Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)

The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is calculated and charged progressively for each teaching period, based on your enrolment (mode and study load) within a calendar year.

Payment dates

The SSAF amount and due date appears in your Enrolment Details and Fee Statement. See fee payment dates for when your statement is available in the Web Enrolment System (WES).

Fee amount

The maximum amount charged to any student enrolled in 2012 is $263 and may be less, depending on the mode and study load. The 2012 rates are:

Study modeStudy load within a calendar year
Part-time
(< 0·75 Total EFTSL)		Full-time
(≥ 0·75 Total EFTSL)
On-campus or multi-modal $197 $263
Off-campus or off-site $132 $132
Cross-institution with SSAF paid at home institution
(proof of payment required)		 $0 $0
Joint degrees established between Monash and overseas institution $0 $0
Open Universities Australia (OUA) $0 $0

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students

Based on a research load per calendar year of:

  • less than 0·125 - students are not required to make a payment, as the Monash Postgraduate Association (MPA) and the University sponsor the full amount (based on the table above)
  • from 0·125 to 0·250 - students are required to pay $66 as the MPA and the University partially sponsor the amount charged (based on the table above)
  • more than 0·250 - students are required to pay the amount charged, based on the table above.

Payment options

If you are an Australian citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder (resident in Australia), you may choose to:

  • pay the full SSAF amount upfront
  • pay some of the SSAF upfront and get an SA-HELP loan for the remainder
  • get an SA-HELP loan for the full SSAF amount.

All other students must pay the SSAF upfront by the payment due date on their Enrolment Details and Fee Statement.

International students do not have to make an additional payment for the SSAF.

SA-HELP

Eligible students can request assistance from the Commonwealth to defer the fee payment through the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) known as SA-HELP.

To be eligible for SA-HELP, you must meet all of the following conditions:

  • be an Australian citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa-holder, resident in Australia
  • be enrolled in a course of study (including bridging study for overseas-trained professionals) with a higher education provider
  • meet the Tax File Number (TFN) requirements, and
  • complete, sign and submit a Request for SA-HELP assistance form by the date as determined by the University.

SA-HELP is not automatic

To access SA-HELP, you must apply for it, even if you have deferred your course fees. Lodge your SA-HELP assistance form by the payment due date on your Enrolment Details and Fee Statement

If you are eligible, the SA-HELP assistance form will appear in WES.

The SA-HELP incurred date is when your loan amount is deferred to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). See the table for fee payment dates.

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