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Unit Fees - 2009

Fees for 2009 were published on 1 October 2008.

View the 2009 Lookup Table - Commonwealth supported place student fees (.pdf, 130KB)
View the 2009 Lookup Table - Domestic full fee paying tuition fees (non-Commonwealth supported) (.pdf, 96KB)
View the 2009 Higher Education Units (including fees) (.pdf, 92KB)

Commonwealth supported students

To be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place students must meet one of the following residency requirements:

Australian citizen
New Zealand citizen – residing in Australia during the relevant semester or teaching period
Permanent resident – residing in Australia during the relevant semester or teaching period.

Special note:

New Zealand citizens and Permanent residents (non-humanitarian visa holders) residing in Australia whilst undertaking a unit of study within a course will be required to pay the full student contribution band rate upfront (i.e. are not eligible to defer payment through any of the HECS-HELP programs or a discount)
New Zealand citizens and Permanent residents (non-humanitarian visa holders) residing outside Australia whilst undertaking a unit of study within a course will be required to pay the full fee paying tuition rate (i.e. are not eligible for HECS-HELP programs or a discount), as by living overseas they are no longer considered a Commonwealth supported student.

The Commonwealth contributes some but not all funding to provide teaching and facilities for students considered to be Commonwealth supported. In accordance with the Higher Education Act 2003 universities set the student contribution fee for Commonwealth supported students within ranges set by the Australian Government each year. The amount that applies to each unit depends on which student contribution band the unit is classified and the value of the unit.

The reduced maximum student contribution amount for units of study in mathematics, statistics and science applies to:

All students who commence their course of study on or after 1 January 2009, regardless of the course of study; and
All continuing students who commenced before 2009 in a non-Natural and Physical Sciences (non-NPS) course of study, did not complete that course of study and, on or after 1 January 2009 transfer to a Natural and Physical Sciences (NPS) course of study.

Changes to the maximum contribution amount for units in mathematics, statistics and science (.pdf, 73KB)

Students who require assistance determining their student category should email enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au or contact the Information Centre on 1800 061963 or 08 8946 7766.

Commonwealth supported student fees

Students must meet residency requirements to be considered Commonwealth supported.

2009

Unless students are assessed to be either a pre-2009 or pre-2008 student, these fees are applicable to all students commencing in a Commonwealth supported undergraduate course or selected postgraduate by coursework courses in 2009.

Pre-2009

Unless students are assessed to be a pre-2008 student, these fees are applicable to all students commencing in a Commonwealth supported undergraduate course or selected postgraduate by coursework courses in 2008.

Pre-2008

You are a pre-2008 student if:

You commenced a course of study before 1 January 2008 and were a Commonwealth supported student for a unit in that course; and
You did no complete the course before 31 December 2007 (or if you did complete your course it was an enabling course or a course related to a current honours course); and
You are undertaking a unit of study in accounting, administration, economics or commerce; and
Have not discontinued enrolment in the course since that commencement.

Students are not taken to have discontinued their enrolment if they have:

Taken a leave of absence with written approval from the University;
Transferred in 2008 into another course of study at the same level (i.e. undergraduate or postgraduate level) with the same provider or another provider;
Enrolled in an approved cross-institutional programme at a host provider.

Pre-2008 students retain this student status until 31.12.2012 - after that date their fees will be the same as students commencing a course in 2013.

Pre-2005 and pre-1997 students

Transitional arrangements for pre-2005 and pre-1997 students end on 31 December 2008 regardless of whether students have completed their course. Continuing former pre-2005 and pre-1997 students will be treated as pre-2008 students for accounting, administration, economics and commerce units and for mathematics, statistics and science units as from Summer Semester 2008.

Non-Commonwealth Supported students

2009 Domestic full fee paying student tuition fees

These fees apply to domestic higher education undergraduate and postgraduate by coursework students who do not have a Commonwealth supported place.

They apply to the following groups of students:

Postgraduate students who, in 2009, are commencing studies in a fee-paying postgraduate by coursework course
Postgraduate students who, in 2008, or prior to 2008 were enrolled as full-fee paying students in a postgraduate by coursework course
Domestic undergraduate students that are studying an undergraduate course without a Commonwealth supported place
Students enrolling in a miscellaneous course (course code MISC)
New Zealand citizens and permanent residents (non-humanitarian visa holders) residing outside Australia whilst undertaking a unit of study within a course.