The Non State Schools Transport Assistance Scheme (NSSTAS) administered by QCEC, provides financial assistance to families transporting children to non-state schools in Queensland.

The Scheme’s Bus Fare Assistance Program (BFAP) provides a rebate above a threshold amount to eligible families whose students attend a non-state school outside the Brisbane City Council boundary.

The NSSTAS Reference Committee have now set the Semester 1 2022 weekly family threshold as follows:

• $45 (up from $40 in Semester 2 2021)
• $35 concession* (up from $30 in Semester 2 2021)

* applicants who hold a current Health Care, Pensioner or Veterans’ Affairs card

Funding for the program is capped with the threshold necessary to manage program funding. Recent increased demand on the Scheme, predominately from enrolment growth but also from new routes and schools joining the Scheme and increased bus fares, has necessitated an increase to the threshold.

Further information about the Scheme is available at SchoolTransport.com.au. Applications can be made online at the website in May (for Semester 1 travel) and October (for Semester 2 travel).