The School Student Broadband Initiative is an Australian Government program that offers free nbn home internet until 30 June 2028 for up to 30,000 families and carers who look after school age children and do not have an active nbn connection.
To qualify for the School Student Broadband Initiative, families and carers must:
- Have a school age student at home (full or part time) enrolled in an Australian school (up to Year 12 including Prep in QLD/VIC/TAS, Kindy in NSW, Reception in SA, Transition in NT/ACT and Pre-Primary in WA)
- Not have an active nbn® network internet service at their current residential address now or in the past 14 days (having a mobile internet service does not affect eligibility)
- Live in a premises that can access the nbn network via a standard connection
