No "copies" are taken, just show a student pass, or school/college
authority/attendance record.
(The "student" category is loose, imho, because it seems to include part
time "courses" of infinite variety) :-)

"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message
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Interesting. They don't make a photocopy? We had to fax it to our
Education department.
"Sunny" wrote in message
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"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message
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Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID
and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to
Microsoft.
snip

Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at
the retail store.