Fee information for Higher Education – local students

Tuition fee information is available in the course details section for individual course pages. Please go to the course of your choice for the exact fees.

International Students please refer to the international course pages for fee information.

Higher Education Fees are made up of your:

  • Tuition fees or the amount you pay for your course. 
  • Materials fee: May apply for some HE courses

FEE-HELP is a Federal Government loan scheme available to eligible full-fee students to cover tuition fees for Higher Education programs. Find out more about applying for FEE-HELP.

To be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan for a unit(s) of study you must be:

  • An Australian citizen; or
  • The holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be a resident in Australia for the duration of study; or
  • The holder of a permanent visa who is undertaking bridging study for overseas-trained professionals and will be a resident in Australia for the duration of study; or
  • New Zealand Special Category Visa (NZ SCV) holder who meets the specific NZ Special Category Visa residency requirements for HELP loans, and must be resident in Australia for the duration of the units of study
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HECS-HELP is a loan from the Australian Government that you can use to pay your student contribution amount.

To be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan for a unit(s) of study you must be:

  • be studying in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
  • meet the citizenship and residency requirements
  • submit the request for Commonwealth assistance form to your provider by the census date
  • have available HELP balance • have sufficient Student Learning Entitlement available • be assessed as a genuine student and as academically suitable for your unit(s) of study
  • not undertake more than two years' worth of higher education study in 12 months unless your provider has approved you to take on more.

Citizenship and residency requirements

In order to meet the citizenship and residency requirements you must be one of the following:

  • an Australian citizen who will study at least some of your course while living in Australia • a New Zealand Special Category Visa (SCV) holder, or eligible former New Zealand SCV holder, who meets the long-term residency requirements and who studies the entire course while living in Australia
  • a permanent humanitarian visa holder, or an eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder, who will be a resident in Australia for the duration of your unit(s), or
  • a Pacific engagement visa (PEV) holder who will be a resident in Australia for the duration of your unit(s).

Re-enrolment

At re-enrolment, to continue access to your FEE-HELP loan you must maintain a minimum 50 per cent pass rate for your current study load.

Census date

The census date is set around four weeks from the commencement of classes.  It is important that you check the census date for each unit of study.  The census date is the last day you can submit your electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) to access a Commonwealth supported place or a HELP loan.  It is also the last day that you can withdraw your enrolment without incurring a FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP debt or request a refund for upfront payments.

Please see the Higher Education calendar on the HE Important Dates page to see census dates.

How to withdraw from your course or individual units of study

To avoid incurring a FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP debt it is important to withdraw on or before the census date. Should you wish to withdraw from the course or part of the course you must meet with the Course Coordinator to officially request to be withdrawn and complete and sign a Withdrawal Form and an Application for a Refund Form.

In order for your FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP debt to be cancelled, the withdrawal process must be completed prior to or on the census date.

Read Withdrawals and refunds to find out more information.