1.1.L.40 Levels of tertiary courses (YA, Austudy, PES)

Definition

For the purposes of Austudy and PES, tertiary courses must be approved, determined to be a tertiary course under subsections 569H(13), 1061PC and 1061PI(13) and are assigned levels. The groupings in this topic are a guide to the level of study of any given course.

For YA purposes, tertiary courses must be approved, determined to be a tertiary course under subsection 541B(5) and are assigned levels for the purposes of the satisfactory progress under the Youth Allowance (Satisfactory Study Progress Guidelines) Determination 1998.

There are 5 levels of tertiary courses: levels M, A, B, C and D.

Level M courses for Austudy only

A course for a degree of Master (or equivalent) is a Level M course.

Note: Masters courses that are not specified in Schedule 3 of the Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2008 (No. 1) are NOT approved courses for YA, Austudy and PES purposes.

Act reference: SSAct section 569H(8) Levels of tertiary courses, section 569H(8A) Level M courses

Level A courses for YA, Austudy & PES

Level A courses are:

postgraduate bachelor degree course, with or without Honours,
graduate or postgraduate diploma course,
a course of practical legal training at a higher education institution,
a course of advanced education regarded by an accrediting authority as being at PG1 level, and
a graduate certificate course.

Act reference: SSAct section 569H(9) Level A courses, section 1061PI(9) Level A courses

Level B courses for YA, Austudy & PES

Level B courses are:

a bachelor degree course (other than a postgraduate course) with or without Honours,
the bachelor level component of a Masters degree course with concurrent bachelor and Masters level study,
a diploma course other than:
- a graduate or postgraduate diploma course, or
- a course for which an entry requirement is successful completion of Year 10 studies, or
- a TAFE course, or
- a course provided by a VET provider (this only applies to Austudy and YA),
a Masters qualifying course,
the Barristers or Solicitors Admission Board's course, and
a course of advanced education regarded by an accrediting authority as being at UG1 or UG2 level.

Act reference: SSAct section 569H(10) Level B courses, section 1061PI(10) Level B courses

Level C courses for YA, Austudy & PES

Level C courses include:

an associate degree course,
an associate diploma course,
a diploma course at a TAFE for which an entry requirement is successful completion of year 12 secondary studies,
a course provided by a VET provider for which an entry requirement is successful completion of year 12 secondary studies (this only applies to Austudy and YA),and
a 2-year undergraduate diploma course.

Act reference: SSAct section 569H(11) Level C courses, section 1061PI(11) Level C courses

Level D courses

Level D courses are:

a TAFE course at a higher education institution,
a TAFE course, unless the course is in Level A, B or C, and
a diploma course provided by a VET provider, unless the course is a Level A, B, C or M (this only applies to Austudy and YA).

Act reference: SSAct section 569H(12) Level D courses, section 1061PI(12) Level D courses

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Last reviewed: 4 May 2009

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