Student services amenities fee (SSAF)

Single Subject students will incur SSAF fees starting from Session 2, 2024. HDR students will incur SSAF fees starting from Session 1, 2025

Most Charles Sturt students pay the Student Services and Amenities fee (SSAF). This fee goes towards providing non-academic support services and facilities for all our students.

For the calendar year 2025:

  • the SSAF will be $45 per 8-point subject
  • with a maximum annual fee capped at $360 per student
  • fees are indexed and may increase each calendar year.

Who pays SSAF?

In future sessions, this list may be amended to include students not currently listed.

Students that pay SSAF

  • Commonwealth government-supported students.
  • Fee-paying domestic students.
  • Associate Degree in Policing Practice students.
  • Eligible onshore international students, including those studying at partner locations.
  • International online students (not studying via a partner institution).
  • All domestic students (continuing and commencing) studying at partner locations.
  • Single Subjects: 9001SY & 9001YW
  • As of 202530 : Higher Degree Research students

Students that don't pay SSAF

  • International students who commenced prior to 2013
  • International Exchange or Study Abroad students studying at an offshore partner institution
  • Higher Degree Research students: exempt only until the end of 2024
  • Students studying: 8303UL
  • Students enrolled in a Non-Award program
  • Students studying Micro subjects under 9001MY
  • Students enrolled in Cross Institutional study

How to pay

Option 1

Pay upfront

We'll send you an invoice each session. You'll need to pay your SSAF upfront by the census date each session unless you're deferring.

Pay SSAF online

Option 2

Defer your fees

You can defer your fees as long as you're eligible for a SA-HELP loan. A SA-HELP loan will defer all or part of your SSAF.

Deferring your HECS or FEE-HELP liability doesn't automatically defer your SSAF liability. You'll need to defer your SSAF separately through SA-HELP.

Once your deferment arrangement is set up, it'll remain in place while you're enrolled in the same degree. If you enrol in a different degree, you'll need to reapply for SA-HELP.

Remember, if you're going to defer your SSAF, you need to do so before the relevant census date cut-off.

How to complete and submit your eCAF

If you have not paid or deferred your SSAF, you will receive reminder notices after the SSAF due date. The University may withhold grades or prevent you from re-enrolling in future sessions if you have outstanding SSAF charges.

Get the most out of SSAF

Submit your own proposal

You can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a Student Services Amenities Fee (SSAF) project for 2023 funding.

How SSAF is spent

Since 2012, the Student Services and Amenities Fee has helped fund new and refreshed student services, support, facilities, student space and more.

Refunds and subject enrolment changes

If you delete a subject prior to the relevant session census date, you will not incur SSAF charges or a SA-HELP debt.

  • If you have paid your SSAF upfront before the relevant census date and you withdraw from your course, subject/s or take Leave of Absence, we’ll fully refund the SSAF you’ve paid for the session.
  • Once the relevant census date has passed, we cannot refund SSAF payments or SA-HELP debts incurred by you under any circumstances whilst your subject enrolment remains.
  • After the census date you will remain liable for your SSAF charges or SA-Help debt, even if your tuition fees are refunded or your HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loans are reduced due to approved Remission of fees.
  • If your enrolment is removed after the census date (rare), your SSAF charge will be reversed and refunded if paid upfront or if you’ve deferred your SSAF via SA-HELP, the debt will be revised.

Answers to common questions

To request data from a previous SSAF submission, send an email to enrolment@csu.edu.au.

Use "Previous SSAF Submission Data" in the subject line.

You'll also need to include the following information with your request:

  • Name
  • Student ID
  • Email Address
  • Course Code / Name
  • Year of Submission, and
  • Reason for the request

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