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Apple's Back to School Offer Live in Australia and Some Other Countries

Apple's annual Back to School/Back to Uni promotion is ongoing in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea. From January 4 through March 13, qualifying higher-education students in these countries can receive a free item with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad on Apple's online store, in the Apple Store app, at at Apple Store locations.

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The free item is as follows:

  • Australia: Up to a $240 Apple gift card
  • New Zealand: A free Apple Pencil with an iPad, and free AirPods with a Mac
  • Brazil: A free Apple Pencil with an iPad, and free AirPods with a Mac
  • South Korea: A free Apple Pencil with an iPad, and free AirPods with a Mac

The free Apple Pencil and AirPods models provided vary based on the iPad or Mac model purchased, with complete details about eligibility and more outlined in the full terms and conditions for each country, linked above.

Apple's Back to School promotion typically launches in the U.S. around June or July each year.

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matthew12 Avatar
37 months ago

Doesn’t school start in fall?
It's currently summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
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sideshowuniqueuser Avatar
37 months ago

Doesn’t school start in fall?
Here Down Under, the students fall off the planet in fall. That's why it's called fall.
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bbeagle Avatar
37 months ago

Doesn’t school start in fall?
Not in Australia. The school year is from late January to early December. They get off for the 'summer holidays' of Christmas and New Years. :)
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orbital~debris Avatar
37 months ago
Top of the post's image, half obscured, reminded me of the curves of iMac DV when seen in side elevation.

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surfzen21 Avatar
37 months ago
Kinda wish they would do this in the US for December for those kids who are starting college in the winter instead of the fall.

Either they finished high school early or they decided to take that first semester off before starting college.

Back in my day "👴" I knew kids on both ends of that.
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