POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK TUITION FEES
Postgraduate coursework tuition fees are payable by most students enrolled in postgraduate coursework courses. Tuition fees are payable for subjects in which you are enrolled on the census dates.
Census Dates
Semester based subjects:
First semester 31 March
Second semester 31 August
Summer schools, block mode subjects and other short courses
The census date for Summer Schools, Block Mode subjects or Short Courses is the first day of teaching of the subject.
2004 Postgraduate Coursework Tuition Fees
Fees for 2003 for Postgraduate Coursework students.
Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS)
Australian students can choose to pay their postgraduate coursework tuition fees up front or apply for a loan through the Federal Government Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS).
This scheme allows students to borrow up to the limit of their course for each semester. The loans are interest and GST free, though, like HECS, CPI indexed annually. Repayment of a PELS loan is similar to HECS, with a minimum repayment threshold and repayment rate dependent upon income. PELS loan repayments are not tax deductible.
PELS is not available to New Zealand citizens.
If you wish to apply for a PELS loan, you must submit a PELS Loan Request form by the relevant census date.
Further information on PELS is available in the booklet PELS – Your Questions Answered 2003 available from DEST’s website or upon request from:
Townsville: Your Faculty Office
Cairns: Student Administration
Due Date for Payment
If you choose to pay upfront, payment must be finalised by the close of business on the last working day on or prior to the relevant census date. You may pay your fees in instalments, provided that full payment is made by the due dates.
If you do not pay your tuition fees by the census date and have not submitted a valid PELS Loan Request form, your enrolment will be cancelled.
Should you wish to have your enrolment re‑instated following a cancellation, you will be charged a Reinstatement Fee of $100.
Refunds
If you withdraw from subjects or cancel your enrolment by the census date you will be entitled to a refund of your tuition fees.
You will NOT be entitled to a refund of your fees if you withdraw from subjects or cancel your enrolment after the census date.
Further information can be obtained from:
Townsville: Your Faculty Office
Cairns: Student Administration