Modify Commonwealth Prac Payments

Summary of proposal

The proposal would replace the existing Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) with a concessional loan arrangement.

The total amount of the CPP (depending on the length of the work placement requirement for each study field), paid to eligible students under the 2024-25 Budget measure Australian Universities Accord – tertiary education system reforms, would be converted to a concessional loan, added to each student’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Modify Commonwealth Prac Payments

Summary of proposal

The proposal would replace the existing Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) with a concessional loan arrangement.

The total amount of the CPP (depending on the length of the work placement requirement for each study field), paid to eligible students under the 2024-25 Budget measure Australian Universities Accord – tertiary education system reforms, would be converted to a concessional loan, added to each student’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Modify Commonwealth Prac Payments

Summary of proposal

The proposal would replace the existing Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) with a concessional loan arrangement.

The total amount of the CPP (depending on the length of the work placement requirement for each study field), paid to eligible students under the 2024-25 Budget measure Australian Universities Accord – tertiary education system reforms, would be converted to a concessional loan, added to each student’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Modify Commonwealth Prac Payments

Summary of proposal

The proposal would replace the existing Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) with a concessional loan arrangement.

The total amount of the CPP (depending on the length of the work placement requirement for each study field), paid to eligible students under the 2024-25 Budget measure Australian Universities Accord – tertiary education system reforms, would be converted to a concessional loan, added to each student’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Modify Commonwealth Prac Payments

Summary of proposal

The proposal would replace the existing Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) with a concessional loan arrangement.

The total amount of the CPP (depending on the length of the work placement requirement for each study field), paid to eligible students under the 2024-25 Budget measure Australian Universities Accord – tertiary education system reforms, would be converted to a concessional loan, added to each student’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Reinstate the 50% pass mark required for HECS-HELP loans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the 50% pass rate rule.

The 50% pass rate rule states that after 8 units of a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification, a student must maintain a pass rate of 50% of the units they attempt to remain eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) loans.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Reinstate the 50% pass mark required for HECS-HELP loans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the 50% pass rate rule.

The 50% pass rate rule states that after 8 units of a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification, a student must maintain a pass rate of 50% of the units they attempt to remain eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) loans.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Reinstate the 50% pass mark required for HECS-HELP loans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the 50% pass rate rule.

The 50% pass rate rule states that after 8 units of a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification, a student must maintain a pass rate of 50% of the units they attempt to remain eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) loans.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Reinstate the 50% pass mark required for HECS-HELP loans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reinstate the 50% pass rate rule.

The 50% pass rate rule states that after 8 units of a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification, a student must maintain a pass rate of 50% of the units they attempt to remain eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) loans.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Boost Funding for Universities and TAFE – $1 billion annual research translation fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create a $1 billion annual research translation fund, enabling universities to turn research into real-world solutions.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and would start on 1 July 2026.

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