Future Students

Fees and Finance

La Trobe University offers both Commonwealth Supported and fee-paying places in undergraduate courses.

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

What were formerly known as HECS places are now called Commonwealth Supported Places. CSP places are available to Australian citizens, NZ citizens and permanent residents.

As a Commonwealth-supported student, the Government contributes towards your study load, and you're required to pay a Student Contribution. The amount is determined by the University, and depends on your units of study within a band. The band fees are based on a full-time study load. Pro-rata fees apply to students taking part-time or overloaded studies.

Contribution bands for students commencing in 2008

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Paying your Student Contribution

If you're an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa you can:

• Defer the amount by using HECS-Help, which will be repaid through your taxes when your income reaches government-set thresholds. HECS-Help is available for seven years' equivalent full-time study.

OR

• Pay the full amount up-front, pay 80% of the total student contribution, or make a Partial Payment ($500 or more) and receive a 20% discount on the amount paid.

New Zealand citizens and permanent residents (other than those with an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) must pay the student contribution up-front without discount each semester.

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Fee-paying places

If you enrol in a fee-paying (non-CSP) course you must pay full tuition fees each semester. However, you may be eligible for a FEE-Help loan - see below for details.

Listing of all La Trobe fee-paying courses in 2008

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FEE-HELP

FEE-HELP is a loans scheme that helps Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders pay part or all of their fee-paying tuition fees. The amount available is indexed every year. You repay your loan through the tax system once your income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment.

In 2008, the FEE-HELP limit is $81,600, except for medicine, veterinary
science and dentistry courses, for which it is $102,000.

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Further information

Read more about HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP at the Going to Uni website. For further details contact DEEWR on 1800 020 108 or the Australian Taxation Office on 1300 720 092.

Information about fees at La Trobe University for 2008 is available at Student Contributions and Fees 2008. This includes examples to assist you in calculating the amount you will need to pay based on your units of study.

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Student loans

All La Trobe students may seek financial support from the Student Loan Fund. The level of support provided depends on each student’s essential needs.

Visit our Financial Aid page for more information.