Financial Support
Here are just some of the reasons to make CHC your choice for higher education:
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Student Contribution Amounts & HECS-HELP |
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Tuition Fees & FEE-HELP |
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OS-HELP |
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Commonwealth Scholarships |
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Other Financial Support Services |
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Course and Tuition Assurance Arrangements |
| Student Contribution Amounts & HECS-HELP | Back to Top |
If you are in a Commonwealth supported place and are Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, there are three ways in which you can pay your Student contribution amount:
Pay up-front, in full (and be eligible for a 20% discount)
Pay some of your Student contribution amount up-front and receive a HECS-HELP loan for the balance of your Student contribution amount (payments of more than $500 attract a 20% discount); or
Receive a HECS-HELP loan for your full Student contribution amount.*
Further information about Commonwealth Supported Places And HECS-HELP can be obtained from:
Student Enquiry line: 1800 020 108
DEST Going to Uni website: www.goingtouni.gov.au
CHC Business Office or Registrar’s Office Tel: +61 7 3347 5959
| Tuition Fees & FEE-HELP | Back to Top |
If you are in a fee-paying place and are an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa there are three ways in which you can pay your tuition fees:
Pay all your tuition fees up-front in full;
Pay some of your tuition fees up-front and receive a FEE-HELP loan for the balance of your tuition fees; or
Receive a FEE-HELP loan for the full amount of your tuition fees.*
If you are not an Australian citizen or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa, you are not eligible for a FEE-HELP loan and must pay your tuition fees in full up-front.
Further information about FEE-HELP can be obtained from:
Student Enquiry line: 1800 020 108
DEST Going to Uni website: www.goingtouni.gov.au
CHC Business Office or Registrar’s Office Tel: +61 7 3347 5959
*If you receive a HECS-HELP or a FEE-HELP loan, you begin making repayments on that loan when your annual income reaches the minimum repayment threshold (the threshold in 2006 was A$36 185).
| OS-HELP | Back to Top |
OS-HELP is a loan scheme to assist eligible Commonwealth supported students to undertake some of their studies overseas. This scheme is available to eligible students after they have completed a minimum of six months study on campus. It can be used for expenses such as airfares, accommodation and other travel or study expenses. Application Form
Further information about OS-HELP can be obtained from:
Student Enquiry line: 1800 020 108
DEST Going to Uni website: www.goingtouni.gov.au
CHC Business Office or Registrar’s Office Tel: +61 7 3347 5959
| Commonwealth Scholarships | Back to Top |
CHC is allocated a small number of Commonwealth Scholarships each year. These scholarships are available to students who are in Commonwealth supported places (currently School of Education and Humanities students only).
Two types of scholarships are available to eligible students at CHC: the Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (CECS) and the Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (CAS). In 2009, these are valued at $2207 (CECS) and $4166 (CAS) per annum (indexed).
Commonwealth scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, and are paid each semester for the length of a student's course, to a maximum of eight semesters. Application Form coming soon
Further information about Commonwealth Scholarships can be obtained from:
DEST Going to Uni website: www.goingtouni.gov.au
CHC Business Office or Registrar’s Office Tel: +61 7 3347 5959
| Other Financial Support Services | Back to Top |
Government Assistance
The following Government assistance is available to eligible Australian citizens:
Youth Allowance
If you are a full-time student and an Australian citizen aged between 16 and 24, you may be eligible to apply for financial assistance while you study. This is known as Youth Allowance.
Austudy
If you are a full-time student and an Australian citizen aged 25 years or more, you may qualify for Austudy benefits while you study.
Abstudy
If you are an indigenous student, ABSTUDY payments may help you go on to further studies.
Pensioner Education Supplement
If you receive any kind of income support, you may be eligible to apply to receive this supplement to assist with your education related expenses.
Further information on the assistant available contact:
Centrelink: 13 24 90
Centrelink website: www.centrelink.gov.au
| Course and Tuition Assurance Arrangments | Back to Top |
All CHC courses are covered by Course and Tuition Assurance Arrangements to protect your interests in the event that the College should cease to be able to offer a course. There are separate arrangements covering domestic and overseas students.
If Christian Heritage College is unable to continue to offer the course of study in which students are enrolled, students would either receive a refund of their Student contribution amount or tuition fee for any incomplete units of study, or the funds paid would be transferred, with the student’s agreement, to the second provider with which they enrol.
Arrangements have been made for domestic students with Tabor College Incorporated, South Australia and Avondale College for students to transfer with full credit into comparable courses.
