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Further information on HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP

Students who have read relevant sections of the ACU National website and the booklet(s) Information for Commonwealth supported students 2009 (HECS-HELP), FEE-HELP information 2009 or OS-HELP and require further information should contact:

Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
Telephone: 1800 020 108
Web: Going to Uni

or

Australian Taxation Office
Telephone: 13 28 61

Scholarships

ACU National offers a number of scholarships for commencing and continuing students.

Austudy, Abstudy and Youth Allowance

For each study period, the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR) cross-check students’ enrolment details against their files to ascertain their eligibility to receive Austudy, Abstudy or Youth Allowance entitlements.

Where discrepancies occur, Centrelink will contact students requiring repayment of benefits. Students must ensure that their enrolment is recorded correctly.

A student must enrol in 75% of their course full-time load for the year, ie a study load of 0.375 EFTSL or greater in a standard study period. A student’s load for the study period is printed on the Invoice/Receipt in Student Connect.

Further information on Austudy, Abstudy and the Youth Allowance is available from Centrelink.

Fee Extensions

As from 2009 Fee Extensions will only be available for Semester 1 and Semester 2 fees.
Any student requiring a fee extension must submit a Request for Extension of Time to Pay Fees (FE) form BEFORE the due date on the Invoice/Receipt in Student Connect.

Due dates for approved extensions are as follows:

Semester 1: 31 March
Semester 2: 31 August