Summary of VRQA fees and charges as at 1 January 2021
School registration
| Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
Registration of a school | $2280
| Including a new registration as a result of an amalgamation |
Comprising:
Application—first instalment
Assessment fee—second instalment |
$574
$1706
|
Non refundable
The total fee of $2280 may be paid in two instalments in the order of lodgement of application $574 and then assessment fee $1706, 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) | $1142
| 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 |
|---|
| Registration to deliver an accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, VCAL, IBD) | $2280
| 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) | $567
| Per course |
| Registration to provide an additional accredited senior secondary course (for example VCE, VCAL, IBD) | $567
| Per course |
| Registration to provide a course, for which the provider is registered, at an additional site | $567
| Per site |
| Site audit fee | Up to $6666
| $200 per hour to a maximum of $6666
|
| Additional site audit fee for any additional site | Up to $6666
| $200 per hour to a maximum of $6666
|
*Course = VCE, VCAL, 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 | $7159
| Per qualification
May be waived or reduced
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 |
$1433
$5726
|
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 $13,331
| |
| Registration to award, confer or issue an additional senior secondary qualification | $2280
|
|
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 | $167
| Per course
May be reduced or waived |
| Application for an amendment to an accredited senior secondary course | $67
| 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 | $1142
| |
| Amendment to increase capacity and or to establish a new delivery site and or relocate a delivery site and or add to scope | $1142
| |
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 | $540
| Non refundable |
| Full investigation | $2180
| |
| Annual approval fee | $1440
| |
| Site audit fee | Up to $6666
| $200 per hour up to a maximum of $6666
|
| Amendment to increase capacity and or to establish a new delivery site and or relocate a delivery site and or add to scope | $1633
| |
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Overseas secondary student exchange organisations
Registration
| Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Initial application | $560
| Non refundable |
Assessment fee
| $2240
| |
| Half term review fee | $2240
| |
Annual fee for Acceptance Advice of Secondary Exchange Student (AASES), monitoring and reporting
| Fee type | Fee |
|
|---|
| Number of students | |
|
| (a) 1 - 15 | $287
| |
| (b) 16 - 50 | $560
| |
| (c) 51+ | $1120
| |
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Registered training organisations
Note: Annual and re-registration fees for existing eligible RTOs are waived until 31 December 2021 under Ministerial Order No. 1337.
Registration or re-registration
| Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Application lodgement fee | $912 | Non refundable |
| Assessment fee | $7121 | 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 $4000 |
| For each additional delivery site | $423 | Capped at $4000 |
| Assessment of ‘principal purpose' | $5280 | May be reduced or waived |
| Site audit fee | Up to $5280 | $159 per hour to a maximum of $5280 |
Annual registration fee
| Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Schools and Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board registered providers | $1105 | For each year or part of each year
For up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency/module |
| All other providers | $2209 | 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 |
|---|
| 1 to 4 qualifications | $421 | Per qualification |
| 5 qualifications | $1690 | |
| 6 qualifications | $1901 | |
| 7 qualifications | $2112 | |
| 8 qualifications | $2324 | |
| 9 qualifications | $2535 | |
| 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 | $3761 | May be reduced or waived |
| Application for an amendment to an accredited course | $1037 | Per course |
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Apprenticeships
| Fee type | Fee | Additional information |
|---|
| Application fee for the issue of a certificate or duplicate certificate | $88
| 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 |