Fees 2025
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Updated on 6/5/2025
VET Courses
Updated on 06/01/2025
Domestic Student Fees
Due to the Victorian Government’s priorities for 2025, they had to make significant funding changes to the Skills First program. On the 29 November 2024, Eastern College Australia received the following notification from the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions:
“For 2025, you did not get a commencement allocation.
To decide allocations across the Skills First market:
- We analysed Victoria’s current and future need for skilled workers and considered how that demand can be met in 2025 through programs at TAFE, dual sector universities and community-based training providers.
- We then aligned commencement allocations to priority skills sectors, such as housing and foundation skills, and Victoria’s future workforce needs, within the available funding. We also prioritised training that benefits our regional communities.”
As a “Privately Operated Registered Training Organisation”, Eastern is not on their preferred list of providers (see first dot point above). As such, we will not be able to offer Skills First funding to new students in 2025. Eligible students who started in 2024 or earlier, will receive a reduced funding in 2025.
In anticipation that this Skills First funding change will be reviewed for 2026, Eastern College Australia has chosen to offer new fee arrangements for 2025 only, to encourage (or not to discourage) prospective students to move forward in their plans to pursue further training and education. These 2025 only fee changes will be advertised in each of the courses affected. We remain committed to support students who want to study and acquire new skills, delivered from a Christian perspective.
This course will not be delivered in 2025.
- No Skills First funding available for new students in 2025
- 2025 only fees for new students:
- $3.00 per nominal hour or $2805 for the whole course
- Continuing students (students who started in 2024 or earlier) will pay the same fees as at their course commencement.
- No Skills First funding available for new students in 2025
- 2025 only fees for new students:
- $3.50 per nominal hour or $2975 for the whole course
- Continuing students (students who started in 2024 or earlier) will pay the same fees as at their course commencement.
Wantirna Campus (face-to-face or online)
$3,555 – Fee to complete the course
For Worldview and Albany Campuses, refer to their respective course fees.
$5,400 – Fee to complete the course
Overseas Student Fees
$4,550 – Fee to complete the course
* $200 non-refundable application fee for all Overseas students.
Please Note:
- Student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
- Fees exclude the cost of any mandatory First Aid unit not offered by Eastern College Australia.
- To determine your eligibility for Skills First and if you are then eligible for the Concession see Skills First. Eligibility is also discussed once a course application is received during the new student interview.
- Fees exclude the cost of textbooks with the precise cost depending upon the electives chosen/offered.
- Payment plans to pay off course fees over the duration of your study period are available.
Higher Education Courses
Domestic Student Fees
These fees are for the published year and charges may change during your studies.
FEE-HELP Available to eligible students.
$450 – Fee per credit point**
$2,700 – Fee per unit**
$21,600 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time
$465 – Fee per credit point**
$2,790 – Fee per unit**
$22,320 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
Master
$465 – Fee per credit point**
$2,790 – Fee per unit**
$22,320 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time
$465 – Fee per credit point**
$2,790 – Fee per unit**
$22,320 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time
$465 – Fee per credit point**
$5,580 – Fee per unit**
$11,160 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time
Overseas Student Fees
These fees are for the published year and charges may change during your studies.
$591.67 – Fee per credit point**
$3,550 – Fee per unit**
$28,400 – Fee for 1 year studying full time (8 units)
* $200 non-refundable application fee for all Overseas students.
$708.33 – Fee per credit point**
$4,250 – Fee per unit**
$34,000 – Fee for 1 year studying full time (8 units)
* $200 non-refundable application fee for all Overseas students.
$708.33 – Fee per credit point**
$4,250 – Fee per unit**
$34,000 – Fee for 1 year studying full time (8 units)
* $200 non-refundable application fee for all Overseas students.
$465 – Fee per credit point**
$5,580 – Fee per unit**
$11,160 – Fee for 1 year if studying full time (8 units)
Please Note: Overseas students accepted for study at overseas delivery sites only.
Please Note:
**All Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma level units are 6 credit points each. Most Associate Degree and Bachelor Degree units are 6 credit points; some practicums are 12 credit points. The Master of Transformational Development units are 12 credit points each. All Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary) units are 6 credit points.
- For a full list of units, please view the current semester’s Census Date Report.
- To encourage admission, enrolment and completion by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders the College will reduce tuition fees by 20% for those who can provide evidence identifying themselves as such.
Audit Fees
$500 – Fees per 6-credit point unit
Audit students will have access to face-to-face classes and some access to resources or online resources as appropriate. No assessment tasks will be required.
Not all units are available to audit.
Payment Options & Methods
Payment Options
- All units and courses can be paid for upfront, including audit and Professional development.
- All courses can be paid for via Direct Debit (Excluding audit and Professional development).
- FEE-HELP is available for all courses for eligible students (Excluding audit and Professional development).
