FEE-HELP

If you are an Australian citizen or Permanent Humanitarian Visa holder, enrolling in a higher education (degree level course), you may be eligible for Commonwealth assistance through FEE-HELP.

FEE-HELP entitles you to defer all or part of your course fees. An additional 20% loan fee applies and repayment of the deferred fee is through the Australian taxation system once your income goes above the designated threshold ($44,912 in 2010). (*Rate may increase to 25% in 2011, pending possible government policy changes).

Who is eligible for FEE-HELP?
To be eligible for FEE-HELP, you must be either an:

• Australian citizen, or
• Permanent humanitarian visa holder.  Applies to visa subclasses: 200 - 217, 803, 807, 809, 810, 817, 866.

Please note that permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are not eligible for FEE-HELP.

In addition, you must also have a sufficient lifetime FEE-HELP balance available.  (In 2010, students are entitled to $85,062, over their lifetime.)

How do I apply for FEE-HELP?
If you are interested in applying for FEE-HELP, you must:

• read the FEE-HELP booklet
• complete the FEE-HELP application form
• bring either your tax file number of a ‘Certificate of Application for a Tax File Number’ to enrolment. This is obtained from the Australian Taxation Office, and should be provided either at enrolment or to Student Administration no later than two weeks after your enrolment.
• bring the original and a photocopy of your citizenship evidence to enrolment.

For further information regarding FEE-HELP, visit the Going to Uni website. You can also contact the Higher Education Administrator in Student Administration by telephoning (03) 9286 9002.

Census dates for degree courses
The 2010 census dates for higher education (degree) subjects are as follows:

Tuition Assurance
If Box Hill Institute ceases to provide a course of study, TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) will send a student enrolled in the course of study a Written Tuition Assurance Offer (the Offer) advising the student of the options available under the tuition assurance requirements. The Offer will include directions that the student must follow in order to notify TDA of the choice they have made for each affected subject. TDA will provide this Offer within 20 business days after it knows, or should know by reasonable enquiries that Box Hill Institute has ceased to provide the course of study.

For further information please see Tuition Assurance.