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FEE-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan available to help you paying part or all of your tuition fees.
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From 1 January 2021, new higher education students will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI) in order to be eligible for Commonwealth assistance through a FEE-HELP loan.
By 2023, all higher education students will need to have a USI if they expect to receive their award in 2023 or beyond. This includes all students who started before 2021.
Continuing students can provide their USI anytime between now and 2023.
More information can be found in the FAQs below.
Quality education and training can help to advance your career, but costs can sometimes be a barrier. Kaplan Professional believes education should be as accessible and affordable as possible to empower you to reach your professional and personal goals.
To make studying with Kaplan Professional more accessible, higher education courses delivered by Kaplan Professional are approved for FEE-HELP by the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment. FEE-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan available to help you paying part or all of your tuition fees.
You’re required to repay your FEE-HELP loan through the taxation system once your income exceeds the government’s compulsory repayment threshold. The current repayment threshold may be found on the government’s StudyAssist website. Please be advised that a FEE-HELP loan may impact on your credit rating and you are required to provide your Tax File Number (TFN) as part of your application for FEE-HELP.
In order to receive FEE-HELP, you must meet the eligibility requirements as detailed below:
Before applying for FEE-HELP, you’ll need to read the FEE-HELP information booklet provided by the Australian government.
In addition to FEE-HELP, you may also be eligible for other government incentives, such as Austudy / ABSTUDY. For further information, please contact Centrelink.
For further information regarding FEE-HELP support, contact one of our Student Advisers on 1300 135 798 (select option 2) or studentadvice@kaplan.edu.au. Alternatively, visit studyassist.gov.au.
The USI is a student’s lifelong education number.
If you’re undertaking nationally recognised training or higher education, you’ll need a USI in order to receive your qualification or statement of attainment.
The USI will give you access to an online record in the form of a USI Transcript. This can be used when applying for a job, seeking a credit transfer or demonstrating prerequisites when undertaking further training or study.
A USI is for life. You only have to create it once. If you’ve undertaken a vocational education course since 2015, you probably have a USI.
If you’re unsure if you already have a USI, please go to the ‘Find your USI’ page to check: https://www.usi.gov.au/faqs/find-your-usi
You’ll need to provide identification to create a USI. Please visit https://www.usi.gov.au/your-usi/create-usi for more information. It’s important this identification data matches your enrolment with Kaplan Professional.
If you’re eligible for FEE-HELP assistance and would like to obtain a FEE-HELP loan, you’ll need to complete a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form. This form should be completed at enrolment once it’s sent to you or by the due by date if you’re changing your payment option.
Request for FEE-HELP assistance forms can’t be accepted after the census date for a unit of study.
There are no loan fees applicable to any postgraduate courses delivered by Kaplan Professional.
The census date is the last date you can withdraw or cancel your enrolment without incurring a financial and/or academic penalty, as well as the last day to submit a Requested for Fee-HELP assistance form.
You can view the census dates on our higher education study dates page on our website.
The courses listed below are approved by the Department of Education for FEE-HELP.
Kaplan recognises that applicants may wish to study one or more higher education subjects at Kaplan as a non-award subject for purposes such as professional development or personal interest without having to enrol in the full course. Non-award subjects are not eligible for FEE-HELP.
If you are applying for a FEE-HELP loan to pay for all or part of your studies, you are required to provide Kaplan Professional with proof of your citizenship/residency status.
In accordance with the Higher Education Support Act 2003, Kaplan Professional has a responsibility for advising students of their eligibility for FEE-HELP.
As part of this responsibility, Kaplan Professional requires all domestic students eligible to access FEE-HELP to provide evidence of your citizenship/residency status prior to the census date of your first study period.
Evidence must be in the form of your:
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