There are 28 specific disadvantages that are considered under the Educational Access Scheme. You may indicate as many categories as necessary, however supporting documentation must be attached.
For full descriptions of statements and documentation required, please see EAS categories of disadvantage and required documents website
Make sure:
- you provide originals or certified copies of supporting documentation where applicable
- supporting statements need to include relevant information to your circumstances, within the limits of confidentiality, and should:
- be written on official letterhead (where applicable)
- include the supporting person's name, contact details, provider or registration number (if applicable) and signature (digital signature is fine)
- the duration/ timeframes of your circumstances
- degree of impact
- the date the statement was written and signed.
There are limitations on file uploads:
- The maximum document size is 3MB per document.
- Avoid using special characters in file names like : + ! & # % ^ * ? @ = / \ | ` ; ~ ,
- The preferred file type is PDF, the document file types available are PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPG, JPEG, RTF, BMP or PNG.
- Unfortunately we cannot accept compressed (ZIP) files.
Note: Applications with incorrect or no supporting documentation will be deemed ineligible.