Defer SA HELP? (1 Viewer)

[Verify]

I accidentally clicked accept to the offer for SA HELP during my enrolment. I am still undecided. Am I allowed to defer it for now if I call them up?

 

[D94]

You might have misunderstood what SA HELP is. Your high school probably had a student contribution fee, so the "Student Amenities (SA) Fee" it's kind of like that.

SA HELP is the same concept as HECS HELP. You can defer your SA payment by choosing to accept SA HELP. That means you don't need to pay the SA fee every semester upfront.

Accept SA HELP = defer SA fee.

 

[Verify]

You might have misunderstood what SA HELP is. Your high school probably had a student contribution fee, so the "Student Amenities (SA) Fee" it's kind of like that.

SA HELP is the same concept as HECS HELP. You can defer your SA payment by choosing to accept SA HELP. That means you don't need to pay the SA fee every semester upfront.

Accept SA HELP = defer SA fee.

Thanks for the information. Then wouldn't that mean that everyone would accept the SA HELP? Why would someone decline it?

 

[anomalousdecay]

Thanks for the information. Then wouldn't that mean that everyone would accept the SA HELP? Why would someone decline it?

Some students would prefer to take the burden off now than pay later while working. It is kinda like the reason behind paying for a semester of courses up front instead of deferring to HECS.

 

[photastic]

Some students would prefer to take the burden off now than pay later while working. It is kinda like the reason behind paying for a semester of courses up front instead of deferring to HECS.

I applied HECS, can I choose whether I want pay up front and when I can't

 

[anomalousdecay]

I applied HECS, can I choose whether I want pay up front and when I can't

Iirc for each semester you can choose whether or not you want to pay upfront. However if you go with HECS for first semester and of course are successful in HECS application, then automatically every semester after that the payment will be deferred onto HECS.

 

[kalstar]

Accept it if you don't want to pay it.. for now

 

[photastic]

Accept it if you don't want to pay it.. for now

Which one is better SA or HECS?

 

[D94]

Which one is better SA or HECS?

SA = Student Amenities Fee (more or less a general compulsory contribution fee)
HECS = your course fees

They are both fees. You have to pay both.

 

[obliviousninja]

I pay my fees out right

 

[photastic]

SA = Student Amenities Fee (more or less a general compulsory contribution fee)
HECS = your course fees

They are both fees. You have to pay both.

Is it cheaper to pay upfront? Im reading the govt info and still unsure the differences.

 

[D94]

Is it cheaper to pay upfront? Im reading the govt info and still unsure the differences.

10% discount for upfront payment.