Fees

Tuition Fees for Domestic Students

TAFE/VET Fees apply for the following course level in TAFE/VET

Rate type: Government subsidised or Full-fee, HELP loan is not available

• VCE (senior secondary)
• Certificate I
• Certificate II
• Certificate III
• Certificate IV

Rate type: Government subsidised or Full-fee, HELP loan via VET Student Loan is available (approved courses only)

• Diploma
• Advanced Diploma
• Vocational Graduate Certificate
• Graduate Certificate (VET)
• Vocational Graduate Diploma
• Graduate Diploma (VET)

Domestic Students Higher Education

Higher Education fees apply

Rate type: Full-fee only, FEE-HELP is available

• Undergraduate Certificate
• Diploma (Higher Education)
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor Degree
• Graduate Certificate (HE)
• Graduate Diploma (HE)
• Masters

Tuition Fee Rates

Tuition Fee Rates are set at a different rate for every course. Please search for your course to view what fees you will need to pay.

Service and Amenity

Box Hill Institute levies a compulsory student services and amenities fee to provide services of direct benefit to students. The fee helps to pay for important student services such as libraries, counselling, welfare services, recreational services, and printing.

Government Subsidised Place Eligibility

The Victorian Government provides subsidised places for eligible residents into many TAFE courses. This is via funding under Skills First.  In general, you are eligible for a government-subsidised training place if you are:

• studying in Victoria for the duration of your studies (are physically present in the State of Victoria for all training and assessment)
• an Australian citizen, or;
• an Australian Permanent Resident (holder of a permanent visa), or;
• a New Zealand citizen, or;
• an Asylum seeker/victim of human trafficking (you must have ARC/ASRC referral, or online VEVO validation by Institute staff)

and are:

• commencing no more than 2 government-subsidised qualifications and 2 government-subsidised skill sets in a calendar year; and
• concurrently studying no more than 2 government subsidised programs (qualifications or skill sets) at any one time.

You are also required to:

• obtain a USI (Unique Student Identifier) prior to enrolment as part of your eligibility for a government subsidised place.
• show evidence of your citizenship/residency at enrolment. This can include one of the following (original or certified copy required):
• a current green Medicare card
• an Australian birth certificate (not birth extract)
• a current Australian passport
• a current New Zealand passport
• an Australian Citizenship Certificate
• an Australian Certificate of Registration by Descent
• formal papers from DIBP confirming permanent residence
• a New Zealand Birth Certificate
• a New Zealand Citizenship Certificate.

Under 17?

If you will still be under 17 by the commencement of your course, additional requirements and documents are required:

• If you are under 17 with year 10, you must bring correspondence from your school principal to move to Box Hill Institute

• If you are under 17 without year 10, you must bring correspondence from a Department Regional Director to move from your school to Box Hill Institute
• If you are under 17 and not currently or have never been enrolled in a Victorian school (i.e. coming from interstate, overseas or home-schooling), you must bring correspondence/approval from a Department Regional Director to move to Box Hill Institute.

A completed 'Exemption from School Form' is the common method of acceptable corrrespondence to submit to us.  

Enrolling into a Foundation Skills Program? 

If you are enrolling in a Foundation Skills Program, two extra eligibility criteria apply as follows: 

• You must not already have completed an Australian Diploma or higher level qualification; and 
• You must not already be enrolled in a Commonwealth Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program. 

Already enrolled with a secondary school? 

If you are enrolled at a secondary school, you will not be able to receive a government-subsidised training place for a course at TAFE, unless you are undertaking the course as part of a School-Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship. The Government supports schools in other ways to offer vocational training to their students, so you should discuss all your options with our Student Recruitment staff. 

You can also check what you may be eligible for using the Victorian Skills Gateway Eligibility Indicator.

Impact on Future Eligibility

Students accessing a government subsidised place in a TAFE course should be aware that the course is being subsidised by the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments under the Skills First Program. Note that enrolling in a Government Subsidised place will affect future training options and eligibility for further Government Subsidised training under the Skills First Program.

General Eligibility Exclusions

• Secondary school students already enrolled with a separate government, non-government, independent or catholic secondary school, or registered for home schooling, are generally not eligible for a government subsidised place at TAFE (school based trainees and school based apprentices excepted).
• Interstate residents (unless they are able to physically attend all training and assessment in Victoria)
• Overseas residents
• Prisoners detained in a custodial setting are not eligible for a government subsidised place. The only exception is an individual on a community based order, or, an individual from the Judy Lazarus Transition Centre, where students can physically access training outside a custodial setting without supervision. Such students must present with a letter from the Department of Human Services, confirming their status in line with this rule, and then attach the letter to the student’s enrolment form.
• Students detained under the Mental Health Act 1986; or the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1987 or the Sentencing Act 1991 at the Thomas Embling Hospital are not eligible for a government subsidised place.

Eligibility Notes

Studying a maximum of 2 government subsidised qualifications plus 2 government subsidised skill sets in a year – further notes

The following are not taken into account when calculating the 2 qualification and 2 skill set yearly maximum:

• An individual transitioning from a superseded qualification to the current version of the qualification
• An individual recommencing training in the same qualification (either at the same or a different provider)
• An individual seeking to enrol in an apprenticeship (not traineeship) after having participated in one the pre-apprenticeship/pathway qualifications
• Students who have participated in the 22510VIC – Course in identifying and responding to family violence risk

Please note: Information is subject to change pending notification of changes of government policy for government subsidised places. Some eligibility exclusions may apply. Please check your eligibility for a government subsidised place with our Student Recruitment Team when applying for your course.

