Some students carry more than a school bag to class.
We support students aged 4 to 24 across NSW and ACT with financial assistance, mentoring and career guidance. As they grow, our support grows with them.
We work with families to build homes where learning feels natural, and cover the everyday costs that quietly shut children out: uniforms, school supplies, excursions and the activities that help a child feel they belong.
Regular coaching and check-ins give students space to talk things through, understand their strengths and build confidence. New courses let them test their interests. Financial support continues throughout.
Career coaching, workplace excursions to places like Canva, Microsoft and the Reserve Bank, Q&A panels with university students, and workshops in communication, critical thinking, leadership and adaptability.
Getting into university or TAFE is an achievement. Staying there when money is tight is the harder part. We support students for up to four years, with financial help and regular check-ins, all delivered online.
Support is tailored to each student, from kindergarten to Year 12.
For up to four years of university or TAFE study.
Students connect with our team every quarter to share how they're going, talk through challenges and mark their progress.
Time and again, students tell us these conversations are what get them through the hard stretches.
Students receive $1,200 to ease financial pressure straight away. We get to know the student and their family, see how they engage, and make sure our support is what they need.
Students who are ready are invited into the full program, with support matched to their age, stage and goals. The more they engage, the more they gain.
Every student's journey looks different. What stays the same is our commitment to walking alongside them.
Apply for supportRead student storiesSome students carry more than a school bag to class. There's the worry of whether an excursion has been paid for, the embarrassment of worn-out shoes, the quiet weight of knowing money is tight at home.
Education Essentials exists to lift that weight.
We support students aged 4 to 24 across NSW and ACT with financial assistance, mentoring and career guidance, tailored to where they are right now. As they grow, our support grows with them, from building strong foundations in primary school, through the discovery years of high school, to the independence of tertiary study.
Every student's journey looks different. What stays the same is our commitment to walking alongside them.
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A love of learning takes root long before high school. In these years we work with families to build homes where learning feels natural: books within reach, art on the table, numbers in everyday conversation.
We also cover the everyday costs that quietly shut children out. Uniforms, school supplies, excursions, the activities that help a child feel they belong. No child should miss out for reasons beyond their control.
The middle years bring bigger questions. Students start asking who they are and where they fit, and it can be an unsettled stretch.
Our support here is about self-discovery. Regular coaching and check-ins give them space to talk things through, understand their strengths, and build the confidence to make good decisions. New courses let them test their interests and try something new. Financial support continues throughout.
By senior school the questions get specific. What does a career actually look like? What comes after school?
We help students find real answers. Career coaching, workplace excursions to places like Canva, Microsoft and the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Q&A panels with university students who were once in their shoes. We also run workshops in the skills that travel across a working life of around 17 jobs and five careers: communication, critical thinking, leadership and adaptability.
