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What is the difference between FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP?

UPDATED 03 SEP 2025 | 8:10AM
and are used by to defer tuition fees.
Although both forms serve a similar purpose, a FEE-HELP form is completed for courses in which you have a and a HECS-HELP form is completed for courses in which you have a . 
If you have completed an eCAF for FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP you can still make upfront payments to Curtin towards your tuition fees, so long as the payment is completed prior to the of the study period it applies. 
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