Student Services & Amenities Fee (SSAF)
Curious about the Student Services & Amenities Fee? Here's how much it is, what it goes towards and why it's crucial for providing a great university experience.
Curious about the Student Services & Amenities Fee? Here's how much it is, what it goes towards and why it's crucial for providing a great university experience.
The Student Services & Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a compulsory contribution that UNSW students make each year. It supports a wide range of services that enhance student life at UNSW. It contributes to essential support, development and campus life services for all students.
The Department of Education has advised the maximum annual charge is $351 for 2024.ÌýThe maximum Student Services and Amenities Fee for 2025 is $365.
Find your SSAF contribution amount below:
2024
Students studying under the 3+ Academic Calendar:
Students studying under non-standard programs:
Graduate Diploma of Psychology and Graduate Certificate in Child Development
2025
Students studying under the 3+ Academic Calendar:
Students studying under non-standard programs:
ÌýGraduate Diploma of Psychology andÌýÌýGraduate Certificate in Child Development
2024
2025
2024
2025
The above charges include students studying online or via distance mode.Ìý
Please note: UNSW reserves the right to vary student fees at any time during enrolment in line with relevant legislation.
The incurral date is the date in which the debt is incurred. There is no capacity under HESA 2003 to remit a SA-HELP debt incurred. UNSW will not refund this amount after the incurral date, even in cases where a student has met remission requirements for special circumstances.
UNSW has determined the following dates where the SSAF is payable and/or where the SSAF debt is incurred:
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Summer Term | 14 January |
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Term 1 | 10 March |
Term 2 | 23 June |
Term 3 | 6 October |
Semester 1 | 24 March |
Semester 2 | 11 August |
Hexamester 1 | 25 January |
Hexamester 2 | 21 March |
Hexamester 3 | 16 May |
Hexamester 4 | 11 July |
Hexamester 5 | 5 September |
Hexamester 6 | 31 October. |
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Summer Term | 23 January |
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Term 1 | 13 March |
Term 2 | 26 June |
Term 3 | 9 October |
Semester 1 | 20 March |
Semester 2 | 7 August |
Hexamester 1 | 23 January |
Hexamester 2 | 20 March |
Hexamester 3 | 15 May |
Hexamester 4 | 10 July |
Hexamester 5 | 4 September |
Hexamester 6 | 30 October |
Yes, your Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is not covered by HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. You can pay your SSAF upfront or, if eligible, apply for SA-HELP to defer the fee each term before the incurral date (the deadline to pay or defer your SSAF).Ìý
The incurral date is the last day to pay your SSAF or apply for SA-HELP. After this date, applications for SA-HELP are not accepted, and unpaid SSAF becomes overdue. UNSW sets an earlier administrative payment due date to remind students of the upcoming incurral date. We encourage you to pay your SSAF or apply for SA-HELP by the payment due date to avoid issues after the incurral date.
First, check your eligibility here. If eligible, apply for SA-HELP via myUNSW:
Go to My Student Profile tab > My Student Services > Financials > Commonwealth Govt. Forms.
Apply before the incurral date of the relevant teaching period.
No, it's too late to apply for this teaching period if the incurral date has passed. You will need to pay your outstanding SSAF amount upfront. To defer SSAF for future terms, ensure you apply for SA-HELP before the next incurral date.
Yes. If you have successfully applied for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP to defer your tuition, you can pay just your SSAF upfront. On myUNSW:
Go to My Student Profile tab > My Student Services > Financials > Fee Statement & Payment Options.
Select Pay Now, then overwrite the total amount with the exact SSAF amount due.
Follow Payment Options for further instructions.
No, as long as you remain in the same degree program, you do not need to reapply. Your SSAF will be deferred to your SA-HELP loan after the incurral date each term for the duration of your program.Ìý
Yes. If you change your degree program (including switching between a double and single degree), you must reapply for all relevant HELP loans, including SA-HELP, regardless of how you changed your program.
The SSAF amount depends on your study load. If you changed from part-time to full-time, or vice versa, the SSAF amount will adjust to reflect that change.
Yes, SSAF supports many services at UNSW, including online learning and student support services. For more details, see what your SSAF contributes to.
Program/ Career | Fee/Funding type | SSAF Liable? | Comments |
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Undergraduate | Commonwealth Supported | Yes | Includes undergraduate Commonwealth supported students at UNSW Canberra |
Postgraduate | Commonwealth Supported | Yes | Ìý |
Research | Research Training Scheme | Yes | Ìý |
Research | International | Yes | Ìý |
Undergraduate | Enabling Programs (including UPP) | Yes | Ìý |
Non-Award | Excluding Cross-Institutional | No | Cross-Institutional students where UNSW is not the home institution are notÌýexempt. |
Undergraduate | International Fee-paying | Yes | Ìý |
Postgraduate | International Fee-paying | Yes | Ìý |
Postgraduate | Postgraduate Domestic Fee-paying | Yes | Ìý |
Undergraduate | Undergraduate Domestic Fee-paying | Yes | Ìý |
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