Cost of Course. (1 Viewer)

[ohYea]

As an international student i have to pay USYD or UNSW ~33k p.a. I heard that permanent resident do not have to pay that much. I think the cost comes down to 8k for engineering studies. Is this true and also why's the difference that big(if true)?

 

[kfnmpah]

Because why should people from other countries get to come here and use our education system and our HECS system then fuck off back to their own country, not enter the australian work force and hence not pay taxes?
If you become a permanent resident, the cost does go down.

 

[ohYea]

Because why should people from other countries get to come here and use our education system and our HECS system then fuck off back to their own country, not enter the australian work force and hence not pay taxes?
If you become a permanent resident, the cost does go down.

to 8k ???

 

[kfnmpah]

not sure exactly, but for citizens that's about the going rate. might get a bit higher each year or whatever. i have no idea.

go away.

 

[D94]

As an international student i have to pay USYD or UNSW ~33k p.a. I heard that permanent resident do not have to pay that much. I think the cost comes down to 8k for engineering studies. Is this true and also why's the difference that big(if true)?

No. It's not like we only pay 8k and you pay 33k. We still have to pay the whole 33k back once we earn over 47k per year, in increasing periodic installments.

 

[betanumerical]

No. It's not like we only pay 8k and you pay 33k. We still have to pay the whole 33k back once we earn over 47k per year, in increasing periodic installments.

We don't actually, the government (completely) foots the bill for a rather large chunk of our uni education and the other half we have to pay back after we earn over 47k.

 

[Rafy]

No. It's not like we only pay 8k and you pay 33k. We still have to pay the whole 33k back once we earn over 47k per year, in increasing periodic installments.

Incorrect. Commonwealth Supported Places which almost all domestic students are in are heavily subsidised by the government.

 

[D94]

Incorrect. Commonwealth Supported Places which almost all domestic students are in are heavily subsidised by the government.

Yeah, I took it a bit further. Assuming an engineering student can't pay the 32k+ (4 years), the next logical option would be HECS-HELP loans, so in that sense, they make the repayments once they earn over 47k.

 

[Timothy.Siu]

Yeah, I took it a bit further. Assuming an engineering student can't pay the 32k+ (4 years), the next logical option would be HECS-HELP loans, so in that sense, they make the repayments once they earn over 47k.

international have to pay upfront 30k+ a year. It's nothing like domestic. We pay 32k+ for 4 years and can put it on HECS.

 

[phuong14]

hey im im from New Zealand, but have been living in australia since 2005. Am i eligible to apply for HECS?

 

[powlmao]

Domestic students shouldn't have to pay as much as international students, it's our education system.

Plus the reason why the government funds us is to better the Australian workforce, why would Australia want to help other countries to improve their workforce.