Bachelor of Science

Student Services and Amenities Fee from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012

In accordance with the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010, passed on 11 October 2011, a Student Services and Amenities fee will be charged to students enrolled in 2012 according to the schedule shown below for the first half of the year.

Eligible students who do not wish to pay the fee upfront to the University, can request assistance from the Commonwealth and defer the fee through a new element of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) known as SA-HELP. The SA-HELP Commonwealth Assistance Form will be available via eStudent in early 2012. 

Student Cohort	Study Load *	Macquarie Payment Due Date	Incurral Date (Final date for payment or submission of SA-HELP form)	Amount
Domestic, Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Non Award students at North Ryde Campus	Full Time	24 February 2012	31 March 2012	$131
Domestic, Undergraduate Postgraduate & Non Award students at North Ryde campus	Part Time	24 February 2012	31 March 2012	$70
International students and MGSM students (Fee not charged in 2012, as they agreed to their 2012 fees before the new legislation was introduced).	-	-	-	$0
Offshore, ICMS, City Campus, fully external & OUA students (Fee not charged at all, as they do not have access to the full range of services provided at the main campus).	-	-	-	$0

* 'Full Time' means a study load of at least 75% of the normal full time student load from 1 January to 30 June 2012

More information is available in the relevant MQ Announcement.

SA-HELP

Eligible students who do not wish to pay the fee up front may defer the fee to the Australian Taxation Office by completing the SA-HELP Commonwealth Assistance Form which will be available in eStudent from 9 January 2012, (My Finances tab or My Offer tab). This form must be completed and submitted including your tax file number by the incurral date at the latest. However, to avoid receiving a fee sanction, it is recommended the form is completed and submitted by Macquarie’s payment due date per schedule above.

The form can be found in the MY OFFER or the MY FINANCES tab in eStudent by following the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the *'Submit Commonwealth Assistance Form*' heading.
Step 2: Click on *'Enter a New Commonwealth Assistance Form'*  highlighting the button for your current course.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select 'Choose a different form'
Step 4: Select *'Request for SA HELP'* against form."

Eligible students are defined as:

• Australian citizens
• permanent residents with humanitarian visas.

Charging of Student Services & Amenities Fees(SSAF)

The Student Services & Amenities Fee will be loaded into students’ accounts in eStudent/My Finances for Session 1 on 21 February 2012 to allow for changes of units during the enrolment period.

Students who enrol after Macquarie University’s due date must pay their SSAF payment on the day they enrol if they intend to pay up front.

If a student changes their full/part-time study load after 21 February an adjustment will be required to the initial fee charged.

Payments or submission of SA-HELP forms must be made in accordance with the schedule above.

If you are approved for SA-HELP your debt will be transferred from eStudent to the ATO approximately two weeks after the incurral date.(31/3/12 for Session 1)

Future study periods

This website will be updated with information for future study periods as appropriate.

For further information on the Student Services & Amenities Fee please visit the Australian Government website at: http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/StudyAssist/HELPpayingMyFees