Course Fees

Gestalt Therapy Brisbane is a small private provider of higher education. It relies solely on student fees to deliver its courses and to manage its operations. It is the intent of the directors of Gestalt Therapy Brisbane to match fees to the level that will ensure the delivery of a high quality program.

Adjustments will be made to the fee structure each year as is deemed necessary.

Students may pay their fees directly to GTB or if eligible take advantage of the Commonwealth Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme. 

 

Schedule of Fees

Please review our Schedule of fees for more details on the program cost, semester dates and census dates based on the education year you are enrolled in.

Note: this schedule will break the full four-year program down for each year of study e.g. the Graduate Certificate will be under the heading for Year I. For weekend tuition & Residential dates see the Course dates section.

Schedule of Fees 2023 PDF

FEE-HELP

FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible fee paying students pay all or part of their tuition fees. It cannot be used for additional study

FEE-HELP

FEE-HELP is available to eligible students who enrol in the Higher Education courses. or text books. The total amount of FEE-HELP a person can use is known as the ‘FEE-HELP limit’.

FEE-HELP is available to eligible students who enrol in the Higher Education courses.

Potential students can check their eligibility, FEE-HELP limit and apply for FEE-HELP via the Study Assist website: https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans-and-csps/fee-help.

Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)

GTB utilises an annual student services and amenities fee to fund services such as study skills and student well-being. For 2023 this fee is $236.25.

Payment of the SSAF occurs through the SA-HELP scheme, found on the Study Assist website:

https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans/sa-help

General information on the fee can be found on the Department of Education website:

https://www.dese.gov.au/higher-education-loan-program/approved-hep-information/student-services-and-amenities-fee

The, SSAF spending is managed by a student focused Advisory Group which makes recommendations to the Year Coordinators (Academic Team). The Academic Team approves how SSAF will be allocated to service providers to spend each year. When making decisions, the Academic Tean is informed by student consultation through:

  • the annual SSAF survey conducted in July
  • an advisory group of elected representatives

We expect the SSAF income for 2023 to be $17,955

 

Anticipated expenditure per SSAF service in 2023 will be:

Allowable Service Amount
Providing food or drink to students $6,955
Supporting relational activities for students $6,000
Providing additional skill development workshops $TBC
Student events $5,000

 

For 2024 the students have elected to spend the SSAF on the same priorities.

 

Tuition Assurance

GTB provides tuition assurance to enrolled students through the Tuition Protection Service (TPS). The Tuition Protection Service (TPS) delivered by the Federal Government covers GTB`s FEE-HELP and upfront, or direct fee-paying students.

The TPS is an initiative of the Australian Government to assist domestic higher education students if their education provider is unable to fully deliver a unit of study and/or their course of study to their students.

The TPS is a placement, refund and loan re-credit service for students who are affected by a provider closing or ceasing to deliver a course.

For domestic students the TPS will provide students with the option to either:

  • receive help to find a suitable replacement course, or
  • receive a loan re-credit for incomplete units.

View more information about the Tuition Protection Service (TPS). Tuition Protection Service

 

Policies

Read about how GTB manages student fees here. Student Fees Management Policy

 

All policies are available on our policies page and linked here for your convenience.