Summary of VRQA fees and charges as at 1 January 2023
School registration
| Fee type | Fee | Additional 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 fee | up to $7,088
| $213 per hour to a maximum of $7,088
|
| Additional site audit fee for any additional site | up 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 | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Initial investigation | $575
| non-refundable |
| Full investigation | $2,318
| |
| Annual approval fee | $1,531
| |
| Site audit fee | up 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 | Fee | Additional 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 type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Application lodgement fee | $912 | Non-refundable |
| Assessment fee | $7,121 | for up to 10 qualifications and up to 20 units of competency or 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 |
|---|
| 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 or 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 or 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |