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FEE-HELP (Aus)

What is FEE-HELP?

FEE-HELP is a loan scheme assisting eligible fee-paying students to pay their tuition fees. FEE-HELP can cover all or part of a student's tuition fees.

Over their lifetime, a student may borrow through FEE-HELP an amount up to the FEE-HELP limit to pay their tuition fees. There is a 25% loan fee for FEE-HELP loans for undergraduate courses of study. The FEE-HELP limit does not include the loan fee.

There is no loan fee for FEE-HELP loans for postgraduate courses.

The Australian government pays the amount of the loan direct to a student's higher education provider. Students repay their loans through the Australian taxation system once their repayment income is above the minimum repayment threshold for compulsory repayment. Voluntary repayments may be made at any time, regardless of income.

Eligible students may choose to pay their tuition fees upfront, defer the payment of their tuition fees through FEE-HELP, or defer a portion through FEE-HELP and pay a portion upfront or after the FEE-HELP portion is applied.

Who is eligible for FEE-HELP?

You must be an Australian citizen or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa and be resident in Australia for the duration of your studies.

FEE-HELP Census Dates

Raffles College is required to set a census date for each course it offers. This is the day on which all your enrolment requirements must be finalised. If you do not make these arrangements in time, your enrolment may be cancelled.

Course Start Date	Census Date
13 February 2012	24 February 2012
30 April 2012	14 May 2012
23 July 2012	3 August 2012
8 October 2012	22 October 2012

The census dates fall on the second week after the start of each term. You need to finalise your arrangements for payment of your fees by the census date. You can do this by submitting a completed FEE-HELP assistance form or by making an upfront payment of your fees.

Schedule of Fees

FEE-HELP Information

For more information about FEE-HELP, please read the ‘FEE-HELP Information Booklet’ or visit the Australian Government Going to Uni website.

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