Applications for the Country High School Hostels Ex Gratia Scheme are now open.
This Scheme has been established to provide ex gratia payments to eligible applicants who were subjected to abuse as a boarder of a hostel operating under the auspices of the Country High School Hostels Authority during the period 1960-2006.
The hostels covered by this scheme include:–
| Albany |
Merredin |
| · Albany Residential College |
· Merredin Residential College |
| · Amity House |
· St Michael's Hostel |
| · Priory |
Moora |
| Bunbury |
· St James Hostel |
| · Craig House |
· Moora Residential College |
| Carnarvon |
Narrogin |
| · Carnarvon Hostel |
· Caloola House |
| Esperance |
· Ellimata House |
| · Esperance Residential College |
· Narrogin High School Hostel |
| · St Andrew's Hostel |
· Narrogin Residential College |
| Geraldton |
Northam |
| · Dellahale House |
· Adamson House |
| · Geraldton Residential College |
· Northam Residential College |
| · John Frewer House |
· St Christopher's Hostel |
| Kalgoorlie |
Port Hedland |
| · Goldfields Hostel |
· Hardie House |
| · Kalgoorlie Residential College |
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| Katanning |
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| · Great Southern Residential College |
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| · St Andrew's Hostel |
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| · Katanning Residential College |
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| · Reidy House |
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An application form can be downloaded from this page or alternatively telephone 1800 246 768 (9am - 4:30pm weekdays) or email chsh@communities.wa.gov.au
Applications to this scheme will close on Friday 31 May 2013 at 5.00pm (WST)
If you are feeling distressed and need to talk to someone, please phone the counselling hotline at Crisis Care on 1800 227 792