Study essentials
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)
The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) helps to pay for campus services and amenities of a non-academic nature.
Some of the services funded by the SSAF include sporting and recreational activities, financial advice, child care and food services.
You can pay the SSAF in full up front or, if you are eligible, use an SA-HELP loan for the fee.
What is SSAF?
SSAF (Student Services and Amenities Fee) aims to provide a balanced, practical approach to funding campus services and amenities of a non-academic nature, such as sporting and recreational activities, employment and career advice, child care, financial advice and food services.
How much is it?
- Full-time students - $351 per year
- Part-time students - $263.25 per year
- Students enrolled in enabling programs (e.g. Newstep, Open Foundation and Yapug) are exempt from this fee.
2024 SSAF
View the 2024 SSAF costs
Bills
You will be invoiced up front (separately from your course fees) at the beginning of each term you are enrolled. Once the SSAF bill is generated you will be notified via email that your SSAF bill is available in myHub.
Payment options
Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders (resident in Australia) can:
- pay the full SSAF amount up front
- pay some of the SSAF upfront and get a SA-HELP loan for the remainder; or
- apply for a SA-HELP loan for the full SSAF amount
All other students must pay the SSAF up front by the payment due date.
Find out about refunds of the SSAF in our Student Fees Refund Procedure.
When is SSAF payment due?
SSAF payment is due by census date in your current term of study. If you have an SA-HELP loan in place the cost will be deferred to your tax file automatically. All upfront payments must be made by census date.
Have your say
Share your suggestions and comments about SSAF funded projects or provide confidential feedback through AskUON form, or email any questions regarding SSAF fees.
We follow the Australian Government's guidelines on how universities can use SSAF funds.
Past SSAF reports and documentation:
- Summary of SSAF Services and Projects 2021 (PDF)
- 2021 SSAF Survey Summary Report (PDF)
- Summary of SSAF Services and Projects 2020 (PDF)
- 2020 SSAF Survey Summary Report (PDF)
- SSAF Summary of Services and Projects 2019 (PDF)
- SSAF Annual Report 2019 (PDF)
- Summary of SSAF Services and Projects 2018 (DOC)
- SSAF Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
- Summary of SSAF Services and Projects 2017 (PDF)
- SSAF Annual Report 2017 (PDF)
- Summary of SSAF Services and Projects 2016 (PDF)
- SSAF Annual Report 2016 (PDF)
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