In 2022, the maximum Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) that can be charged to a student will be A$315. This amount is indexed annually.

Breakdown of 2022 SSAF Charge Calculation

* Example of how SSAF is charged

If you are enrolled in 2 x 12 unit courses, your initial SSAF charge will be A$204.75 and when you enrol in an additional 12 unit course, you will be charged the increment of A$31.50, taking your SSAF charge for those 3 courses up to A$236.25 in total.

If you were then to enrol in a fourth course there would be no additional SSAF charge. You will incur an incremental charge when your total course enrolment is in the next unit value range, up to the maximum yearly SSAF limit of A$315.

For more information on SSAF refer to the Student Services and Amenities Fees page.

Unique Student Identifier (USI) - compulsory for all students commencing in 2022

From January 2021, to be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or OS-HELP (Commonwealth assistance), it is compulsory for students to provide their Unique Student Identifier (USI) with their Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF), before the Census date of the relevant study period.

From 2023, all students, old or new, domestic or international, must have a USI to be able to graduate and receive their qualification or statement of attainment. Continuing students should get their USI as soon as possible.

It's free and quick to apply for your USI online through the Australian Government website. You'll need to provide proof of identity with your application.

Your USI is a reference number that creates an online record of all your Australian training and qualifications. It stays with you for life and gives you access to an online record of your nationally recognised training, in the form of a USI Transcript.

You may already have a USI if you have undertaken any nationally recognised training, like a Certificate or Diploma through TAFE.

What happens if I do not have a Unique Student Identifier (USI)?

If you do not provide your USI by the Census date of the relevant study period:

• you will not be eligible to the Commonwealth supported tuition fees,
• you will not be able to access a HELP Loan or defer your tuition fees to a HELP Loan, and,
• you will not be able to continue study in the current study period as a Commonwealth supported student.

If you wish to continue studying in the current teaching period without providing a USI, you can only undertake study in your program at the domestic tuition full fee rate and not the Commonwealth supported rate.

This is in accordance with the Australian Government Higher Education Support Act (HESA) legislation, under which, UniSC has no discretion to accept USIs after the Census date.

To find out more about the USI, visit the USI government website.

If you accept a Commonwealth supported place you are a Commonwealth supported student. As a Commonwealth supported student, you must make a contribution towards the cost of your education (unless you are enrolled in Enabling or Tertiary Preparation Pathway courses) with the majority of the cost met by the Commonwealth Government.

Eligible Commonwealth supported students (Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian visa holders and New Zealand citizens who hold a Special Category Visa and meet the eligibility requirements) are able to borrow money through the Commonwealth Government loan scheme known as HECS-HELP. Permanent Residents of Australia and New Zealand citizens who are ineligible for HECS-HELP must pay fees by the fee due date printed on your student invoice. Fee due dates are also available on the Academic calendars.

Student contributions are charged by the courses in which you enrol. Course charges will vary depending on the Student Contribution Band the course relates to. Student contribution bands are shown in course details available from undergraduate programs under the Program detail tab. Please refer to the List of Commonwealth supported student contributions by course.

**For students in a Professional Pathway Program, please refer below.

Changes to student contribution amounts from 1 January 2021

The Government has recently passed legislation under the Job-Ready Graduate Package that may change the amount you pay for your student contribution amount in your Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) from 1 January, 2021. If you are a continuing student (pre-2021 student*) studying units in disciplines with increased student contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (subject to indexation) for those units, as though the reforms had not been implemented.

Students undertaking study in a Professional Pathway program will have fees determined based on the Field of Education (FOE) for courses in their specific program.

The legislation also:

• Re-introduces a 10% discount for HECS-HELP eligible students if you pay your student contribution amount of $500 or more upfront before the Census date, from 2021.

The following table estimates the cost of an Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL). One EFTSL is equivalent to one year of full-time study, this table assumes all courses studied fall within the same Student Contribution Fee Band. The amounts per course represent a typical 12 unit course (units are shown in course details attached to individual program web pages on the Program detail tab).

2022 student contribution amounts for students commencing from 2021 or after

2022 student contribution amounts for pre-2021 continuing students

† EFTSL represents the Equivalent Full-time Student Load, or one full-time year.

* Represents the student contribution per course based on a 12 unit course.

