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Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students — NSW
NSW Department of Education
Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students (BSIS) provides financial support for eligible students from rural areas who need to board away from home or pay residential fees to access education. Scholarships support students in Years 7 to 12 attending eligible NSW public specialist or agricultural boarding schools.
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Student is from a rural area and required to board to attend an eligible school
• Student is in Years 7 to 12
• Student is disadvantaged by low family income
• Student is disadvantaged by geographical isolation
• Student has been accepted at a NSW public specialist school or an agricultural boarding school, or needs to board at a school term hostel to access a NSW public secondary school
• Student must not be receiving Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC)
• Student must not be receiving ABSTUDY
• Student must not be receiving Youth Allowance from Centrelink
Applicants must be eligible students from rural areas who are required to board to attend NSW public specialist high schools. Scholarships are available for students in Years 7 to 12 who are disadvantaged by low family income and geographical isolation. Students must have been accepted either at a NSW public specialist school or an agricultural boarding school, or need to board at a school term hostel to access a NSW public secondary school. Students cannot apply if they receive Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC), ABSTUDY, or Youth Allowance from Centrelink.
What's Funded
Boarding away from home, school term hostel accommodation, and residential fees required for eligible students to attend NSW public specialist high schools or agricultural boarding schools.Before you apply
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Eligible geographically isolated students with low family income are able to access secondary education by meeting boarding or residential costs.Key Information
Applicant Types
individual
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
trainingother
Keywords
boarding scholarshipisolated studentsrural studentssecondary educationNew South Walespublic specialist schoolsagricultural boarding schoollow income
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students?
The Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students is a scholarship grant offered by NSW Department of Education in Australia. Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students (BSIS) provides financial support for eligible students from rural areas who need to board away from home or pay residential fees to access education. Scholarships support students in Years 7 to 12 attending eligible NSW public specialist or agricultural boarding schools.
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Who is eligible for the Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students?
- Student is from a rural area and required to board to attend an eligible school
- Student is in Years 7 to 12
- Student is disadvantaged by low family income
- Student is disadvantaged by geographical isolation
- Student has been accepted at a NSW public specialist school or an agricultural boarding school, or needs to board at a school term hostel to access a NSW public secondary school
- Student must not be receiving Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC)
- Student must not be receiving ABSTUDY
- Student must not be receiving Youth Allowance from Centrelink
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What activities are funded?
Boarding away from home, school term hostel accommodation, and residential fees required for eligible students to attend NSW public specialist high schools or agricultural boarding schools.
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