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- Financial assistance: FEE-HELP
- Financial assistance: HECS-HELP
- Financial assistance: Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- Financial assistance: New Zealand special category visa holders
- Financial assistance: OS-HELP
- Financial assistance: repayment of help debt
- Financial assistance: SA-HELP
- Financial assistance: tuition fees by instalments
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Important information
Important changes affecting Commonwealth supported students, and students accessing FEE-HELP, from 1 January 2022
From 1 January 2022, the following changes have taken effect:
1. Completion rate requirements for Commonwealth supported students and FEE-HELP students
All students commencing a new program in a Commonwealth supported place from 1 January 2022, or accessing a FEE-HELP loan in a postgraduate coursework program commencing from 1 January, 2022, must maintain a completion rate of 50% or higher after attempting their first eight courses (24 units) in a Bachelor or above qualification, or after attempting four courses (12 units) in a Graduate Certificate qualification, otherwise they will become ineligible for a Commonwealth supported place and HECS-HELP, or FEE-HELP.
2. Student Learning Entitlement
Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) has been re-introduced by the Government from 1 January, 2022, for all Commonwealth supported students (commencing and continuing). SLE is the amount of study you can undertake as a Commonwealth supported student.