Government Subsidised Place Special Initiatives

A number of special initiatives may have relaxed certain element/s only of the eligibility criteria, including:

Asylum Seekers and Victims of Human Trafficking Initiative

Individuals referred to training under the Asylum Seekers and Victims of Human Trafficking Initiative must meet all Skills First eligibility criteria except the citizenship requirements.

Individuals must present with either:

• their authorised referral form/s from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross, prior to enrolment; or
• their visa to enable Institute staff to undertake an online VEVO check to validate that your visa complies – please remember to bring your visa with you

Eligible visas are:

• Bridging Visa Class E (BVE);
• Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or
• Temporary Protection Visa (TPV); or
• Bridging Visa Class F (BVF); or 
• Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) (subclass 499) visa; or 
• Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) (subclass 786) visa. 

Eligible individuals will receive access to a government subsidised place in a government-funded Senior Secondary or VET course. Concession tuition fee rates will also apply at the Senior Secondary and Certificate I-IV course levels only. (No concession applies to tuition fees at the Diploma or higher level).

Skills First Youth Access Initiative

This initiative is to support young people who have been, or are currently on a Youth Justice Order or a Child Protection Order or are a resident of an Education First Youth Foyer, and who are 24 years of age and under, to participate in education and training.

Individuals referred to training under this Initiative must meet all Skills First eligibility criteria

Individuals must present with their authorized referral letter from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, The Deparment of Education and Training/ Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, the Department of Justice & Community Safety or an approved referral agency contracted by the Victorian or Commonwealth Government to provide services to children, youth and/or families.

Eligible individuals will receive access to a government subsidised place in a government-funded Senior Secondary or VET course. A full tuition fee waiver will apply.

Delivery of Training to Support the 10-Year Industry Plan for Family Violence Prevention and Response 

This initiative is to support students wishing to undertake the 22510VIC Course in identifying and responding to family violence risk.

Under this initiative, students may be exempted from

• 2 skill sets in a year limit and/or
• 2 programs at a time limit

Free-TAFE Initiative

Learn more about Free TAFE

Free TAFE for Priority Courses

Free TAFE for Priority Courses reduces the financial barrier for students wanting to train in courses that lead to jobs in demand. It gives Victorians the chance to study at TAFE where, more than ever, they can learn the skills we need to build our state.

Free TAFE Criteria

Free TAFE is available to eligible students for one course commencement in a Free-TAFE listed course only, in their lifetime.

A further Free TAFE place is only available for students where: 

• the only previous Free TAFE Fee Waiver they received was for a commencement under the Job Trainer initiative; or 

• they previously completed a program that is part of a designated Free TAFE pathway, and are wishing to commence another Free TAFE program in the same pathway.  

(Note - an individual who has accessed an additional Free TAFE Fee Waiver for a program in a pathway must complete that program before accessing a Fee Waiver for another program in the same pathway) 

Courses Listed for Free TAFE Pathways

Eligibility

Any Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen is eligible to do Free TAFE for Priority Courses in Victoria if they meet the general eligibility criteria for a government-subsidised place.

Please note: The Free TAFE for Priority Courses initiative will pay your tuition fees for only one course, unless the course is part of a Free-TAFE designated pathway as detailed above. Once you have enrolled in a tuition free priority course, you cannot get a tuition free place again, even if you do not finish your first tuition free priority course. However, if you didn’t finish your Free TAFE course, you may re-commence that same Free TAFE course only to finish it off, either with the same or a different provider. This is OK under your one Free TAFE commencement. 

Further Information including a full list of all Free-TAFE courses is available at www.vic.gov.au/free-tafe.

Full Tuition Fee Places

Full Tuition Fee places do not attract any government funding for the delivery of the course.

For VET courses, if you are not eligible for a government subsidised place or are on a temporary resident visa, you will be charged Full Tuition Fees for the calendar year. Further fees apply in subsequent years.

Please note that Full Tuition Fee rates vary, depending on the length and nature of the course. VET Student Loan applies to eligible domestic students enrolling in Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Vocational Graduate Certificate TAFE courses that are approved for VET Student Loans.

All Higher Education Degree courses are offered on a Full Tuition Fee basis only, as no government subsidy applies. FEE-HELP applies to eligible domestic students enrolling in any Degree course.

Please go to the course of your choice for a guide to applicable fees. 

International Students

If you are an international student, please refer to the international courses page for more information about fees for international students. 

Concessions & Exemptions

Concessions

You will pay the relevant concession 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 Indigenous student*
• 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 course

At the Diploma/Advanced Diploma level, the 20% concession fee rate is only available to indigenous students.

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. You must also submit a photocopy of your valid card/proof with your enrolment form.

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.

* For indigenous students the concession rate applies to all course levels (Certificate I – Graduate Diploma)

Tuition Fee Exemptions/Waivers

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

• 22469VIC Course in Introduction to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• 22510VIC Course in Identifying and Responding to Family Violence Risk
• 22521VIC – Course in Gender Equity
• 22515VIC - Course in Working Safely in the Solar Industry

Refer to www.vic.gov.au/free-tafe for a full list of Free TAFE short courses. 

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

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