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The census day is a very important date for you to know.
The census day is the last day you can:
- submit your application for a VET Student Loan (part 16)
- withdraw your enrolment (part 19) without incurring a VET Student Loan debt for that unit of study, or part of the course.
Each unit of study in your course will have own census date. If you’re still enrolled in your course after census day, you’ll be liable for the tuition fees for that unit.
What is a ‘unit of study’?
VET Student Loan are designed so that students incur their debt as they progress through their course, rather than incurring the entire debt at the beginning. Your VET Student Loan will be broken down into units of study, each with its own census date.
Your course will have at least 3 units of study, evenly spaced throughout the course. Some course providers may associate each unit of study with a competency or subject, while other course providers may have multiple competencies or subjects linked with a single unit of study.
To find out about units of study and census days, check your course provider’s website or contact them directly. Your provider is required by law to publish census days.
Your provider must send you a VET Student Loans Fee Notice (part 20) at least 14 days before the census day so that you have all the information you need to make your study and payment decisions.