This page contains a list of websites that have useful information for regional students and their families, including regional education financial supports and career pathways.
On this page:
| Resource | Description |
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| My School | My School contains data on every school in Australia. This includes information on a school’s student profile, its NAPLAN performance and funding. You can also see enrolment numbers and attendance rates. |
| School Leavers Information Kit | Your Career | The School Leavers Information Kit (SLIK) on the Your Career Website can help uncover all the education, training, and employment options available. It is designed to provide clear and simple careers information and to help people of all ages and circumstances better plan and manage their career. |
| Services Australia | Services Australia provides financial support and payments for students whilst they study, retrain or complete an apprenticeship. These payments can be for school, vocational and higher education. They also host resources which can support all students. Some key Services Australia resources are:
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| StudyAssist | StudyAssist is an Australian Government website managed by the Department of Education. StudyAssist provides students with information about Government study loans, such as HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, as well as financial and study support. |
| Good Universities Guide | The Good Universities Guide supports future students to find courses at Australia's universities, TAFEs and training colleges. |
| National Careers Institute | The National Careers Institute (NCI) supports Australians with reliable and accurate careers information and resources. They support a number of programs including the Your Career Website, School Leavers Information Kit and VET in Action. |
| Jobs and Skills Australia | Jobs and Skills Australia Commissioner: Professor Barney Glover AO, is the Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia. The Commissioner plays a critical role in informing decisions to address Australia’s current and emerging workforce skills and training needs, such as the challenges in transformation to net zero, the rapidly growing care and support sector, digitisation and the growing need for digital skills. Jobs and Skills Australia – Regional Roadmap: The Jobs and Skills Regional Roadmap provides an overarching national framework to help shape the future of regional jobs and skills. |
| National Rural Health Commissioner | The National Rural Health Commissioner leads work to improve rural health policies and ensure there remains a strong focus on the health needs of rural communities. |
| Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner | The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner provides policy advice to the minister responsible for rural health. The National Rural Health Commissioner leads work to improve rural health policies and ensure there remains a strong focus on the health needs of rural communities. |
| Office for Youth | The Office for Youth connects young people and government to help shape policies and programs. They provide opportunities for young people to get support, share ideas and be included in government decisions and policies. OFY also hosts a Youth Steering Committee and Youth Advisory Groups. |
| Australian and International Journal of Rural Education | The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education is the Journal of the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). It serves as an international medium for educators and researchers with an interest in rural education. |