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Commonwealth Supported Students
To be fully informed about student contributions and the HECS-HELP loan see the myAdvisor website www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/hecs-help and the Commonwealth Government website www.goingtouni.gov.au
Commonwealth supported students include Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, who are enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place.
HECS-HELP options for Commonwealth supported students
Australian citizens and Australian permanent humanitarian visa holders:
- You can choose to pay your student contribution liability upfront and receive a 20% discount or defer the payment with a HECS-HELP loan.
Australian permanent residents without a humanitarian visa and New Zealand citizens:
- You must pay your student contribution liability upfront without a discount.
Submit your Request for Commonwealth Support and HECS-HELP form
- A link to the Request for Commonwealth Support and HECS-HELP form is available via your mySI-net Financial tab on the left.
- If you do not submit your form by the census date, your enrolment will be deleted.
- If you are eligible and choose the deferred payment option, you must provide your tax file number (TFN) (apply for a TFN at www.ato.gov.au. If you fail to provide your TFN by the census date, your enrolment will be deleted.
- Students choosing or required to pay their student contribution upfront must pay the amount indicated on their invoice by Friday 13 March in semester 1 or by Friday 7 August in semester 2.
- Commonwealth supported students who change program e.g. from a BA to a BA/LLB, must submit a new Request for Commonwealth Support and HECS-HELP form.
Fee-paying Students
To be fully informed on fees, see the myAdvisor website www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/fees-and-costs
Fee-paying students include domestic undergraduate and postgraduate fee-paying students, international undergraduate and postgraduate students and non-award students.
- Pay your fees by Friday 13 March (semester 1) or Friday 7 August (semester 2). See the section on paying fees on page 4.
Fee Help
To be fully informed about the FEE-HELP loan, see the myAdvisor website www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/fee-help and the Commonwealth Government website www.goingtouni.gov.au
Eligible domestic undergraduate and postgraduate fee-paying students may defer the payment of their tuition fees with a FEE-HELP loan.
- A link to the FEE-HELP Assistance form is available via the mySI-net Financial tab on the left for eligible students.
- Requests for FEE-HELP must be submitted before the census date.
- If you submit a request for FEE-HELP you must provide your tax file number (TFN).
View your Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for the semester
- Your CAN will be available to view within 28 days after each semester’s census date.
- The CAN will include information on the courses in which you are enrolled, your student contribution amounts, any HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP debt or payments made, and Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) usage.
- You have 14 days to report any errors to the University.
See the CAN for more advice.
The University does not maintain a record of your accumulated HELP debt. The Australian Tax Office will issue you with a statement of your accumulated HELP debt.
Administrative Charges
The following charges normally apply for late payment or late enrolment .
To be fully informed about 2009 administrative charges, see the myAdvisor www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/administrative-penalties
Late payment after the due date $20
Late enrolment after the due date $50
Adding or substituting courses after the end of second week of semester $50
How to pay?
You can pay by Visa or Mastercard via mySI-net (UQPay) or by BPay. For BPay, the UQ Biller Code is 18119 and the customer reference number is your eight-digit student number. See the myAdvisor section www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/payment for details on these payment methods. Your invoice will also provide more payment information.
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