Commonwealth Supported Place fees

If you're eligible for Commonwealth support, your tuition fees will be subsidised.

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A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government. This means the Government pays part of your higher education course fee and you pay the rest (the student contribution amount). If you’re eligible for a HECS-HELP loan, you can defer this payment.

Eligibility

We'll assess your eligibility based on the full eligibility criteria set by the Australian Government. Usually, to be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), you must be either:

an Australian citizen who completes at least some of the course while living in Australia, or
a New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent visa holder, an eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder or a Pacific engagement visa (PEV) holder who studies the entire course while living in Australia

and:

have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) before the first census date 
have enough Student Learning Entitlement available
have completed an electronic Commonwealth assistance form (eCAF).

After you accept your offer, you’ll get an email with instructions to complete the form online. Even if you don’t want a HELP loan, you still need to submit an eCAF – just leave the HECS-HELP section blank.

How your student contribution amount is calculated

Your total student contribution amount will depend on the units you choose (not your overall course), your study load and the time it takes to finish your course.

Every unit fits into a discipline, and these are grouped into bands shown on the unit detail page. Each band has a unique student contribution amount for a one-year, full-time study load (known as 1 EFTSL or 120 credit points). The Government sets the band cost each year.

Unit student contribution amount ($) = band amount ($) x unit EFTSL value

For example, NURBN1012 is a Band 1 unit with a 0.125 EFTSL value so the student contribution amount is $4,738 x 0.125 = $592.

How much will I pay?

Band	Unit discipline	Student contribution per 1 EFTSL	Standard unit fee (0.125 EFTSL)
1	Education, English, Mathematics or Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture	$4,738	$592
Psychology	Postgraduate Clinical Psychology (see information below)	$4,738	$592
2	Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies or Science, Pathology	$9,537	$1,192
Psychology	Professional Pathway Psychology (see information below)	$9,537	$1,192
Social Work	Professional Pathway Social Work (see information below)	$9,537	$1,192
3	Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science	$13,241	$1,694
4	Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture	$17,399	$2,174

EFTSL = equivalent full-time student load. 1 EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Search for a unit to find its discipline, band and 2026 student contribution amount.

The Australian Government made changes to student contribution bands as part of the Job-ready Graduates Package – higher education reforms. The package included changes to the student contribution for new students who commence study from 1 January 2021 onwards and introduced grandfathering arrangements for students who commenced their course before 1 January 2021.

Grandfathered students will not be disadvantaged by the student contribution changes. If you're studying units where the student contribution has decreased, you will be charged the decreased rates. If you're studying units where the student contribution has increased, you will be charged the lower grandfathered rates.

Students who are not grandfathered will be charged the new student contribution rates. Further information is available on the Australian Government's Study Assist website.

You'll be charged the grandfathered rates if:

at any time before 1 January 2021 you were a Commonwealth supported student in relation to a unit in your course

and you:

commenced a course before 1 January 2021 and did not complete the course by 31 December 2020, OR
you completed a course on or before 31 December 2020 and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced the honours course that related to the earlier course and will lead to a higher education honours award, OR
in 2020 you were undertaking an enabling course and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced another course that will lead to a higher education award, OR
in 2020 you were undertaking an undergraduate certificate course and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced another higher qualification course that related to the undergraduate certificate and will lead to a bachelor degree.

Band	Unit discipline	Student contribution per 1 EFTSL	Standard unit fee (0.125 EFTSL)
1	Agriculture, Education, English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Statistics	$4,627	$578
Psychology	Postgraduate Clinical Psychology (see information below)	$4,627	$578
GF1	Communications, Society and Culture, Visual and Performing Arts	$7,973	$996
Psychology	Professional Pathway Psychology (see information below)	$7,973	$996
Social Work	Professional Pathway Social Work (see information below)	$7,973	$996
2	Allied Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Other Health, Pathology, Science, Surveying	$9,314	$1,164
3	Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science	$13,241	$1,655
GF3	Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics, Law	$13,305	$1,663

EFTSL = equivalent full-time student load. 1 EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

For the Postgraduate Clinical Psychology or Professional Pathway student contribution amounts to apply, a student must be enrolled in one of the following courses and undertake units with the listed Field of Education (FOE).

Postgraduate Clinical Psychology

Only psychology units with the FOE 090701 undertaken as part of the Master of Psychology (Clinical) will be charged the Postgraduate Clinical Psychology student contribution amount.

Professional Pathway Psychology

Only behavioural science units with a FOE starting with 0907, undertaken as part of the Bachelor of Psychological Science or the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), will be charged the Professional Pathway Psychology student contribution amount.

Professional Pathway Social Work

Only human welfare studies and services units with a FOE starting with 0905, undertaken as part of the following courses, will be charged the Professional Pathway Social Work student contribution amount:

Bachelor of Community and Human Services
Bachelor of Social Work
Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (Children and Families).

What if I enrol in extra units?

If you want to enrol in extra units that aren't part of your course requirements, keep in mind that the tuition won’t be covered by your CSP so you'll have to pay the full fee rate. You won’t be able to use a FEE-HELP loan to defer the payment, either. If you're thinking of taking extra units, make a booking to discuss your options first.

Commonwealth Assistance Notice

The Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) is an official document that contains information about your enrolment, fees, payments and loans. We’ll send you an email after census date to let you know that yours is available through my Student Centre. You’ll get a new CAN every semester that you’re enrolled.

Your CAN will include:

the units of study you’re enrolled in
the student contribution amounts you’ve been charged
any upfront payments you’ve made
any HECS-HELP or SA-HELP debt you have.

It’s important to check your CAN carefully. If you notice any errors, you have 14 days to submit a written request for corrections via our online portal.