The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a compulsory fee.
Find out who pays the SSAF, how much it costs, and when your payments are due.
The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a compulsory fee.
Find out who pays the SSAF, how much it costs, and when your payments are due.
Most enrolled students need to pay SSAF, either as a separate fee or as part of their tuition fees.
If you need help to pay the SSAF, you can apply for an SA-HELP loan.
You pay SSAF as a separate fee if you are:
You pay SSAF as part of your tuition fees if you are:
You don't pay SSAF if you are:
VE/TAFE students | Higher education (HE) domestic students | |
---|---|---|
Full time | $154 per year (government subsidised students with no concession, studying more than 25 hours per year) |
$154 per semester (maximum $308 for the year) |
Part-time | $154 per year (government subsidised students with no concession, studying more than 25 hours per year) |
$77 per semester (maximum $154 for the year) |
Off-campus & Industry training | $46.20 per year (students studying off campus, and industry training) |
N/A |
Concession | $92.40 per year (students currently eligible for concession rates on tuition) |
N/A |
VE/TAFE students | Higher education (HE) domestic students | |
---|---|---|
Full time | $156.50 per year (government funded students with no concession, studying more than 25 hours per year) |
$156.50 per semester (maximum $313 for the year) |
Part-time | $156.50 per year (government funded students with no concession, studying more than 25 hours per year) |
$78.25 per semester (maximum $156.50 for the year) |
Off-campus & Industry training | $46.95 per year (students studying off campus,online, via industry training, or at geelong and Werribee East locations) |
N/A |
Concession | $93.90 per year (students currently eligible for concession rates on tuition) |
N/A |
For students enrolled in a Higher Education course, the SSAF due date will be:
If you are studying a higher education course, you can defer your SSAF via SA-HELP (if eligible).
For new students enrolled in a VET/TAFE course, the SSAF due date will be 28 days after the course study period start date. For continuing students it will be on the first unit start date of the year.
SA‑HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay for all or part of their SSAF.
Read more about SA-HELP on the StudyAssist website.