*You may be eligible to be considered a 'pre-2021 student' if:

• you commenced a program of study with UniSC with a Census date prior to 1 January 2021 and did not complete the program by 31 December 2020, and continue to study the same program in 2021
• you completed a program of study on or before 31 December 2020; and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced a program that relates to the earlier program and leads to an award that is an Honours Degree (not Embedded Honours)
• you were undertaking in 2020 an Enabling program and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced another program of study that is leading to an award
• you were undertaking in 2020, a program of study leading to an Undergraduate Certificate and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commenced another program of study that relates to the Undergraduate Course, and that is leading to an award that is a Bachelor Degree

*You may not be eligible to be considered a 'pre-2021 student' if:

• you commenced a program of study with another provider with a Census date prior to 1 January 2021, and did not complete the program by 31 December 2020, and transferred to study the same or different program at UniSC in 2021
• you commenced a program of study with a Census date prior to 1 January 2021 and, on or after 1 January 2021, you changed to a different Undergraduate or Postgraduate program
• you were an International student and you requested a change to Permanent Residency after 01 January.

2022 student contribution amounts for Professional Pathway students

Students who are undertaking study in a UniSC Professional Pathway program will have their fees determined based on the Field of Education (FOE) for courses in their specific program. Professional Pathway programs include:

• Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (AB314)
• Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)/Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (AB315)
• Bachelor of Counselling (AR375)
• Bachelor of Counselling/Bachelor of Human Services (AR303)
• Bachelor of Human Services (AR372)
• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (AR405)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (AR374)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) (AR403)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Counselling (AR302)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice (AR364)
• Bachelor of Social Work (AR362)
• Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice (AR363)
• Master of Counselling (AR708)
• Master of Psychology (Clinical) (AR703)
• Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (AR707)

Please refer to your program's study sequence for the individual course code(s) you are required to undertake as part of your program structure. Refer to the relevant list, depending on your year of study, for your individual course costs for 2022.

• 2022 Commencing Year 1 Commonwealth Supported Professional Pathways Student Contribution by Course 

**NOTE** If you are not following the recommended study sequence for your program or you have been provided credit, fees may vary.

For further information, please refer to the Study Assist webpage.

Domestic students who are unable to obtain a Commonwealth supported place will be charged full fees. Visiting students enrolled in individual course/s for either professional or personal development are also full fee paying students. Visiting students are classified as non-award students who will not complete a program with UniSC and are not eligible for any HELP loans.

Refer to the Study Plan information under individual programs and make a note of the course code/s you are interested in. Review the course fee in the following list of Full Fee Paying tuition fees by course.

The student contribution band for honours is determined by the area of research undertaken.

Honours students are Commonwealth supported students. For more information on Commonwealth support refer to Commonwealth Supported Places.

Honours students who completed a program of study at UniSC on or before 31 December 2020 and commenced an Honours Program, on or after 1 January 2021, that relates to the earlier program and leads to an award that is an Honours Degree (not Embedded Honours), may be entitled to Pre-2021 Student Contribution fees.

Honours fees are be available in the list of Honours Student Contribution fees by course.

Students studying Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) courses do not pay a student contribution. TPP students are offered Commonwealth Supported Places, however, these courses are fee exempt.

International TPP students should refer to International Student Fees for tuition information.

The University subsidises the tuition fees for domestic students† studying in UniSC's Headstart program. Commencing Headstart students will not be charged a course contribution fee for the first course they complete. Students continuing onto subsequent courses are required to make an up front payment by the fee due date.

HECS-HELP loans are not available for Headstart fees.

International Headstart students please contact Student Central for tuition information.

† Domestic students include Australian citizens, Permanent Residents of Australia and New Zealand citizens.

All postgraduate coursework programs are subject to tuition fees, unless the postgraduate program is offered under Commonwealth support arrangements. Individual postgraduate coursework program pages provide advice where the program is Commonwealth supported.

Eligible students (Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian visa holders and New Zealand citizens who hold a Special Category Visa and meet the eligibility requirements) may seek assistance to defer payment via a FEE-HELP loan.

Postgraduate coursework fees are charged according to the Field of Education and unit weighting assigned to each course, as per the table below.

* 6 unit course fee

Note: Postgraduate coursework tuition fees are reviewed yearly.

Please refer to the list of Postgraduate coursework fees for your individual course fee.

International students should refer to International student fees for tuition information.

^# Typical full-time student load for two terms (2 X 6 months or one calendar year).

*Typical full-time student load for one term (six months), and typical part-time student load for two terms (2 X 6 months or one calendar year).

^Typical part-time student load for one term (six months).

You may be eligible for FEE-HELP to obtain a loan for paying your Higher Degree by Research program fees.

For more information refer to Higher Degree by Research student fee calculation information.

Undergraduate cross institutional students should refer to the Commonwealth supported places information page.

Postgraduate cross institutional students should refer to Fee paying student fees information above.