That ICPA NT lobbies the Northern Territory Department of Education to change the way they measure zones to allocate financial assistance under the Student Assistance Schemes Guidelines and Procedures from the current radius method to actual distance travelled.
Currently the Student Assistance Schemes Guidelines and Procedures use a radius method via CalcMaps to determine how far a student resides from their nearest distance education institution. Financial assistance is then split into 4 Zones and the amount of assistance a student receives is determined by the Zone they fall into. This is not an accurate indication of the real distance families travel to their nearest distance education institution. The easy use of Google Maps can verify distance travelled to substantiate a claim and determine the appropriate Zone and eligibility.
