University fees
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University fees
Hi just wondering if i manage to get into oz on a 189 or 190 visa and take my daughter with me who will be 16 at the time. What are the likely costs for university for vetenary when she is 18. Will we get charged a premium because we are not permanent residents??
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Re: University fees
Hi just wondering if i manage to get into oz on a 189 or 190 visa and take my daughter with me who will be 16 at the time. What are the likely costs for university for vetenary when she is 18. Will we get charged a premium because we are not permanent residents??
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Not sure of the cost but both 189 and 190 are PR visas, so you wont be charged international fees
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Re: University fees
No international fees, but you have to pay up-front as no HECS (government loan).
Fee (per year) depends on course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiar...orted_students
Fee (per year) depends on course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiar...orted_students
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Re: University fees
Hi just wondering if i manage to get into oz on a 189 or 190 visa and take my daughter with me who will be 16 at the time. What are the likely costs for university for vetenary when she is 18. Will we get charged a premium because we are not permanent residents??
Thanks
Thanks
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Yes, on PR there won't be international fees. Costs depend on the course of study. As an example, our son is doing Civil Engineering at UQ and costs $4k per semester = $8k per annum.
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Re: University fees
My son will be starting a double degree next year and we're expecting it to cost up to $11k PA. Without the government loan it's going to be a financial juggling act - especially when younger son joins him.
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We've had one doing an Engineering degree and one doing an IT degree, thank goodness we've obtained citizenship before the youngest starts his engineering degree!
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So it's fee paying time. Spoke to some collegues at work and all said they left it to their kids to pay (through HECS) which surprised me a bit. Is this what most parents here in Aus do?
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Re: University fees
I would say most parents help out with fees and/or living costs, but most end up with a substantial HECS debt. Most do part time work to have some money.
Austudy pays very little and is means tested so not worth the bother applying.
Austudy pays very little and is means tested so not worth the bother applying.
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Re: University fees
I work at a major Uni and almost all of the Australian I have contact with are paying their own school fees and the parents help out with living expenses.
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Now they get HECS they'll put it through that and pay for their books themselves.
We feed them, keep them and give them money for fares and food etc so they're happy with the situation. Well, I don't know if they're happy or not, if they're not they can always try moving out
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We'll be paying for our daughter next year. Not going to HECS it even if we manage to become citizens by then, as we don't want her to start her life in debt. The uni fees are lower than the massive school fees she is costing us this year, so we will feel a little better off! She will also be living at home, but may get a part time job to help pay for her own social life.
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We were originally intending to pay 100% of both our boys fees but have realised that such an additional burden will break us financially. Strangely, we are earning double what we were in the UK and live frugally but unlike the UK where we were doing nicely, we only just seem to make ends meet - but that's another issue.
What we are considering is to pay 50% of their fees which fits well with eldest because he'll be eligible for HECS in two years time - midway through his course, so we'll pay until his HECS eligibility and will follow the exact same arrangement with youngest.
Caroline, I'm sure you already know this but if your kids are eligible for HECS and you pay upfront in full you're entitled to a discount.
What we are considering is to pay 50% of their fees which fits well with eldest because he'll be eligible for HECS in two years time - midway through his course, so we'll pay until his HECS eligibility and will follow the exact same arrangement with youngest.
Caroline, I'm sure you already know this but if your kids are eligible for HECS and you pay upfront in full you're entitled to a discount.