Important fee dates

Census Date

The Census Date is the date on which a student’s enrolment is taken to be finalised: 

Domestic students

• Census Date is the final day you can withdraw from a unit without financial or academic penalty
• Upfront payment must be made by Census date if you do not have an approved HELP Loan or are a compulsory upfront payer i.e., Permanent Resident.

International students

• Census Date is the final day you can withdraw from a unit without academic penalty and only incur at 50% fee penalty — see unit withdrawal impacts.

Each unit of study in a teaching period at Southern Cross University has a Census Date. View the Census Dates page for more information.

Changed your mind and want to defer your fees?

You are able to complete the forms through the Commonwealth Assistance section of My Enrolment to defer all future unit fees and SSAF amounts as long as your form is submitted and approved prior to the Census date. Ensure you have your tax file number available.

• Go to MyEnrolment and open the My Finances tile.
• From the left-hand menu, select Forms.
• Complete the relevant forms based on your offer type:
  • Commonwealth Supported: Fill out the Request for Commonwealth Supported Place and HECS-HELP Loan form. You may also want to complete the SA-HELP Loan form.
  • Australian Fee-Paying: Complete both the FEE-HELP Loan and SA-HELP Loan forms.

Make sure your personal details match your legal information with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO); this is essential for loan eligibility.

Australian Citizens Loan forms will automatically approve if all fields have been entered correctly. 

See Understanding and paying your fees for more information.

Due dates

Student fees are due and payable as specified in the transactions window in the My Finance tile of MyEnrolment.

Payment of the prescribed fees is a pre-requisite to the confirmation of enrolment by the University.

See Due Dates for Student Fees for more information.