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Payment of Student Contribution Amounts and Tuition Fees by Domestic Students Policy and Procedures

Your fee account is available online in the Student System. Your fee account is only available online and will not automatically be mailed to you.

To view your account, go to the 'My Finances' tab.

Your Payment Reference Number is located near the top right-hand corner of your fee account.

Please note: if you are applying for a fee payment extension in July, August, February or March, please be patient as these are our peak times. You will be advised of the outcome of your application as soon as possible, so you do not need to submit any further applications. If you have submitted a complete application on or prior to the due date, your enrolment will not be cancelled while your application is being assessed.

Payment due dates

Payment due date

The due date to pay upfront student contribution amounts, tuition fees and student services and amenities fees is the Friday of teaching week 2 in each semester. In 2023 these dates are:

10 March 2023 for semester 1 topics
4 August 2023 for semester 2 topics

For non-semester and summer topics, the payment due date is normally two weeks prior to the census date. See the topics pages for the payment due dates of your topic/s.

Getting your fee account or invoices

Fee accounts and invoices are only available online and will not automatically be mailed to you.

To view your fee account:

View outstanding fees
View past transactions
Pay outstanding fees
Request a copy of your fee account by email

Your fee account is updated immediately if you make changes to your enrolment and will show relevant due dates for all outstanding charges.

Fees must be paid by the stated due date. Failure to do so may result in sanctions and/or cancellation of your enrolment.

To view an invoice:

Log in to your Student System and go to the 'My Documents' tab
Enter the date range within which you are seeking invoices

All invoices generated within the date range will be available to you to view

Payment methods

The following payment options are available to you:

Online

Access online payment facilities within 'My Finances' in the Student System.

BPay (cheque, savings account, credit card)

Contact your participating bank to make a payment directly from your cheque, savings account or credit card (Visa or MasterCard). Flinders University's Biller Code is 53181. Have your Payment Reference Number ready. For more information go to BPay.
Note: Electronic payments may take between 1-3 days to show in your student account.

Send cheques to:

Flinders University,

GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide SA 5001.

Attention: Accounts Payable

Cheques must be made payable to Flinders University. Quote your Student ID number or the Payment Reference Number on the reverse of your cheque.

Payment Reference Number

A Payment Reference Number is required when making payments by BPAY® or by cheque.

To obtain your Payment Reference Number, login to the Student System. Your Payment Reference Number is located near the top right-hand corner of your fee account.

Receipts

Within 24 hours of making a payment, a receipt will be available to view and download within 'My Documents' in the Student System.

Payment extensions and instalments

Students who can demonstrate genuine financial hardship may seek approval for an extension to the due date for payment of tuition fees, or to pay tuition fees by instalments.

To be considered you must meet all of the following criteria. You must:

be a fee-paying student;
not be eligible for FEE-HELP;
have short-term circumstances, beyond your control, that are causing you genuine financial hardship;
lodge the application online on or before the due date for the fee(s). Applications lodged after the fee(s) due date will not be considered.

Before completing the online application, read the Fee payment extension or by instalment guidelines.

Complete your application online via the Application for fee payment extension or payment by instalment page. Complete all relevant sections, upload documentation to support your statements and read the declaration before using the 'Submit Form' button to submit your application.

Extensions to the due date or payment by instalments will not be considered for repayment of your student services and amenities fees.

Please refer to the Payment of Student Contribution Amounts and Tuition Fees by Domestic Students Policy and Procedures.