Summary of VRQA fees and charges as at 1 January 2022
School registration
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Registration of a school | $2,318
| Including a new registration as a result of an amalgamation |
Comprising: Application—first instalment Assessment fee—second instalment |
$583 $1,735
| Non refundable The total fee of $2,318 may be paid in two instalments in the order of lodgement of application $583 and then assessment fee $1,735, provided the second instalment is paid within 30 days of the first instalment |
Amendment of registration (other than for matters covered in senior secondary registration sections below) | $1,161
| Non refundable To relocate/add a campus or add year levels |
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Senior secondary course registration (for course* providers)
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Registration to deliver an accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, VCAL, IBD) | $2,318
| For a course that would enable a student to be awarded a qualification(s) |
Registration to provide a single accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, VCAL, IBD) | $577
| Per course |
Registration to provide an additional accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, VCAL, IBD) | $577
| Per course |
Registration to provide a course, for which the provider is registered, at an additional site | $577
| Per site |
Site audit fee | Up to $6,777
| $204 per hour to a maximum of $6,777
|
Additional site audit fee for any additional site | Up to $6,777
| $204 per hour to a maximum of $6,777
|
*Course = VCE, VCAL, English study
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Senior secondary qualification registration (for awarding bodies)
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Registration to award, confer or issue a senior secondary qualification | $7,279
| Per qualification May be reduced or waived. The total fee may be paid in 2 instalments in the order listed below, provided the second instalment is paid within 30 days of the first instalment
|
Comprising: Application—first instalment Assessment fee—second instalment |
$1,457 $5,822
|
Non refundable |
Plus, for a qualification that was developed outside Victoria or Australia and requires interstate or overseas travel as part of the assessment | Up to $13,554
| |
Registration to award, confer or issue an additional senior secondary qualification | $2,318
|
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Accreditation of a senior secondary qualification (for awarding bodies)
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Application for accreditation of a senior secondary course* or renewal of accreditation of such a course or part of such a course | $170
| Per course May be reduced or waived |
Application for an amendment to an accredited senior secondary course | $68
| Per course |
*Course = study
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Approval to provide courses to overseas students
- by a registered school, a registered senior secondary qualifications provider or another organisation. VRQA retains jurisdiction as the designated authority under the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for approval to provide non-Australian Qualifications Framework award courses to overseas students. Fees are in addition to fees associated with applications for delivery to domestic students.
By a registered school
Fee type | Fee |
|
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Registration to provide courses to overseas students | $1,161
| |
Amendment to increase capacity and or to establish a new delivery site and or relocate a delivery site and or add to scope | $1,161
| |
By a senior secondary provider which is not a registered school or by an education provider that is not a registered school or a senior secondary provider
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Initial investigation | $549
| Non refundable |
Full investigation | $2,216
| |
Annual approval fee | $1,464
| |
Site audit fee | Up to $6,777
| $204 per hour up to a maximum of $6,777
|
Amendment to increase capacity and or to establish a new delivery site and or relocate a delivery site and or add to scope | $1,661
| |
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Overseas secondary student exchange organisations
Registration
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Initial application | $570
| Non refundable |
Assessment fee
| $2,277
| |
Half term review fee | $2,277
| May be reduced or waived |
Annual fee for Acceptance Advice of Secondary Exchange Student (AASES), monitoring and reporting
Fee type | Fee |
|
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Number of students | |
|
(a) 1 - 15 | $292
| |
(b) 16 - 50 | $570
| |
(c) 51+ | $1,139
| |
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Registered training organisations
Registration or re-registration
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Application lodgement fee | $912 | Non refundable |
Assessment fee | $7,121 | For up to 10 qualifications and up to 20 units of competency/modules and up to 2 delivery sites |
For each additional qualification | $106 | Capped at $10,000 |
For each additional unit of competency | $43 | Capped at $4,000 |
For each additional delivery site | $423 | Capped at $4,000 |
Assessment of ‘principal purpose' | $5,280 | May be reduced or waived |
Site audit fee | Up to $5,280 | $159 per hour to a maximum of $5,280 |
Annual registration fee
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Schools and Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board registered providers | $1,105 | For each year or part of each year For up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency/module |
All other providers | $2,209 | For each year or part of each year For up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency/module |
Annual instalment for each additional qualification | $53 | Capped at $15,000 |
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Amendment of registration: Application fee to add a course or a qualification or a unit of competency to scope
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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1 to 4 qualifications | $421 | Per qualification |
5 qualifications | $1,690 | |
6 qualifications | $1,901 | |
7 qualifications | $2,112 | |
8 qualifications | $2,324 | |
9 qualifications | $2,535 | |
Plus for each additional qualification more than 9 | $106 | |
Plus for each additional unit of competency | $80 | |
Training package transition to equivalent qualification(s) or accredited course transition | $0 | |
Course accreditation
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Application for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of a course or part of a course excluding a higher education course | $3,761 | May be reduced or waived |
Application for an amendment to an accredited course | $1,037 | Per course |
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Apprenticeships
Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
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Application fee for the issue of a certificate or duplicate certificate | $90
| Including the issue or re-issue of a certificate confirming completion of an apprenticeship, a replacement trade paper, and an extract from the apprenticeship register |