Uni course discounts for PR holders?
 

Hi there,

I'm wondering, do PR-holders obtain some sort of discount if we study at Australian unis? I tried checking it but too much technical jargon scrambled my brain. Not sure if it's only applicable for citizens. Anyone tried?

Janice

Re: Uni course discounts for PR holders?
 

Not sure what you mean by "discount"?

As a PR you pay domestic fees, i.e. same as citizens (you don't pay international student fees).

You can't get HECS though as a PR holder (need to be a citizen for that), which means you can't get the discount on fees paid up-front.

Gina

Re: Uni course discounts for PR holders?
 

Thanks, Gina. So the course pricing is three tiered? I thought there were only two different prices. That really clears things up. :)

Re: Uni course discounts for PR holders?
 

There are domestic and international fees. Domestic fees is then split into those who qualify for HECS and those that don't.

As a PR visa holder, you'll be a domestic non-Hecs:) (sounds like something that requries the wearing of a pointy hat ...).

Your chosen university will then have it's own payment procedures. And you may find if you can pay say a whole year's fees upfront, your particular university may give you a discount for that.

So, it would be worthwhile phoning your uni and ask what their payment schedules are for a domestic non-HECS student doing course xxxx.

Gina

Re: Uni course discounts for PR holders?
 

Here in NSW some Uni course fees are 3-tiered.

Most Uni courses (not those at Private Unis) offer commonwealth-supported places which are subsidised by the government and are a fixed price. Teaching/Nursing courses are cheapest, followed by Arts-type courses (cost a bit more), followed by Science (cost a bit more again), followed by Medicine, Vet Science, Law etc (cost the most). You have to reach a pre-set cutoff (Year 12 marks-wise) to get offered one of these places. Anyone - PR or Citizen can qualify for these.

SOME courses at some Unis are also offered as Domestic Fee-paying. These cost much more than CSP (Commonwealth-supported) places but have a lower Year 12 mark cut-off. So you can 'buy' your way into these courses if you don't have high enough marks to get a CSP . It's a way for the Unis to make money and PRs and citizens qualify for these places, too.

Then you get International fee-paying places which are for overseas students. These fees are extortionate but PRs and citizens don't have to pay them.

:)