Commonwealth Supported
As a domestic student you could be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) where the Australian Government subsidies your fees and you pay the Student Contribution Amount. CSPs for eligible students are available in all undergraduate programs are some are available for postgraduate programs.
To be eligible for a CSP you must be either:
- an Australian citizen who will complete some of your program of study in Australia
- a New Zealand citizen who will be in Australia for the duration of your study
- a permanent visa holder or permanent humanitarian visa holder who will be in Australia for the duration of your study.
You may be eligible for HECS-HELP assistance to pay your student contribution.
Calculating your student contribution
How much student contribution you pay will depend on how many courses (subjects) you enrol in, the study load of the courses and the bands under which each course falls. A course is the equivalent to a 'unit of study' in Government publications. Courses are grouped into bands by their field of education and each band has a different student contribution amount set by the Australian Government each year. Not all courses in your program are necessarily in the same band so individual course costs may vary.
2021 student contribution changes
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 and introduced Grandfathering arrangements for students who commenced their program before 1 January 2021.
Grandfathered students will not be disadvantaged by the student contribution changes. If you are studying courses where the student contribution has decreased, you will be charged the decreased rates. If you are studying courses 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 on the Job-ready Graduates Package – higher education reforms is available on the Study Assist website.
Continuing students commenced before 1 January 2021
2021 grandfathered student contribution amounts
| Student Contribution Band | Disciplines in each band | Student Contribution (1 EFTSL) | 0.125 EFTSL subject fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | Agriculture, Clinical Psychology (postgraduate accredited program)**, Education, English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Statistics | $3,950 | $493 |
| GF Band 1 | Communications, Professional Pathway Psychology**, Professional Pathway Social Work**, Society and Culture, Visual and Performing Arts | $6,804 | $850 |
| Band 2 | Allied Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Other Health, Pathology, Science, Surveying | $7,950 | $993 |
| Band 3 | Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science | $11,300 | $1,412 |
| GF Band 3 | Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics, Law | $11,355 | $1,419 |
** course band is determined by accredited program
New student contribution bands from 1 January 2021
2021 new student contribution amounts
| Student contribution band | Disciplines in each band | Student Contribution (1 EFTSL) | 0.125 EFTSL subject fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | Agriculture, Clinical Psychology (postgraduate accredited program)**, Education, English, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Statistics | $3,950 | $493 |
| Band 2 | Allied Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Other Health, Pathology, Professional Pathway Psychology**, Professional Pathway Social Work**, Surveying, Science, Visual and Performing Arts | $7,950 | $993 |
| Band 3 | Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science | $11,300 | $1,412 |
| Band 4 | Administration, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Law, Society and Culture | $14,500 | $1,812 |
** course band is determined by accredited program
** Accredited programs