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THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND EDUCATION makes this Order under Articles 51 and 68 of the Education (Jersey) Law 1999 –

“ “2023 academic year” means the academic year beginning on 1st September 2023;”;

“ “full-time” in relation to a course means a course published as a full-time course by the institution providing the course or the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service of the United Kingdom;”;

“ “part-time” in relation to a course means a course published as a part-time course by the institution providing the course or the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service of the United Kingdom;

“published” in relation to a full-time or part-time course means published in a manner that is likely to bring the information about the course to the attention of a student including on a website or in a printed or digital prospectus;”.

“8      Eligibility for higher education grant

(1)     A student is eligible for consideration for a grant for a full-time or part-time course in higher education if the institution providing the course confirms that the student has been offered a place on the course.

(2)     A student is not eligible for consideration for a grant under this Article if the student has previously received –

(a)     a grant under Article 9 (professional examinations); or

(b)     a grant under Article 11 (distance learning).”.

“8A   Exception to non-eligibility for a grant in respect of certain courses

(1)     This Article applies to a student who is not eligible for consideration for a grant by virtue of Article 7(2) or under Article 8 but who –

(a)     in respect of an academic year preceding the 2023 academic year, was undertaking a course provided by an institution specified in the table in paragraph (2) and is enrolled or intends to be enrolled on the same course for the 2023 academic year; or

(b)     in respect of the 2023 academic year, has been offered a place on a course provided by an institution specified in the table in paragraph (2).

(2)     A student is eligible for consideration for a grant in respect of the 2023 academic year of a course specified in the table and each subsequent academic year of that course –

(3)     In this Article “relevant States body” means a States body as defined by the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 responsible for discharging functions relating to health.”.

“(2A) A student who has previously received a grant under Article 11 is eligible for consideration for a grant under this Article.”.

“A student is eligible for consideration for a grant for a one year full-time course at level 3 in an arts-related subject in the British Islands provided that the student has not previously been awarded a grant for a course under this Part.”.

“(1)    In this Part –

“maintenance grant” means a grant for an academic year, awarded under Article 13B or 13C for the purposes of assisting a student to pay for their living costs incurred while undertaking a course that is not a distance learning course;

“tuition fees grant” means a grant for an academic year awarded under Article 13 for the payment of tuition fees.

(2)     In this Part, “student’s category” means the category assigned to a student according to the student’s description in the following table –

“13    Tuition fees grant

(1)     A dependent student or an independent student may be awarded a tuition fees grant for a course that is not a distance learning course, whether the course is undertaken in Jersey or elsewhere.

(2)     The table specifies the amount of tuition fees grant that may be awarded according to a student’s relevant income –

“13A Relevant assets exceeding £500,000

If the value of a student’s relevant assets exceeds £500,000, the student’s relevant income is deemed to be £200,000 or more for the purposes of Article 13.

13B   Maximum maintenance grant where relevant income is less than £50,000

If a student’s relevant income is less than £50,000 the student may, according to the student’s category, be awarded a maximum maintenance grant in the amount specified in the table –

13C    Maintenance grant where relevant income is £50,000 or more, but less than £90,000

(1)     If a student’s relevant income is £89,999.99 the student may, according to the student’s category, be awarded a minimum maintenance grant in the amount specified in the table –

(2)     If a student’s relevant income is £50,000 or more but less than £89,999.99, the student may be awarded a maintenance grant of an amount calculated in accordance with the following formula –

(3)     In the formula –

“MG” means the calculated amount of maintenance grant awardable under paragraph (2);

“MAG” means the maximum maintenance grant that, according to the student’s category, would be awardable if Article 13B applied in respect of the student instead of paragraph (2);

“RI(x)” means relevant income of an amount that is less than £89,999.99;

“RI(y)” means £50,000 being the minimum level of relevant income for the purposes of the award of a maintenance grant under this Article;

“MIG” means the minimum maintenance grant that, according to the student’s category, would be awardable if paragraph (1) applied in respect of the student instead of paragraph (2);

“RI(z)” means £89,999.99 being the maximum level of relevant income for the purposes of the award of a maintenance grant under this Article.

