Domestic Fee Paying Place
From the 1 January 2009, tuition Fee-Paying places (DFP) for domestic student undergraduate programs will not be available at Macquarie for commencing students. Students who currently hold a Fee-Paying Place are entitled to continue to hold that for the period of their degree program, or, to competitively seek a Commonwealth-Supported Place (CSP) by applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
Fee-paying courses for local students are available for some postgraduate degrees. For these courses you are required to meet the full cost of your course by paying the tuition fee up-front. You may be eligible for Commonwealth assistance through the FEE-HELP loan scheme.
How and When To Pay Fees & Charges
Tuition Fees
Domestic Tuition Fees must be paid upfront in full unless you are eligible to defer your fees under the FEE-HELP scheme.
The Tuition Fees in 2009 for undergraduate students is set out in the Student Contribution and Tuition Fees webpage
The Tuition Fees in 2009 for postgraduate students is set out in the Student Contribution and Tuition Fees webpage
To calculate the cost of each unit multiply the relevant fee for each credit point by the number of credit points for that unit.
Tuition fees are set by Macquarie University.
FEE-HELP Loan Scheme
FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible 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.
A FEE-HELP loan is repaid through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). You must provide your Tax File Number to the University by the census date. Repayment will commence once your income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory payment. For 2009 the threshold is set at $41,594.
There is a 20% loan fee for FEE-HELP loans for undergraduate courses of study only.
You are eligible for FEE-HELP assistance for a unit of study if you:
- have received an offer of a domestic tuition fee-paying place for your course of study;
- enrol in the unit on or before the census date and remain enrolled at the end of the census date;
- meet the citizenship or residency requirements which means you are either
- an Australian Citizen, or
- the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be resident in Australia for duration of the unit;
- are not Commonwealth supported in relation to that unit;
- submit your tax file number (TFN) to the higher education provider;
- have completed, signed and submitted a valid Request for Fee-Help assistance (CAF) form;
FEE-HELP Limit
From 1 January 2009 the FEE-HELP limit will be $83,313 for all courses.
If you have been a FEE-HELP student previously, you will be able to use your CHESSN to access your FEE-HELP Balance on the myUniAssist website (operated by Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations).
Census Date
On the census date for each unit of study you will incur the FEE-HELP debt. The census dates for 2009 are:
- for First-Half Year Units is 31 March
- for Full-Year Units Units is 30 April
- for Second-Half Year Units is 31 August.
For the exact census date of your unit please refer to the Student Contribution and Tuition Fees webpage.
If you are eligible and choose to obtain assistance from the FEE-HELP Loan Scheme, you will, on the Census Date
- incur a FEE-HELP debt for those units you have taken out a FEE-HELP Loan.
Further Information
For more information regarding FEE-HELP please refer to the Fee Help Information Booklet
published by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations which will be available late October 2008.
For more information regarding the fees and charges for Macquarie University please refer to our Student Contribution and Tuition Fees webpage.
For more information on how and when to pay fees and charges please refer to the Office of Financial Services Website.
2008 Domestic Fee Paying Place Information