HECS-HELP
If you are Commonwealth supported student who is:
- an Australian citizen and you will undertake in Australia at least one subject contributing to your course; OR
- a holder of an permanent humanitarian visa;
then you are eligible for the HECS-HELP scheme.
Australian citizens
Students commencing a course in 2013 will be required to declare that they will undertake at least one subject within their course in Australia, to be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) and /or any HELP scheme.
Payment options
If you are eligible for HECS-HELP you have several options when it comes to paying your student tuition fee contributions. You may either:
- Make a full upfront payment of your student tuition fee contributions for all the units of study you are enrolled in as a Commonwealth supported student, and you will receive a 10% discount; or
- Pay part of your student contribution upfront and obtain a HECS-HELP loan for the remainder. Payments over $500 will receive a 10%* discount on the payment amount; or
- Obtain a HECS-HELP loan for the full amount of your student tuition fee contribution.
If you choose to defer your payment, you will start repaying your HECS-HELP loan when your income gets above a certain level ($49,095 for the 2012-13 financial year).
Information booklet
Further, more detailed information can be found in the booklet HECS-HELP Information 2013 (pdf, 28 pages), copies of which are also available from the UTS Student Centres.
Read this booklet prior to completing and submitting your request for Commonwealth assistance form (CAF).
HECS-HELP Benefit
The HECS-HELP Benefit is available to eligible graduates of courses in the fields of:
- Mathematics, statistics or science;
- Eucation, nursing or midwifery; and
- Early childhood education
