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Academic withdrawal date: the date set by your provider as the final day that you can withdraw from a unit without incurring an academic penalty (i.e. recorded fail grade).
See: Withdrawing, failing, non-completion

Additional Student Learning Entitlement (SLE): an extra entitlement to ensure you have enough SLE to complete at least one course of study as a Commonwealth supported student. Any additional SLE you are granted for a course of study can only be used for that particular course.
See: Types of SLE


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Bonus for voluntary repayments:
voluntary repayments can be made towards your HELP debt directly to the Tax Office You are now leaving Going to Uni. You will receive a bonus of 10% for voluntary repayments of $500 or more.
See: Compulsory & voluntary

Bridging study for overseas-trained professionals: a course for overseas-trained professionals who are seeking to meet the formal requirements for entry into their profession in Australia.
See: Bridging study for overseas trained professionals

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Census date:
the date on which your enrolment is taken to be finalised. HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP debts are incurred and SLE is consumed on census dates. You must make your up-front payments and submit your request/s for Commonwealth assistance by the census date in order to be eligible for Commonwealth assistance. Your provider may set an earlier date for the submission of forms or up-front payments - check with your provider.
See: Important dates - census dates

Commonwealth assisted student: a student who is a Commonwealth supported student or who is in receipt of a HELP loan or a Commonwealth Scholarship.
See: What is a Commonwealth supported place?

Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN): your notice containing information about enrolment and use of Commonwealth assistance. Higher education providers must issue a CAN to each of their Commonwealth assisted students after the census date.
See: Your Commonwealth Assistance Notice

Commonwealth contributions: contributions that the Commonwealth makes towards the cost of your education if you are a Commonwealth supported student. The Commonwealth pays this amount directly to your higher education provider.
See: What you pay.

Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN): your unique identifier, allocated to all students accessing Commonwealth assistance for higher education.
See: About your CHESSN.

Commonwealth supported place: a higher education place for which the Commonwealth makes a contribution towards the cost of your education.
See: What is a Commonwealth supported place?

Commonwealth supported student: a student who occupies a Commonwealth supported place.
See: What is a Commonwealth supported place?

Compulsory repayments: repayments that people with a Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) debt are required to make once their income exceeds the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment.
See: Compulsory & voluntary

Course of study: a course of study leading to a higher education award or an enabling course. A combined or double degree is one course of study.
See: Year 12 - transition to higher education

Cross-institutional programme: a programme of study comprising a unit or a set of units of study being undertaken with one provider (the host provider) as part of a course of study for which the student is enrolled with another provider (the home provider). There are a number of other criteria that must be met for a programme to be considered cross-institutional.

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Domestic student: a student who is an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen or the holder of a permanent visa.
See: Eligibility requirements

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