Resources
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) and SA-HELP fact sheet
This fact sheet is intended to be a guide on the legislative requirements that must be met by higher education providers who charge a SSAF and offer SA-HELP. Higher education providers intending to charge a SSAF and offer SA-HELP may also find this fact sheet helpful.
If you have any questions about the SSAF or the SA-HELP loan program, please contact the Department of Education via SSAF@education.gov.au.
Application form to reduce outstanding Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt for eligible doctors and nurse practitioners
HELP Reduction Application Form - Medical Practitioner (doctor)
HELP Reduction Application Form - Nurse Practitioner
Supplementary HELP statistics 2021–22
A table of aggregated HELP data that is supplementary to the HELP statistics available on data.gov.au
2024 Indexed Rates
Total resourcing for a Commonwealth supported place by discipline - 2024.
Allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes 2024
This document describes fee levels by field of education codes.
- Download Allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes 2024 as a DOCX (86.46kb)
- Download Allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes 2024 as a PDF (215.46kb)
- Download Allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes 2024 as a XLSX (79.45kb)
Draft Startup Year Provider Handbook
The Draft Startup Year Provider Handbook contains information about the operation and expression of interest for the Startup Year program. This version is draft and subject to further change until finalised.
eCAF Factsheet
This fact sheet is intended to be a guide for higher education providers (HEPs) on administrative obligations when managing student electronic Commonwealth Assistance Forms (eCAFs).
Application Form for the Very Remote Teachers Initiative
Application form for the reduction of accumulated HELP debt and waiver of indexation on accumulated HELP debt for teachers working in very remote areas of Australia.
Very remote schools list
List of schools in a very remote location in Australia (using the ASGS Remoteness Structure) that are eligible for reduction of HELP debt and waiver of indexation applications.
Startup Year Consultation Paper
Consultation paper for the Startup Year Program.
Startup Year Consultation Response Document
Response document that is to be used to answer consultation paper questions.
2023 Allocation of units of study to funding clusters
This document describes fee levels by field of education codes.
2023 Indexed Rates
Total resourcing for a Commonwealth supported place by discipline - 2023.
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Allocation Report
The Higher Education Support (Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy) Guidelines 2022 requires higher education providers who charge a student services and amenities fee (SSAF) to provide a publicly available report on SSAF allocations and actual expenditure for the year as part of their annual reporting and in the form approved by the Minister. The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Allocation Report is the form approved by the Minister.
This Report was developed to allow for greater transparency and consistency in reporting on SSAF allocations and expenditure.
The Report must be made publicly available by higher education providers within six months of the end of their financial reporting period (by 30 June or 31 December).
Very remote schools list as of November 2021
List of schools in a very remote location in Australia (using the ASGS Remoteness Structure) that are eligible for reduction of HELP debt and waiver of indexation applications.
Very remote Centre Based Day Care services list as of September 2021
List of centre based day care services in a very remote location in Australia (using the ASGS Remoteness Structure) that are eligible for reduction of HELP debt and waiver of indexation applications.
Very Remote Preschools List as of September 2021
List of preschools in a very remote location in NSW, NT, QLD and SA (using the ASGS Remoteness Structure) that are eligible for reduction of HELP debt and waiver of indexation applications.
Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Holders
This legislative instrument is the Higher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021. The instrument is made under the authority of subclause 1(1A) of Schedule 1 to the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The instrument specifies visas for eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holders for HELP assistance for the purposes of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
2018-19 HELP report data extract
Underlying data for HELP debt and repayments report 2018-19.