What the heck is HECS-HELP??? (1 Viewer)

[absolution*]

HECS is the old name. Now they call it HECS-HELP

read this thread and the other one posted. i care not to explain it again.

 

[Panda Bear]

HECS is the old name. Now they call it HECS-HELP

dude no.

im leaving as well.

 

[absolution*]

Ok here we go.

HECS is the name of the scheme where the government pays a subsidised amount of your uni fees.

HECS HELP is the name of the loan you take out to pay your HECS fees, UNLESS you are paying for your HECS fees up-front in which case you dont need HECS HELP.

If you are not an Australian Citizen you cannot pay your HECS fees through a loan from the government (HECS-HELP) and thus you must pay your HECS fees up-front.

 

[absolution*]

this HECS HELP is basically just HECS. its a new name people for 2005

No its not. Refer to my above post.

 

[absolution*]

Yeah yeah.

Just one thing, if you want to pay upfront sometimes but not other times etc... do you know how this works?

Nope, no idea. I would like to know though. I dont want to be in $45,000 debt by the end of my degree...

 

[CrashOveride]

You can pay it off in a year or two afterwards. Living cheaply is the key ^^

 

[absolution*]

I dont have a problem with leaving cheaply, i just brought my entire wardrobe of uni clothes for 50 dollars at op shops.

 

[CrashOveride]

absolution are you male or female?

 

[Panda Bear]

he's male.

LOL

 

[absolution*]

do you know any females that only spend 50 dollars on clothes for a whole year?

 

[CrashOveride]

sorry, by the nature of some of your posts and avatar i assumed female.

re: clothes, well u said liviing cheaply wasnt a problem

 

[absolution*]

my avatar, is a guy, which is me.

not sure how that made you think i was a female???? haha.

 

[CrashOveride]

males usually put females in their avatars, vice versa.

 

[absolution*]

so your avatar would mean youre....?!?

 

[CrashOveride]

also re: hecs help loan. they take the money out of your tax when you earn 36k etc. is that additional tax on top of the tax u normally have to pay? its not like the normal tax u pay is diverted for paying off the loan ?

 

[absolution*]

http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/Quickfind/PayingForYourStudiesHELPLoans/HECSHELP.htm

 

[theone123]

I thought HECS itself is a loan. So is HECS-HELP an additional loan to HECS?

HECS HELP is for full fee paying ppl.

 

[epsilon]

HECS HELP is for full fee paying ppl.

Absolute bollocks. Read your HECS booklet properly. HECS-HELP is a loan you get to pay for your HECS uni fees.

Frankly, full fee paying students shouldn't get any additional help, IMO. It's bad enough they paid to get into their courses. Totally un-meritocritous. Pathetic.

 

[smallcattle]

HECS HELP is for full fee paying ppl.

HECS-HELP is for the commonwealth suppported ppl

FEE-HELP is for the full fee paying ppl

 

[Vangineer]

am I hecs help or pre-hecs help if I started uni last yr but changed my course this year (transfer) ??