Money Matters
When you enrol, you will need to pay the TAFE NSW fee, unless you qualify for a fee exemption or Concession fee. You will not be regarded as being enrolled without the payment of, or approved exemption from, the TAFE NSW fee, or payment of the Concession fee.
TAFE NSW FEES 2008
How much are the 2008 TAFE NSW Fees?
Qualification Level | Annual Fee | Fees for enrolments of one semester or less |
Advanced Diploma | $1420 | $710 |
Diploma | $1184 | $592 |
Certificate IV | $890 | $445 |
Certificate III | $654 | $327 |
Certificate II | $418 | $209 |
Certificate I | $418 | $209 |
Statements / Short Courses | $418 | $209 |
Apprentices eligible for a Commonwealth rebate | $480 | $240 |
Apprentices not eligible for a Commonwealth rebate (including those in Yr 3) | $394 | $197 |
Trainees | $394 | $197 |
Other Groups | ||
Government benefit recipients | $50 | $50 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | $0 | $0 |
Students with a Disability (first course p.a.) | $0 | $0 |
Special Access Courses | $0 | $0 |
Other course and enrolment-related charges may apply.
Please note: fees for commercial courses, international students and temporary visa holders may differ. All Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma qualifications are offered on a commercial basis. Contact your local campus for more information.
How do I pay?
You may pay by EFTPOS, Visa Card, MasterCard, cheque or money order payable to `TAFE NSW'.
Please remember that TAFE NSW campuses do not accept cash for the TAFE NSW Fee or any other enrolment related charges.
When do I pay?
You pay when you enrol.
If your course runs for more than one semester you may have the option to pay your TAFE NSW Fee in two equal instalments, except if you pay the Concession fee. The first payment is made when you enrol. The second payment of the Fee is required by 31 May 2008.
Fee exemptions
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students are exempt from paying the TAFE NSW fee.
Students in receipt of a Disability Support Pension and students with a disability (clients of a Teacher/Consultant) are entitled to one full fee exemption for one TAFE NSW course per year, and are eligible for the $50 Concession fee for subsequent enrolments in that year.
Concessions
Students who receive a Commonwealth benefit or allowance (see list below) are eligible to pay a Concession fee of $50 per course enrolment per year rather than the full TAFE NSW fee.
- Age Pension
- Austudy (including Veterans' Children Education Scheme)
- Carer Payment
- Disability Support Pension (2nd or subsequent enrolment in year)
- Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
- Family Tax Benefit Part A (Maximum Rate)
- Farm Help Income Support
- Mature Age Allowance
- Newstart Allowance
- Parenting Payment (Single)
- Sickness Allowance
- Special Benefit
- Veterans' Affairs Payments
- Widow Allowance
- Widow Pension (including Widow 'B' Pension)
- Wife Pension
- Youth Allowance
Note: A student who is recognised as a dependant child, spouse or partner of a recipient of an eligible benefit or allowance may also be eligible for the Concession fee.
To find out if you are eligible for a full-fee exemption or Concession fee, contact your campus before enrolling. Your campus can also advise you about what documentation you will need to bring with you to enrol.
If you are applying for a fee exemption or Concession fee, you need to complete an Exemption or Concession Application Form and return it with appropriate documentation to your campus of enrolment.
The TAFE NSW fee is applied differently for...
Apprentices - Apprentices eligible for the Commonwealth rebate (Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Voucher) pay a capped fee of $480 per year for their Apprenticeship course. Apprentices not eligible for this Commonwealth rebate, including those in year 3 of their Apprenticeship, pay a capped fee of $394 per year for their Apprenticeship course.
Apprenticeship Training (Fee) Vouchers valued at up to $500 are available to eligible apprentices undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship in skills shortage areas as defined by the National Skills Needs List.
New Entrant Trainees - in 2008, New Entrant Trainees pay a capped fee of $394 for their Traineeship course. To be eligible for the capped fee you must provide proof of your Traineeship.
School-based Apprentices, School-based Trainees and Existing Worker Trainees - are covered by other funding arrangements so the TAFE NSW fee does not apply.
Special Access Courses
If you enrol in a Special Access Course you pay no TAFE NSW fee. These courses teach skills in:
- career opportunities
- community training
- employment skills
- literacy
- numeracy
- reading and writing
- school mentoring
- signed language
- volunteer tutoring and
- work readiness.
Click below on the PDF for the full list of Special Access Courses.
For further details on Money Matters please go to the TAFE NSW website.
