State Schools' Relief
STATE SCHOOLS’ RELIEF
If you are a parent or carer and need financial assistance with your child’s education, please contact the office and they will be happy to help.
State Schools’ Relief provides support to any Victorian student attending a government school (primary, secondary or specialist), on the advice of the school. Schools are able to submit an application directly, via our online portal, whenever they believe there is a need to support a student whose family/carers are facing difficulty in providing the appropriate uniform, footwear or educational items for attending school.
- Situations include, but are not limited to:
- Unemployment
- Health issues/illness
- Financial difficulties
- Independent living and/or homelessness
- Natural disasters, house fires
- Bereavement
- Domestic violence
State Schools’ Relief (SSR) is a not-for-profit organisation that improves the lives of tens of thousands of disadvantaged Victorian students, and their families, each year. SSR provides government school students in need with new uniforms, footwear and a range of other essential educational resources.
Cost to families
Where State Schools’ Relief cannot supply uniform items directly, you will receive a voucher that subsidises the cost of the uniform items. The voucher can be redeemed at your child’s school uniform shop, or independent uniform retailer, which will be listed on the voucher.
Families receiving vouchers may be required to make a co-contribution payment towards the cost of the uniform items. The amount required to cover the gap will depend on the retail purchase price and the State Schools’ Relief subsidy.
Please note: vouchers do have an expiry date and must be redeemed before the expiry date.
How do I receive the uniform items?
- All items and/or vouchers provided by SSR will be delivered directly to your child’s school. The school will then contact you to arrange handover of these items and/or vouchers.
- The voucher will advise whether you collect items from the school uniform shop or a retailer. If it’s a retailer, please check with your school to find out the nearest store.
- If a uniform item costs more than the maximum subsidised amount, State Schools’ Relief is unable to cover any further cost.
- If a uniform item costs less than the maximum subsidised amount, the difference cannot be redeemed or transferred to an alternate uniform item.
Please note: vouchers are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash; they cannot be used to purchase extra items.