- HECS-HELP is available for the following courses for eligible students. (Excluding audit and Professional development):
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Payment Methods
- Cheque – Name on the cheque should be Eastern College Australia
- Money order –Name on money order should be Eastern College Australia
- Cash – Payable at Reception (please do not send cash through the mail)
- BPay – Details on invoice
- Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard) – Payable at reception, via phone to reception
- Payment Plan – Pay invoice by instalments
FEE-HELP is available for eligible students studying Higher Education awards at Diploma, Associate Degree, Bachelor, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master levels*. Information regarding Census dates can be found on this page.
Students enrolled with Eastern College Australia, which has been approved as a higher education provider (IHE), may have an entitlement to access the Fee Paying Higher Education Loan Program (FEE-HELP). FEE-HELP is a loan scheme which assists eligible students to pay their tuition fees. FEE-HELP can cover all or part of the student’s tuition fees, up to a combined HELP loan limit of $126,839 (for 2025). The Australian Government pays the student’s tuition fee to the Higher Education Provider (Eastern College Australia) on behalf of the student, and students begin to repay their FEE-HELP debt to the Australian Government once their income reaches a prescribed threshold. The compulsory repayment threshold for the 2024-25 income year will be $54,435.
Students studying at degree, post graduate and masters level may apply. Eastern College Australia has an obligation to provide Tertiary Assurance. This means that, in the event the College cannot provide the educational services required for students to complete their awards, the students can enroll in a similar course of study with another higher education provider and receive full credit towards the same or a comparable qualification from the second provider for any successfully completed units of study undertaken as part of that course of study and, if necessary, receive a payment equivalent to any student contribution amount or tuition fee paid for any undelivered unit of study. For more information about Tertiary Assurance please read the Statement of Tuition Course Assurance.
In order to administer the FEE-HELP scheme, student’s personal information is provided to the Commonwealth and State higher education authorities at the time they provide their personal details on application to Eastern College Australia and when they complete the Request for Commonwealth Assistance form. This form and the FEE-HELP information booklet are available upon request.
For further information on FEE-HELP, please call Reception on (03) 9790 9200 to request a FEE-HELP Information booklet, or have a look at the Australian Government’s Study Assist website. The Eastern College Australia Review Procedures: FEE-HELP contains information relating to the following:
- Request for FEE-HELP Assistance
- Request to Remove a FEE-HELP Debt
- Request for Review of the Original Decision
*Please note that FEE-HELP is unavailable for course pre requisite modules. FEE-HELP is unavailable for VET awards.
HECS-HELP is a loan available to eligible students enrolled in Commonwealth Supported Places who meet the citizenship and residency requirements. A HECS-HELP loan will cover all or part of the student contribution amount.
Only students enrolled in programs offered in the School of Education may qualify for HECS-HELP
For further information visit the Study Assist website or call reception to request the Information for Commonwealth supported students booklet.
Students completing the Bachelor of Education (Primary) or Bachelor of Education (Secondary) will complete eight [8] six [6] credit point units at a fee of $465 per credit point, as well as practicums as required.
Full Fee paying students will pay a total of $22,320 if studying full time in 2025.
Students eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) will pay $578 for units in Education and Literature disciplines (up to $4,624 total per year), and $2,142 for units in the Philosophy and Religion disciplines (up to $16,992 total per year). The total cost for the course will vary based on unit selections. HECS-HELP may be available for eligible students as we have limited places.
For further information about HECS-HELP eligibility, please refer to the Study Assist website
Students completing the Master of Teaching (Primary) or the Master of Teaching (Secondary) will complete eight [8] six [6] credit point units at a fee of $465 per credit point, as well as practicums as required.
Full Fee paying students will pay a total of $22,320 if studying full time in 2025.
Students eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) will pay $578 for units in Education (up to $4,624 total per year). HECS-HELP may be available for eligible students as we have limited places.
For further information about HECS-HELP eligibility, please refer to the Study Assist website
Other Fees & Charges
- Overseas students non-refundable Application fee – $200.00
- Graduation Attendance Fee – $60.00
- Late Graduation Application – $100.00
- Replacement of Student Card – $11.00 per card
- Replacement/reprint of Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) – $55.00
- Replacement/reprint of Testamur/Certificate/Statement of Attainment – $55.00
- Transcript for studies completed before 2008 – $82.50
- Transcript for studies completed after 2007 – $55.00
- Document / Assessment Retrieval (within the last 5 years) – $11.00 per document
- RPL Assessment Fee – $1.5 per nominal hours
These fees are current but may change during the course of your studies.
Refunds
Tuition fee refunds are processed in accordance with the College’s refund policy. Details are published in the Eastern College Australia Handbook and available on the Refund Policy.
Notes
Withdrawals notified after the census date are processed under the refund provisions, not the penalty provisions. Please refer to the College’s Refund Policy.
