The Public Education Foundation’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Secondary Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in Australian public schools in rural or remote areas.
The intent of the scholarship is to allow students to engage, learn, strive, reach their full potential and excel through their final two years of secondary education.
The scholarship will provide financial support of $2,000 per year in years 11 and 12 to help the student with resources and services relevant to improving their educational outcomes.
The scholarship is to cover educational expenses such as:
- Incidental fees (e.g., Textbook hiring, costs associated with a specialised subject etc.)
- Uniforms and school shoes (including school sports clothing)
- Stationery and general office items and equipment
- Textbooks
- Laptop, iPad or similar device
- Subject or study related software
- Printer
- Internet connection for study at home
- School excursions and school camps
- Costs associated with work experience linked to VET subjects
- Furniture for study such as desk, chair, lamp etc.
- Face-to-face or online tutoring
If a student leaves public school before the end of Year 12, the scholarship will lapse. Please note - if a student’s attendance rate falls below an acceptable level at any time during the duration of the scholarship, the scholarship may be withdrawn. Any unspent monies at the end of the scholarship period must be refunded to the Public Education Foundation scholarship fund.
Before applying for this scholarship, please ensure that you read the scholarship terms and conditions available on our website.
BASIC ELIGIBILITY
- Enrolled in Year 10 in 2025 in an Australian public high school, in a rural or remote area
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Potential to do well at school and be able to demonstrate that the scholarship will make a significant contribution to reaching that potential
- Positive attitude towards school and high attendance rates
- Intention to complete their HSC/NTCE/QCE/SACE/TCE/VCE/WACE and continue on to tertiary/vocational education
- Disadvantage currently preventing the student from realising potential and/or successfully completing their studies or participating in all aspects of schooling
- Demonstrate they participate in school life
- Indigenous community links
Rural and Remote Indigenous Secondary Scholarship
The Public Education Foundation’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Secondary Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in Australian public schools in rural or remote areas.
The intent of the scholarship is to allow students to engage, learn, strive, reach their full potential and excel through their final two years of secondary education.
The scholarship will provide financial support of $2,000 per year in years 11 and 12 to help the student with resources and services relevant to improving their educational outcomes.
The scholarship is to cover educational expenses such as:
- Incidental fees (e.g., Textbook hiring, costs associated with a specialised subject etc.)
- Uniforms and school shoes (including school sports clothing)
- Stationery and general office items and equipment
- Textbooks
- Laptop, iPad or similar device
- Subject or study related software
- Printer
- Internet connection for study at home
- School excursions and school camps
- Costs associated with work experience linked to VET subjects
- Furniture for study such as desk, chair, lamp etc.
- Face-to-face or online tutoring
If a student leaves public school before the end of Year 12, the scholarship will lapse. Please note - if a student’s attendance rate falls below an acceptable level at any time during the duration of the scholarship, the scholarship may be withdrawn. Any unspent monies at the end of the scholarship period must be refunded to the Public Education Foundation scholarship fund.
Before applying for this scholarship, please ensure that you read the scholarship terms and conditions available on our website.
BASIC ELIGIBILITY
- Enrolled in Year 10 in 2025 in an Australian public high school, in a rural or remote area
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Potential to do well at school and be able to demonstrate that the scholarship will make a significant contribution to reaching that potential
- Positive attitude towards school and high attendance rates
- Intention to complete their HSC/NTCE/QCE/SACE/TCE/VCE/WACE and continue on to tertiary/vocational education
- Disadvantage currently preventing the student from realising potential and/or successfully completing their studies or participating in all aspects of schooling
- Demonstrate they participate in school life
- Indigenous community links