Education Tax Refund - what you need to know

Expenses that are not eligible

Education expenses that are not eligible include:

• school fees
• school uniform expenses
• student attendance at school-based extra curricular activities such as excursions and camps
• tutoring costs
• sporting equipment
• musical instruments
• school subject levies - for example, payment for consumables for particular subjects such as woodwork, art or home science
• building levies
• library book fees
• school photos
• donations
• tuck shop expenses
• waiting list fees
• transport
• membership fees, and
• computer games and consoles.

Sections within What is an eligible education expense?

• Items which qualify as eligible education expenses
• Expenses that are not eligible
• Sharing eligible education expenses
• Excess eligible education expenses

Last Modified: Tuesday, 22 September 2009