uni fees (1 Viewer)

[Rahul]

i'm confused, something new

you have hecs students and full fee paying students.

what if i want to pay the fee, ~$5000 without using the hecs system, ie interest.
so basically, am i looking to pay the fee, say annually?

 

[Generator]

HECS upfront, I assume?

If so, there would be a 25% (going down to 20%) discount on your actual HECS fee, which would be determined by the type of units that you take.

www.hecs.gov.au

Edit: Full Fees are paid annually.

 

[Butterfly_Wings]

I'm confused...are you talking about Full Fee Paying students, or paying HECS up front?
If you are paying HECS up front (ie-with the 25% discount), you pay it per semester.
As for full fee students...I dunno what they do.

 

[iambored]

so what's the difference between hecs upfront, and full fee students?

 

[Estel]

iambored: HECS upfront is a lot less than fullfee paying I think.

 

[Generator]

HECS upfront is just paying for your HECS each semester rather than having it deferred to the tax system.

 

[Rahul]

Originally posted by Generator
HECS upfront is just paying for your HECS each semester rather than having it deferred to the tax system.

thats exactly what i wanted to know. i dont want to pay HECS 10 years later with uber interest!

with HECS upfront, how can we pay, every semester or year?

 

[Generator]

There is no interest... There is only a discount for paying upfront (25% going to 20%) and for making direct payments at the tax office (15% to 10%). Not paying it upfront delivers no penalty at all, apart from the fact that you are taxed until it is repaid.

Paying upfront is every semester.

 

[Rahul]

oh ok.
i did think that the upfront paying system would be cheaper for me...

thanks.

 

[Minai]

It's usually ~$2600-2800 a semester, if u pay upfront (depending on which class your degree falls under)

 

[Rahul]

are the uni's very nazi when it comes to payments? or is it different for different unis?

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by Rahul
are the uni's very nazi when it comes to payments? or is it different for different unis?

nazi?
well, if u are paying upfront, and do not pay by the HECS Census date (usually a month after the start of semester), ur course will be cancelled for that semester

 

[Rahul]

i meant 'strict', and by the sounds of it, they are.

 

[spark]

When main round offers come along and say I would have enough marks to get into a course by the full fee scheme, how do I apply for it?!

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by spark
When main round offers come along and say I would have enough marks to get into a course by the full fee scheme, how do I apply for it?!

u have to put it down in your preferences by January 5th, remembering that u can get 1 fee offer and 1 HECS offer at the same time

 

[spark]

I see. Thanks Minai!