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Legislation and Guidelines
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This page contains HELP resources for higher education providers.
HELP indexation and debt reduction
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The Australian Government’s Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 per cent) Bill 2025 passed Parliament in July 2025.
Delayed higher education loan records
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Update on historical higher education loan amounts not visible on student loan accounts at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
HELP contacts
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Details on how to contact us with any enquiries you may have regarding HELP and its associated schemes.
PRISMS API Services Terms of Use for Software Vendors
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Software Vendors are required to review and sign the Terms of Use before obtaining access to use the PRISMS API Services. The signed Terms of Use will be executed as a Deed Poll between the Vendor organisation and the Department of Education.
PRISMS API Services Terms of Use for Education Providers
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Education Providers are required to review and sign the Terms of Use before obtaining access to use the PRISMS API Services.
Documents relating to Fivecast software
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Documents relating to the department’s procurement and use of Fivecast software.
How to notify us about changes
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Under Family Assistance Law, early childhood education and care providers must notify us about a range of matters including fees, vacancies, closures and changes to details. This page outlines notification types and timeframes.
Worker retention payment extended to 30 June 2028
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The Australian Government is committing $3.6 billion to extend the worker retention payment, supporting a wage increase for early childhood education and care (ECEC) workers through to 30 June 2028.
Ban on the payment of agent commissions for onshore transfers
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There has been a change to the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 (National Code) regarding the payment of education agent commissions.
Early childhood workforce
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Quality outcomes for children depend on a highly skilled, well-supported and professionally recognised early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce.
Parent Engagement in Learning
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Parent engagement in learning is known to lead to improved outcomes for students of all ages. Schools and teachers can support parent engagement by building partnerships to connect learning at home and school.
Provider tool kit
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Commonly used resources for early childhood education and care providers and services. Find guides, task cards, forms, videos and more.
Report for the National School Resourcing Board
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A report titled 'Costing regional and remote education: Report for the National School Resourcing Board'
Approved providers and courses - Round Two
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The following is a list of providers and courses approved under Round 2 of the Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education.
Improving higher education for students
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The Job-ready Graduates package invests in higher education in areas of national priority so our higher education system can deliver the best results for students, industry and the community.
Infringement notices register
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We issue infringement notices, or fines, to providers that don’t follow the rules under Family Assistance Law.