Senate debates
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Bills
Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024; In Committee
7:36 pm
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source
The dollar figure per week is $319.50. That's the same for all those people who are eligible. The department has estimated the following number of students for the prac payment, by discipline, by the end of the forward estimates, based on the latest available data at the time, which was 2022 verified: nursing, 24,000 students per year; midwifery, 2,000 students; teacher education, 35,000 students; and social work, 7,000 students. However, obviously the final numbers of students are likely to vary from the above, as it's not possible to predict changes in enrolments and take-up, which are driven by student choice.
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