Fee types (domestic)

Fee types

Mandatory fees for all domestic students include:

For more information about how your fees are calculated see understanding your fees.

More information on fee types

  • If your fees are displayed as ‘Optional’, this means that you have applied for a Government loan: HECS-HELP; FEE-HELP or SA-HELP, and provided your Tax File Number.

    You must ensure that your HELP balance is sufficient to pay your fees. Any shortfall between your HELP balance and your fee charges must be paid upfront to the University by the due date.

    You are not required to pay these fees upfront to the University, however, if you choose to pay upfront, it must be paid by the census date. If no payment is received by the subject census date, the cost of the subject will be reported to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as your HELP loan debt.

  • As a domestic student you may be eligible to get a loan from the Australian government to pay for all or part of your fees through a HELP loan:

    • If you are enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), you may be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan to pay for your fees. You will also have to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). You may be eligible for a SA-HELP loan to cover this fee.
    • If you aren't enrolled in a CSP, you are enrolled in a fee paying place. You may be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan to pay for your fees.
    • If you are enrolled in a CSP and want to study overseas, you may be eligible for an OS-HELP loan to help pay your expenses.

    Please see the Australian government's Study Assist website for more information on HELP loans.

    To apply for a HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loan:

    1. Submit your application with your Tax File Number before your earliest census date or the payment due date (whichever is the earliest). If it’s submitted after the subject’s census date, you will need to pay the subject fee upfront.
    2. Once the form is approved, check your Statement of Liability to ensure your tuition fee charges are displayed as ‘Optional’. Upfront payment will no longer be required.
    3. You will be issued a Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) after each census date. This will confirm the amounts reported to the government as your HELP loan debt, and any upfront payments you have made to the University before the subject’s census date. This is not an invoice and cannot be used to make the upfront payment to the University.