Uni, TAFE, College: Students

Both full and part-time students who reside in Australia can purchase at education prices as long as;

1. you are working towards an apprenticeship, certificate level 1-4, diploma, degree, or post-graduate degree at an accredited institution, ie University, TAFE, or Vocational College.

2. your course length exceeds 6 months.

Uni, TAFE, College: Academic Staff

Both full and part time academic staff members who reside in Australia, can purchase at education prices as long as you are employed by an accredited institution: ie, University, TAFE, or Vocational College.

K-12 School: Students

K-12 (Kindergarten to Year 12) students are eligible to purchase at education prices.

K-12 School: Teaching Staff

The following are eligible to purchase at education prices; Full and part time Teaching Staff, Project Officers and Curriculum Officers employed by the Government, Catholic or Independent schools sector, residing in Australia. 

K-12 School: The School

Schools are able to purchase boxed software at the education rate. Schools are also eligible to purchase licence product if purchasing large quantities of software (usually 5 or more copies).  Schools are not permitted to purchase Adobe or Autodesk Student/Teacher editions.

Education Compliance Audit

As part of purchasing academic/student/education version software online, you have agreed to the conditions of the Education Compliance Audit (ECA). The ECA is conducted to ensure only eligible customers purchase software at the discounted Education/Academic prices. If you are randomly selected to confirm with documentation that you meet the eligibility criteria, it's easy to do - just put a photocopy of your student/teacher ID (or other approved document) in the free-post envelope provided within 14 days. That’s it. Please note; If you DON’T comply with the audit, you may be charged the difference between the education rate and the normal rate.

Unsure?

Each software publisher sets their own specific definition of who is eligible to purchase their product at education prices (ie, academic editions). The criteria above should cover most cases, however, if you are unsure whether your situation satisfies the guidelines, contact us or visit the publisher's website. Please ensure you carefully check eligibility criteria as Education Software accepts no respsonsibility nor guarantees usage approval by the vendor.