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TAFE: State Government Supported
The information in this document applies to domestic students studying in a State Government
subsidised TAFE program who commence their study prior to 1 July 2009.
For new enrolments undertaken from 1 July 2009 the current Ministerial Directions about Fees and
Charges will be replaced by new Directions. These Directions will include changes to the TAFE tuition
contribution structure and to TAFE exemption and concession eligibility. This document will be updated
as more detailed information is made available by Skills Victoria.
Calculation of tuition contribution – TAFE
Domestic students studying in a State Government subsidised TAFE program pay a tuition contribution
calculated on the basis of an amount per each enrolled nominal student contact hour (SCH) in any
calendar year, rounded to the nearest dollar. The tuition contributions for local TAFE students are
prescribed by the State Government and are subject to change at Ministerial direction.
The 2009 rate per SCH for students who commence their study prior to 1 July 2009 is $1.37.
Minimum and maximum tuition contribution for TAFE students who commence prior to 1 July 2009:
TAFE Tuition Contribution Rate per Minimum Maximum
nominal student per annum per annum
contact hour
(SCH)
Traineeship or Apprenticeship
(State funded ‘L’ Profile)
Local TAFE students $1.37 $55 $877
(State funded ‘P’ Profile)
Local VCE
2009 Tuition exemptions and concessions - TAFE
Domestic students studying in a State Government subsidised TAFE program may be eligible for an
exemption from their TAFE tuition contribution, or for a concession rate on their TAFE tuition
contribution.
The table below lists the concessions and exemptions available in 2009 to eligible students who
commence their program of study prior to 1 July 2009.
For full information on concessions and exemptions, please contact the Hub.
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2009 Table of Standard Tuition Contribution and Concessions/Exemptions available upon application
RMIT tuition fees
Per nominal student Min. per Max. per
contact hour (SCH) annum annum
Standard Tuition Contribution – metropolitan
Standard Tuition Contribution - non metropolitan
Standard Tuition Contribution - off campus
Traineeships/Apprenticeships
$1.37 $55 $877
Literacy and basic adult education
(Students may be eligible for one of the tuition fee concessions
or exemptions listed below. Eligible students must submit an
application).
Tuition Contribution Concessions / exemptions:
Commonwealth Health Care Card *
Pensioner Concession Card *
Veterans Gold Card
$1.37 $55 $55
College Discretion (OT)
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
Prisoners, persons on remand or attending a course as part of
$0 $0 $0
non-custodial order
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Eligible Health Care Card Types and Pensioner Concession Card Types:
Card Card Code Payment/Program Name
Type
PCC AGE or AGE BLIND Age Pension
PCC BVA Bereavement Allowance
PCC CAR Carer Payment
HCC CD Carer Allowance (child)
HCC DR Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
PCC DSP Disability Support Pension
PCC DSP BLIND Disability Support Pension (Blind)
HCC FA Family Tax Benefit (Part A)
HCC FFR Farm Help Income Support
HCC FO Foster Care
HCC LI Low Income Card
HCC LI Youth Allowance (students)
PCC MAA Mature Age Allowance
HCC MO Mobility Allowance
HCC NS Newstart Allowance
PCC NSA Newstart Allowance (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
HCC PA Partner Allowance
HCC PP Parenting Payment (Partnered)
PCC PPP Parenting Payment (Partnered) (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
PPC PPS Parenting Payment (Single)
PCC PTA Partner Allowance (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
HCC SA Sickness Allowance
PCC SAL Sickness Allowance (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
HCC SL Special Benefit
PCC SPL Special Benefit (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
HCC WA Widow Allowance
PCC WDA Widow Allowance (long term income support recipients aged over 60)
PCC WFA,WFD or WFW Wife Pension
PCC WID Widow B Pension
HCC YA Youth Allowance (unemployed)
PCC YAL Youth Allowance (jobseekers) who are;
- single principal carers of dependent children, OR
- those assessed as having a partial capacity to work
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