF may wish to use photographic images or other media material of students for fundraising and promotional purposes. We may from time to time contact you for further information to plan and improve our programs and support. Details of our Media Policy and use are on our website www.bcef.org.au. All use would be treated according to the Bush Children’s Education Foundation Privacy Policy. Would you be willing for us to use images of the student named in the application for these purposes and participate in our research to improve our services?

    I grant permission
    I do not grant permission
  4. How did you hear about BCEF Rural Boarding Bursaries?

    SCHOOLTHE LANDRADIOINSTAGRAMFACEBOOKWEBSITEWORD OF MOUTHOTHER
    Other

All Applications will be treated according to BCEF's Privacy Policy.

Check list for completing the application form.





By signing or filling in the signatory section below, I certify all information is true and correct.

Signature of Parent/Guardian:

Date:



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