That ICPA (Aust) advocate to the relevant government departments to reestablish the Commonwealth Regional Scholarship Program (CRSP).
The Commonwealth Regional Scholarship Program was introduced in 2024 as a pilot initiative and was warmly welcomed by ICPA members. It provided successful applicants with the opportunity to attend boarding school at a subsidised financial cost.
For many families living in regional and remote areas of Australia, boarding school is the only viable option for their children to access compulsory secondary education. The CRSP offered substantial financial relief to these families and was a meaningful step toward addressing the significant educational disadvantage faced by geographically isolated students.
Furthermore, the program was viewed as a positive acknowledgement by the Federal Government of the urgent financial pressures faced by rural and remote families in securing equitable educational opportunities for their children. Its reinstatement would continue to support students who, through no fault of their own, are denied local access to quality secondary schooling.
