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Accord 2024-25 MYEFO Measures
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In the 2024-25 MYEFO, the Government is delivering on the next steps in tertiary education reform.
Geccko: Get early childhood compliance knowledge online
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Get early childhood compliance knowledge online, or Geccko, is the Australian Government’s online learning platform for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
Application form to reduce outstanding Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt for eligible doctors and nurse practitioners
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Application form for the reduction of accumulated Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt and/or indexation waivers for eligible doctors and nurse practitioners working in rural, remote or very remote areas of Australia.
Startup Year Consultations
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The Australian Government conducted a Startup Year consultation process calling on higher education providers, industry, entrepreneurs, investors and students to share their views and advice on how the program should work.
Startup Year
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The Australian Government established Startup Year to support students’ participation in startup courses at Australian higher education providers, to encourage innovation and support Australia’s startup community, including social innovation and c
Guidance for Higher Education Providers
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The Higher Education Gender-based Violence Regulator (GBV Regulator) is committed to supporting providers to understand their requirements under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (National Code)
Key Reporting Requirements to the GBV Regulator
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These tables provide timelines of the cyclical reporting and submission requirements to the GBV Regulator under the National Code.
Key Requirements of Providers (by Standard)
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This table provides a summary of key National Code requirements arranged by Standard.
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.