Hecs?? (1 Viewer)

[Tocatina]

Can anyone tell me the salary that you start paying HECS off at? also, How does the payment work - is it a weekly deduction/monthly - how much?

 

[Lazarus]

http://www.hecs.gov.au/

 

[Bambul]

It's as though your HECS repayments were an extra tax. If the governments reforms get through the threshold will increse to $30,000 from the about $20,000 that it is on now.

 

[johnson]

hmm about the HECS thingo, if i transfer to another course next year, will i get affected by the new HECS system?

 

[Lazarus]

I believe the bulk of the reforms apply to students commencing in 2005 - so you should be safe until then. But I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

[johnson]

oh okay, thanks again laz

 

[Bambul]

Yes, if you start uni before 2005 and don't take more than a certain number of years (4 or 5 I think) to complete your degree then you can slip in under the current system. Or if the law doesn't get passed then everyone goes under the current system.

 

[kimmeh]

so whats going to happen to those starting uni in 2005 .. ?

 

[ToOL]

THEYRE SCREWD

 

[*~Dazed~*]

their hecs fees will go up...
but i think my careers teacher said something that people who apply this year bu defer and start in 2005 aren't going to be affected by the increase... please correct me if i am wrong