Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools - 2008
4.2.1 Financial assistance
This section needs to be read in conjunction with explanations of eligibility and how to apply for financial assistance.
- The applicant for financial assistance must be the fee payer and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- receive a Work and Income or Study Link benefit
- have a joint family income below the threshold for receipt of a Community Services Card from Work and Income
- have more than one child who are candidates in the same year, irrespective of income.
- Fee payers in families applying for beneficiary or income-related financial assistance are required to pay a processing fee to offset costs of entries, administration and certification.
- Fee payers with more than one child who are candidates are entitled to partial remission of fees irrespective of income.
- Financial assistance is applicable only to domestic students.
4 General Assessment Rules and Procedures
4.1 Timing of Assessments
4.2 Fees
4.2.1 Financial assistance
4.3 Candidate Eligibility
4.4 Breaches of the Rules - External Assessment
4.5 Breaches of the Rules - Internal Assessment
4.6 Reporting
4.7 Use of Technology and Equipment for Assessment Purposes
4.8 Assessment Specifications
4.9 Translation of External Assessments and Moderation Materials
Last updated: 01 February 2008