Fees and charges in 2023

​​Summary of VRQA fees and charges as at 1 January 2023

School registration

Fee typeFeeAdditional information

Registration of a school

$2,424

including a new registration as a result of an amalgamation
Comprising:
application — first instalment
assessment fee — second instalment

 $610
$1,814

non-refundable
The total fee of $2,424 may be paid in 2 instalments in the order of lodgement of application $610 and then assessment fee $1,814, 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)$1,214
non-refundable
to relocate or add a campus or add year levels

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Senior secondary course registration (for course* providers)

Fee type Fee Additional information
Registration to deliver an accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE,  IBD)$2,424
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, IBD)$603
per course
Registration to provide an additional accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, IBD)$603
per course
Registration to provide a course, for which the provider is registered, at an additional site$603
per site​
Site audit feeup to $7,088
$213 per hour to a maximum of $7,088
Additional site audit fee for any additional siteup to $7,088
$213 per hour to a maximum of $7,088

 *course = VCE, English study

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Senior secondary qualification registration (for awarding bodies)

Fee type Fee Additional information

Registration to award, confer or issue a senior secondary qualification 

 

$7,612
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

$1,524
$6,088

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 $14,175
 
Registration to award, confer or issue an additional senior secondary qualification$2,424
 
 

Accreditation of a senior secondary qualification (for awarding bodies)

Fee type Fee Additional information
Application for accreditation of a senior secondary course* or renewal of accreditation of such a course or part of such a course$178
per course
may be reduced or waived
Application for an amendment to an accredited senior secondary course$71
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
Registration to provide courses to overseas students$1,214
Amendment to increase capacity and, or to establish a new delivery site and, or relocate a delivery site and, or add to scope$1,214
 
 

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 FeeAdditional information
Initial investigation$575
non-refundable
Full investigation$2,318
 
Annual approval fee$1,531
 
Site audit feeup to $7088
$213 per hour up to a maximum of $7,088
Amendment to increase capacity and, or to establish a new delivery site and, or relocate a delivery site and, or add to scope$1,737
 

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Overseas secondary student exchange organisations

Registration

Fee type FeeAdditional information
Initial application$596
non-refundable
Assessment fee
$2,382
 
Half term review fee$2,382
 may be reduced or waived
 

Annual fee for Acceptance Advice of Secondary Exchange Student (AASES) monitoring and reporting

Fee type Fee
Number of students 
(a) 1–15$305
 
(b) 16–50$596
 
(c) 51+$1,191
 

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Registered training organisations

Registration or re-registration

Fee typeFeeAdditional information
Application lodgement fee$912Non-refundable
Assessment fee$7,121for up to 10 qualifications and up to 20 units of competency or modules and up to 2 delivery sites
For each additional qualification$106capped at $10,000
For each additional unit of competency$43capped at $4,000
For each additional delivery site$423capped at $4,000
Assessment of ‘principal purpose'$5,280may be reduced or waived
Site audit feeup to $5,280 $159 per hour to a maximum of $5,280
 

Annual registration fee

Fee typeFeeAdditional information
Schools and Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board registered providers$1,105for each year or part of each year
for up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency or module
All other providers$2,209for each year or part of each year
for up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency or module
Annual instalment for each additional qualification$53capped 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 typeFeeAdditional information
1 to 4 qualifications$421per 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 typeFeeAdditional information
Application for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of a course or part of a course excluding a higher education course$3,761may be reduced or waived
Application for an amendment to an accredited course$1,037 per course

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Apprenticeships

Fee typeFeeAdditional information
Application fee for the issue of a certificate or duplicate certificate$94
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