5Eligible activities for the purposes of schoolkids bonus eligibility

5 Eligible activities for the purposes of schoolkids bonus eligibility

Individuals aged under 16

(1) For individuals aged under 16, the following are prescribed as eligible activities for the purposes of subsections 35UA(6), 35UB(4) and 35UE(6) of the Family Assistance Act:

1. home education at the primary or secondary level;
2. studying the equivalent of primary or secondary education at a foreign educational institution;
3. if the individual is aged at least 4 years and 5 months at the end of a calendar year—special education after the end of that calendar year.

Individuals aged 16 or over

(2) For individuals aged 16 or over, the following are prescribed as eligible activities for the purposes of subsections 35UA(6) and 35UE(6) of the Family Assistance Act:

1. full-time home education that is accredited towards a formal secondary qualification;
2. studying overseas full-time in a way that would, in the Secretary’s opinion, assist or allow the individual to complete the final year of secondary school or an equivalent level of education;
3. special education.

(3) In subsection (2):

formal secondary qualification means the qualification an individual receives on completion of the final year of secondary school or an equivalent level of education.

studying overseas full-time has the meaning given by subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Act.

Note: subsection 3(1) of the Family Assistance Act refers to section 3C of that Act, which enables the Minister to define the meaning of studying overseas full-time by legislative instrument.