Student Resources

Youth Allowance & Claiming Tax Deductions

As a result of a High Court decision on 11 November 2010, you may be eligible to claim a deduction for your study expenses if you received youth allowance to study full-time.

If you were eligible for a deduction in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010 the Australian Taxation Office will be writing to advise you that they will be amending your assessment(s). You will receive a letter from the ATO between 1 March 2011 and 30 April 2011.

• Claims for years where you lodged a tax return
• ATO Legal Database - FC of T v ANSTIS

General Student Websites

• Australian Student Consortium (ASC) - for Tertiary Students
  The Australian Student Consortium site has information for all tertiary education students Australia-wide.
  
• 2012 Semester dates
  AVCC - Vacation and semester dates for 2012 as advised by individual universities.
• Education Network Australia
  Education Network Australia (edna) is Australia's leading online resource collection and collaborative network for the education and training community.
  
• Australian Education Network
  The Australian Education Network University and College Guide.
• National Union of Students
  NUS is the peak representative body of all tertiary students in Australia.

Government Websites

• Going to Uni
  Australian Government 'Going to Uni' for students provides information on fees, loans, scholarships, courses and providers and Resources.
  

Accommodation

• Student Accommodation Australia
  Select a student accommodation location to see what is available in the area where you will be studying.
• UniLodge
  UniLodge provides fully furnished student accommodation across Australia.
• Student Housing Australia
  Student Housing Australia is Australia's first specialist student housing real estate agency.

Career Guidance

• JobSearch
  JobSearch Government helps you search for Australian Government Vacancies. Graduates can find out more about the Australian Government Graduate Recruitment Program on the Graduate links page.
• Graduate Careers Australia
  GCA's mission is to be the leading authority on the supply of, and demand for, new graduates in Australia; and to use this position to foster employment and career opportunities for graduates, in association with the higher education sector, government and business.
  

Finance

• Centrelink
  Centrelink is an agency of the Department of Human Services delivering a range of services to the community.
• Australian Taxation Office
  If you have self-education expenses that relate directly to earning income from employment, you may be able to claim them as tax deductions. Learn more from the ATO fact sheet Claiming self-education expenses.
  The Self-education eligibility tool will help you work out if you are eligible to claim a deduction for work related self-education expenses on your tax return.
  The Self-education expenses calculator will give you an estimate of the deduction you can claim for work related self-education expenses you can claim on your tax return.
• Australian Research Council
  Provides information about research grants.

Health, Safety and Security

• Student Resources
  Marketer of Student Insurance

Travel

• STA Travel
  Savings on all travel destinations for students.
• Student Flights
  For students and backpackers, travel is all about having the time of your life - on a budget. Student Flights is a travel agency which really gets that.

Study Skills

• The Research Den
  Great web site to learn specific tools and strategies to plan, research and write your essays, along with a host of other information.
• Study Links
  TAFE information and research tutorials.