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Student contribution amounts

If you are enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP), the Australian Government pays some of your fees and you pay the remaining portion, this is called your 'student contribution amount'.

If you are enrolled in a CSP, you could get a HECS-HELP loan to cover your student contribution amount.

How much will I pay for my course?

Each unit of study is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this may be different from the study area of your course). The amount you pay for your unit of study is usually the maximum allowed by the Government for that band.

New student contribution amounts from 1 January 2024

New student contribution amounts in 2024
Funding ClusterFields2024 maximum student contribution amount (per EFTSL)
Funding cluster 1Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture$16,323
Funding cluster 2Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics or Statistics$4,445
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work$8,948
Funding cluster 3Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages$4,445
Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies or Science$8,948
Funding cluster 4Agriculture$4,445
Pathology$8,948
Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science$12,720

Student contribution amounts from 1 January 2023

Student contribution amounts in 2023
Funding ClusterFields2023 maximum student contribution amount
(per EFTSL)
Funding cluster 1Law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture$15,142
Funding cluster 2Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics or Statistics$4,124
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work$8,301
Funding cluster 3Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages$4,124
Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies or Science$8,301
Funding cluster 4Agriculture$4,124
Pathology$8,301
Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science$11,800

Continuing students who commenced before 1 January 2021

If you are a continuing student (who commenced before 1 January 2021) studying units in disciplines with increased student contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. These 'grandfathered' students contributions for 2024 are shown below.

Grandfathered student contribution bands in 2024
Funding ClusterPart of funding clusterThe 2024 maximum student
contribution amount in
respect of a grandfathered student
(per EFTSL)
Funding cluster 1Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics or Commerce$12,781
Any other subpart of the Society and Culture part of the first funding cluster$7,659
The Social Studies or Behavioural Science subpart of the Society and Culture part of the new first funding cluster$7,659
Communications$7,659
Funding cluster 2Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics or Statistics$4,445
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment or Computing$8,948
Visual and Performing Arts$7,659
Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work$7,659
Funding cluster 3Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages$4,445
Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies or Science$8,948
Funding cluster 4Agriculture$4,445
Pathology$8,948
Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science$12,720
Grandfathered student contribution bands in 2023
For a place in a unit of study included in this funding clusterThe 2023 Maximum student
contribution amount in
respect of a grandfathered student
(per EFTSL)
Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics,
Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture
Law, Accounting,
Administration, Economics or
Commerce $11,857
Communications, Society and Culture $7,105
Education, Clinical Psychology, English,
Mathematics, Statistics, Allied Health, Other
Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and
Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology
or Professional Pathway Social Work
Education, Postgraduate Clinical
Psychology, English,
Mathematics or Statistics
$4,124
Allied Health, Other Health,
Built Environment or
Computing $8,301
Visual and Performing Arts,
Professional Pathway
Psychology or Professional
Pathway Social Work $7,105
Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages,
Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies
Science
Nursing, Indigenous
Language or Foreign Languages
$4,124
Engineering, Surveying,
Environmental Studies or
Science $8,301
Agriculture, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary
Science, Pathology
Agriculture $4,124
Medicine, Dentistry or
Veterinary Science $11,800
Pathology $8,301

For 2022 student contribution amounts, please refer to the 2022 Indexed Rates available on the Department of Education website.

You can estimate the student contribution amount you have to pay for each of your units of study.

You will need to know the student contribution amount for the unit in which you are enrolled, and the equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) of your unit (this will likely be in your enrolment information or ask your provider if you don't know). If you are a continuing Commonwealth supported student, you will also need to know whether the unit is in a grandfathered discipline.

Your student contribution amount for a unit of study is estimated by:

(Student contribution amount) × (EFTSL value of unit) = the amount you have to pay

Note: eligible Commonwealth supported students can defer this payment with a HECS-HELP loan.