Concessions & Exemptions
Concessions
You will pay the relevant concession tuition fee if you hold or are listed as a dependent on:
- Commonwealth Health Care Card (HCC)
- Pensioner Concession Card
- Veterans’ Gold Card
- if you are an Asylum Seeker/victim of Human Trafficking (as referred by ASRC)
and
- you are enrolling in a Certificate I – IV level course; or
- you are enrolling in a VCE/Senior Secondary course
(Note - Indigenous students now receive a full tuition fee waiver – see Tuition Fee Exemptions/Waivers section)
Concession fees do not apply if:
- you are commencing a diploma, advanced diploma, graduate certificate, graduate diploma course
- you are not eligible for a government subsidised place
If you consider you are eligible for a fee reduction, you must present your valid card/proof at enrolment and prior to course commencement.
If you are considering enrolling and intend to apply for a HCC with Centrelink, you should do so as soon as possible and well before your enrolment. Presentation of a HCC that is valid prior to your course commencement and at enrolment is required to be able to receive concession fee rates.
Tuition Fee Exemptions/Waivers
Skills First Aboriginal Access Fee Waiver Initiative
If you are an indigenous student, you are entitled to a full tuition fee waiver ($0) at enrolment. You must be one of:
- Aboriginal
- Torres Strait Islander
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
and eligible for a government subsidised place under Skills First.
The tuition fee waiver applies to all VET course levels (Certificate I-Advanced Diploma), and all Senior Secondary levels (VCE, VCE-VM, VPC)
Skills First Youth Access Initiative
If you are under the Skills First Youth Access Initiative, you are entitled to a tuition fee waiver ($0) at enrolment. You must present a Skills First Youth Access Initiative referral form at enrolment.
Community Based Order
If you are on a community based order (non-custodial) you are entitled to a tuition fee waiver ($0) at enrolment. You must present a letter confirming your status from the Youth Justice Unit of the Department of Human Services at enrolment.
Judy Lazarus Transition Centre
If you are under the care of the Judy Lazarus Transition Centre, but are able to physically access training outside of the centre without supervision, you are entitled to a tuition fee waiver ($0) at enrolment. You must provide a letter confirming your status from the management of the Judy Lazarus Transition Centre.
Enrolment in a FREE TAFE Short Course
If you are enrolling in a Free TAFE short course and meet citizenship/residency criteria, you are entitled to a tuition fee waiver ($0) at enrolment: Free TAFE short courses at Box Hill Insitute include, but are not limited to:
- 22469VIC Course in Introduction to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- 22510VIC Course in Identifying and Responding to Family Violence Risk
- LNSUPPORT Literacy and Numeracy Support units
Refer to www.vic.gov.au/free-tafe for a full list of Free TAFE short courses.