Commonwealth Supported Places
Students who are enrolled in the University and are allocated a Commonwealth-supported place are required by the Australian Government to pay student contributions towards the cost of their higher education. The relevant rates for 2008 are as follows:
Discipline Cluster[1] | ACU National Student Contribution Level per standard year[2] | |||
Students enrolled pre-1997 | Students enrolled 1997-2005 | Students enrolled prior to 2008 | Students to whom 2008 rates apply[3] | |
Law | $3,061 | $6,798 | $8,499 | $8,499 ($1,062/unit) |
Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics | $3,061 | $5,807 | $7,260 | $8,499 ($1,062/unit) |
Computing, Health, Mathematics, Science, Statistics | $3,061 | $5,807 | $7,260 | $7,260 (907/unit) |
Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Foreign Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts | $3,061 | $4,077 | $5,095 | $5,095 ($636/unit) |
National priorities Education, Nursing | $3,061 | $4,077 | $4,077 | $4,077 ($509/unit) |
Information about Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts, and the Higher Education Loan program (HELP) is provided in a Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) prepared booklet which is available from the Student Centre.
