How to get your NSW Back to School Voucher

Redeem your Back to School Vouchers for FREE school supplies!

You can apply for the vouchers if you're a caregiver of a student, who is:

a NSW resident
enrolled to attend school in 2023 (from kindergarten to year 12), including students who are:
- home-schooled
- enrolled in year 10 or year 12 equivalent qualifications at TAFE NSW.

Students can apply on their own behalf if they meet the eligibility criteria and have their own Medicare card.

You can use each voucher:

once (if the cost is less than the voucher amount, the remaining balance is given up and cannot be used)
on its own or combined with other Back to School NSW Vouchers for the same purchase, even where the vouchers are issued for different students
on eligible expenses
at registered businesses
on or before the expiry date.

Vouchers cannot be:

used to pay for anything other than an eligible expense
transferred to another person
redeemed as a gift, tip or donation to a registered business
exchanged for cash, a gift voucher or a credit note from the registered business
donated to charity
pooled together with vouchers from other programs such as Active Kids, or Creative Kids vouchers.

a MyServiceNSW Account – you can create one when you start your application
a Medicare card that includes the name of the student
an additional proof of identity document such as your NSW driver licence or Australian passport
the name of the school or educational facility where the student is enrolled to attend in 2023.

Note: Your Medicare card and your proof of identity document must show the same name that appears on your MyServiceNSW Account.

If successful, you'll:

find the voucher under the ‘Vouchers’ section of the Service NSW app within an hour
receive an email from Service NSW with the vouchers available to download and print.

You can apply at a Service NSW Centre with your proof of identity documents, if:

You may receive a digital voucher, paper voucher or SMS code.