13D   London component increase

(1)     This Article applies if a student is –

(a)     undertaking a course at an institution located in London; and

(b)     awarded a maintenance grant.

(2)     If this Article applies, the student’s maintenance grant is increased by 10%.

(3)     If a student is also awarded a clinical component grant under Article 15 or an allowance under Part 4, the percentage increase specified in paragraph (2) must not be applied to that grant or allowance.

(4)     The location of a student’s accommodation is immaterial for the purposes of this Article.

(5)     An institution is located in London if it is situated within a postcode contained in a publication, issued by the UK Office for National Statistics, setting out postcode areas for London.”.

“(4)    For a clinical year of a course that does not fall within paragraph (3), the tuition fees grant is increased to the actual cost of tuition fees for that year.”.

“15    Clinical component grant

(1)     This Article applies if –

(a)     a student is undertaking a course in medicine, dentistry, nursing or veterinary science; and

(b)     the student’s relevant income is less than £100,000.

(2)     If this Article applies, the student may, according to the student’s category, be awarded a clinical component grant for an academic year in the amount specified in the table –

“The tuition fees grant for a one year full-time course at level 3 in an arts-related subject is limited to the actual cost of tuition fees for an equivalent course provided by Highlands College.”.

“17    Distance learning course grant

A student undertaking a distance learning course may be awarded, for an academic year, a grant of an amount that is the lesser of –

(a)     the percentage of the course tuition fees, calculated by reference to the student’s relevant income, specified in the table; and

(b)     £7,400.

“(1)    This Article applies in respect of a 4 year full-time course in higher education where an equivalent 3 year full-time course may be undertaken instead.

(2)     This Article does not apply in respect of –

(a)     a 4 year full-time course where for one year of the course the student is required to attend a place other than the institution at which the student is required to attend for the other 3 years of the course; or

(b)     a distance learning course.

(3)     If this Article applies, the amount of tuition fees grant or maintenance grant awardable to a student are each reduced by 25%.

(4)     The 25% reduction in the amount of tuition fees grant must be applied to the amount of the tuition fees grant after a reduction, if any, is applied under Article 19.”.

“20A Reduced maintenance grant in respect of part-time courses

(1)     This Article applies if a student is –

(a)     undertaking a part-time course; and

(b)     awarded a maintenance grant.

(2)     But, this Article does not apply if a student is –

(a)     undertaking a part-time course that began in respect of an academic year that preceded the 2023 academic year; and

(b)     eligible for consideration for a grant in respect of the 2023 academic year of that part-time course and each subsequent academic year of that course.

(3)     If this Article applies, because the course is not a full-time course, a percentage of the full amount of the maintenance grant is awardable instead.

(4)     The percentage of the full amount of the maintenance grant is calculated by reference to the number of years the full-time course would take to complete as an equivalent part-time course, as set out in the table –

(5)     For the calculation of the percentage amount of maintenance grant awardable in respect of a course of a length not set out in the table, the percentage is calculated by dividing the length of the full-time course in years by the length of the equivalent part-time course in years.

(6)     An increase under Article 13D (London component increase), if any, is to be applied after the calculation has been made of the percentage amount of maintenance grant awardable.

(7)     A clinical component grant under Article 15 is awardable in full even if it is awarded in respect of a part-time course.

(8)     In this Article “full amount of the maintenance grant” means the amount of the maintenance grant awardable under Article 13B or 13C.”.

“(1)    A student with a disability may be paid a disabled student allowance if the student meets the requirements of Article 7(1) and is eligible for consideration for –

(a)     a grant under Article 8 or 8A; or

(b)     an allowance under Article 21.”.