New student contribution bands

Learn more about your student contribution amount

Commonwealth supported students are charged a student contribution amount for each enrolled course.

Courses are allocated to a student contribution band according to their discipline. The student contribution amount for a course is calculated by multiplying the EFTSL value of the course by the student contribution amount per EFTSL.

Here you can find information on new student contribution bands.

Who will be charged the new rates?

You will be charged the new student contribution rates (non-grandfathered rates) if you do not meet the following conditions:

you were a Commonwealth supported student in relation to a course in your program at any time before 1 January 2021; and
you commenced a program before 1 January 2021, and did not complete the program by the 31 December 2020; or
you completed your program and you commence another program (the honours program) that relates to the earlier program and leads to a higher education award that is an honours program; or
you were undertaking, in 2020, an enabling program and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commence another program that is leading to a higher education award; or
you were undertaking, in 2020, a program leading to a higher education award that is an undergraduate certificate (UC) and, on or after 1 January 2021, you commence another program (the higher qualification program) that relates to the UC program and that is leading to a higher education award that is a bachelor program.

Grandfathered contribution rates

New student contribution bands in 2024

Student contribution band	Disciplines in each band	Student contribution amount (per EFTSL)
Band 1	Agriculture, Clinical Psychology¹, Education, English, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Statistics	$4,445
Band 2	Allied Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Other Health, Professional Pathway Psychology², Professional Pathway Social Work³, Pathology, Science, Surveying, Visual and Performing Arts	$8,948
Band 3	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science	$12,720
Band 4	Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Communications, Economics, Law, Society and Culture^4,5&6	$16,323

Note 1. Clinical Psychology courses that contribute to the Master of Clinical Psychology (5070, 5279) will be charged at Student Contribution Band 1.

Note 2. Professional Pathway Psychology courses that contribute to the below programs will be charged at Student Contribution Band 2:

1012 | 1312 Bachelor of Psychological Science
1013 Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Business
1014 | 1178 Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
1115 | 1403 Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
1136 | 1139 | 1470 | 1471 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Science
1225 | 1421 Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Psychological Science
1325 Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Business
1595 Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Psychological Science
1629| 1674 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Psychological Science
2004 | 2033 Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
5696 Bachelor of Psychological Science/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling
5697 Bachelor of Psychological Science/Master of Mental Health Practice

Note 3. Professional Pathway Social Work courses that contribute to the below programs will be charged at Student Contribution Band 2:

1095 Bachelor of Child and Family Studies
1098 Bachelor of Human Services
1282 | 1372 Bachelor of Social Work
1394 Bachelor of Human Services
1416 | 1417 Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
1548 Bachelor of Counselling
1637 Bachelor of Child, Youth and Family Practice
5476 | 5505 | 5518 | 5620 | 5621 | 5622 Master of Social Work
5730 Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice

Note 4. Society and Culture courses that are classified as Clinical Psychology, which are not taken as part of the Master of Clinical Psychology (5070, 5279), will be charged at Student Contribution Band 4.

Note 5. Society and Culture courses that are classified as Professional Pathway Psychology, which are not taken as part of a program listed in Note 2, will be charged at Student Contribution Band 4.

Note 6. Society and Culture courses that are classified as Social Work, which are not taken as part of a program listed in Note 3, will be charged at Student Contribution Band 4.

New student contribution bands in 2025

Student contribution band	Disciplines in each band	Student contribution amount (per EFTSL)
Band 1	Agriculture, Clinical Psychology¹, Education, English, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Statistics	$4,627
Band 2	Allied Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Other Health, Professional Pathway Psychology², Professional Pathway Social Work³, Pathology, Science, Surveying, Visual and Performing Arts	$9,314
Band 3	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science	$13,241
Band 4	Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Communications, Economics, Law, Society and Culture^4,5&6	$16,992

Note 1. Clinical Psychology courses that contribute to the below programs will be charged at Student Contribution Band 1:

5070 | 5279 Master of Clinical Psychology
5753 Master of Clinical Psychology Practice