Question by windwalker296: Uni fees New Zealand and Australia?
Hi, I am a teacher and considering moving my family to NZ second half this year/start of next.
My daughter wants to go to Uni. She has been accepted to one in UK. But if we are going not sure about this.
If we dont go until start of next year could she transfer “credits” fm uk uni to a NZ or Aussie one?

Secondly here in UK she can get a student loan for fees. I think I saw if you live in NZ for more than 6 months you can apply for student loan there also. Is this right, what about Australia?

What sort of prices are you talking for Uni Fees in these countries on average?

Best answer:

Answer by Sunny Boy
I moved to australia as an international student, and to be honest there arent many loan options here for international students. The loan offer is only for the locals, i doubt they give it to international students, cuz they assume that international students are supposed to be self-financed. I did masters degree in melbourne, and paid the whole fee myself. I struggled to get a loan. Getting a personal loan from a bank or money lenders is an option, but you might end up paying alot of interest on that kinda loan.

But if you are migrating to australia its a different story. Being a permanent resident or citizen, the government gives student a study loan which is called HECS. Students can pay it back to the govt afterwards when they finish education and starts earning.

Uni fees really depends on the course and its duration.
Graduate (bachelor) degrees are usually 3 to 4 years and could cost from AU$ 13000 to AU$ 25000 a year. (That is for international students. Fees for locals is a lil less).
Post-graduate (masters) degree has almost the same fee structure but their duration is 1.5 to 2 years.

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