Fees, Charges and Financial Assistance

Fees

• Domestic Students
• International Students
• Fee Calculator

Administration Charges

There are various other charges involved with enrolling including the Amenities and Services Fee. Check the ECU's Student Information fees page for amounts.

Financial Assistance

HECS-HELP

If you are a Commonwealth supported student, you may be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan to pay your student contribution amount for a unit of study in which you are enrolled. There are two forms of HECS-HELP assistance:

• HECS-HELP loan
  This is a loan from the Australian Government for all or part of your student contribution amount. You do not need to start repaying your HECS-HELP debt until your annual income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment.
• HECS-HELP discount
  If you pay all, or at least $500, of your student contribution amount for units with the same census date up-front, you will receive a 20% discount on the amount you pay.

FEE-HELP

FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay their tuition fees. FEE-HELP can cover all of a student's tuition fees, up to a lifetime limit of $50,000 (indexed each year).

Students repay the loan through the tax system once their income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment. An interest rate is not applied to FEE-HELP debts, however debts are indexed each year to maintain their real value.

Students can apply for a FEE-HELP loan by completing a Request for FEE-HELP Assistance form available on student SIMO accounts. The Australian Taxation Office offers a 10% discount to students who make voluntary repayment on the HELP debt in excess of $500. Voluntary repayments to the ATO can only be made at the end of semester.

For more information visit www.goingtouni.gov.au

Austudy

Some students may be eligible for financial assistance under the Australian Government's Austudy scheme. Inquiries should be directed to any Centrelink office.

Abstudy

Financial assistance from the Australian Government's Abstudy scheme is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a wide range of full-time and parttime courses. Inquiries should be directed to any Centrelink office.

Youth Allowance

Some students may be eligible for financial assistance under the Australian Government's Youth Allowance. Inquiries should be directed to any Centrelink office.

Other assistance

Additional financial assistance may be available to needy students through funds supplied by the Commonwealth Government and other organisations. Information on these interest free loans may be obtained from www.ecu.edu.au/student/fees/loans/

HESA

In 2005 the Commonwealth Government introduced a series of reforms at Australian universities with Higher Education Support Act, normally referred to as HESA. The following web sites have information on the changes and how they will affect your study at ECU:

• Going To Uni - Information for Commonwealth Support Students 2005
• HESA Implementation @ ECU

Fees Office
Joondalup Ph: +61 (0)8 6304 2088
E-mail: student.fees@ecu.edu.au