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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 1343

Canberra Institute of Technology -

Student Fees

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 23 August 1994:

1) Why are Band One fees at the Canberra Institute of

Technology charged at a 100 hours rate when the maximum

course per semester is 54 hours.

2) What are the Band One fees and how many semester

courses are less than 50 hours duration.

MR WOOD - the answer to the member's question is as follows:

1) Student fees at the Canberra Institute of Technology are based on the number of tution hours studied in a course per semester. There are fourteen incremental fee bads, which relate directly to tuition hours. Fee Band One relates to 1 - 100 course hours per semester and the fee is $150.

The fee band system involves a higher charge in Band One, similar to "Flag Fall" for taxi charges. This is the minimum fee that all students are charged, and is weighted to include a component to cover administrative, course materials, equipment and building maintenance costs.

It should be noted that students may undertake in excess of 700 course hours per semester.

2) The Band One fees are $150 per semester for 1 -100 hours course tuition. There are currently 29 courses that are less than 50 hours duration.

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