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How much will your degree cost?

All unis, even Notre Dame, charge the same for their degrees. Many students have no idea how much they are going to have to pay back once they finish their degree. 

 
UWA has the best Fee Calculator that I have found. 

 

A normal degree is worth 144 course credit points.
Each unit of study is worth 6 points.

You do 26 units all together (144/6 = 26)

(See  Undergraduate course structure)

Each unit costs just over $1000

To do your own calculations:

  1. Go to the UWA Fees Calculator
  2. From the drop down menu select Undergraduate
  3. Choose which course you would like to study.
  4. Scroll down to I want to price my units
  5. Select units you want to study. 
  6. A table will come up showing how many points each unit is worth and how much it will cost. 
  7. When you have chosen 48 points worth of units for the year it will calculate your total cost for the year as a full time student. 
  8.  

How Uni Fees Work – Rough Calculations

Sample: Bachelor of Biomedical Science Year 1 

 

Scholarships – open now. Some closing soon

Many scholarships for university in 2025 are now open.

There are pages of scholarships, some may have closed already and will reopen later in the year or in early 2025. 

Universities offer two main types of scholarships:

  1. Academic superstars
  2. Equity scholarships
    1. Curtin
    2. UWA
    3. ECU 
    4. Murdoch
    5. Notre Dame

There is a broad range of specialist scholarships put out by industries like:

Please don’t assume you won’t win a scholarship.

 

There are so many scholarships that some are left on the table because no one applies for them!  Search The Good Universities Guide Scholarships for TAFE, industry and uni scholarships. 

 

Study Assist 

Go to the Study Assist website to find out if you are eligible for any government funding as a student. 

 

The John Curtin Scholarship Program is now open for applications. 

Close 11 September

If you are one of the top students at you school and you want to go to Curtin in 2025, ask you principal to nominate you for the Curtin Scholarship Program,

 

High school principals are invited to nominate students in the top 5% of the school’s graduating year who can demonstrate academic excellence, leadership qualities and engagement in community service.

 The nomination form and the reference letter are to be completed and endorsed by the high school principal. These documents need to be attached with the student’s application and submitted online by the student.

 
If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact the Scholarships Office at scholarships@curtin.edu.au.

 

These university accommodation scholarships could help you in 2025

 

There is so much information about the different accommodation scholarship and funding opportunities for West Australian universities. 

 
I have collated the information from across websites into a post HERE.

Tips from First in Family to go to uni

All students can learn from the First in Family site. 

It has information about:

 

Information for Year 12 Students going to uni in 2025

The TISC University Admissions 2025 Handbook is for students who are planning to go to uni next year. 

It is initially published to help those in Year 10 to make subject selections in 2022.

It is essential a summary of prerequisites by course and by university. 

It also provides information about:

  • English requirement
  • How to apply
  • Some alternative pathways but contact the university of your choice if you have a special case for consideration.
  • Ways that you can use VET achievements.
 
Get your copy HERE.
 

TISC School Circular

Year 12s can also check the TISC Circular for information.

 

Interstate Admission Centre Contacts

For those who are thinking about applying for a place at a university outside Western Australia here is a list of admission centres around Australia.