That ICPA NT requests that the Department of Education share their findings on their recent review of the “Back to School Payment Scheme" and how distance education students can make the most of this scheme.
We would like the Department of Education to acknowledge that distance education students require different educational goods and services then other students. The current scheme allows distance education students to only purchase items from their school. It is difficult for schools to be able to offer a variety of goods and services aside from uniforms. Distance education students only wear uniforms 20 days a year and therefore they do not need to replace them annually.
We would like the Back to School Payment Scheme Policy to allow more flexibility so that distance education students can choose to purchase items directly from their school or another supplier like home school students are able to under the current scheme.
