Accessing the $400 school savings bonus

You do not need to apply for the School Saving Bonus.

The Department of Education will email you in November 2024 with your $400 School Saving Bonus. You will be able to access it via an online system.

You can decide how to best use the School Saving Bonus for your family’s needs. You can choose how to allocate the $400 in the online system.

The bonus can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include: 

•       camps, trips, excursions and incursions 
•       swimming and sporting programs 
•       outdoor education programs 
•       graduations
•       school uniforms
•       textbooks.   

The bonus can be used at your school’s approved textbook or uniform suppliers either in-store or online, or through State Schools’ Relief. The list of suppliers may include a school uniform or bookshop. Any amount that you choose to allocate to textbooks and uniforms will be valid until 30 June 2025. It will then transfer to your child’s school account for future activities.

Funds will roll over for use in future years if it is not all spent in 2025.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

–            in October, to verify your email address

–            in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers

Please make sure to provide us with your current and correct contact information for this process to work smoothly.