All fees for study at The Illawarra Business College are set out here. Depending on the course that you are undertaking there may be some additional costs involved for textbooks, uniforms and tools. For example, Hospitality students will need approximately $500.00 for uniforms and for equipment. You should allow approximately $300.00 per annum for texts and reference books.

Specific information about the cost of your course and any other estimated costs are contained in your Letter of Offer’

Our classes are conducted both during the day and at times in the evening.  Specific class hours and dates will be advised to you before commencing your studies.

As an overseas student, you can work part-time as a way of earning extra spending money whilst studying and living in Australia.  Remember that you must have enough money to support yourself before you leave your home country.

If you have been granted a student visa after 26 April 2008, you will automatically receive permission to work with your visa grant.   

You are not allowed to work until you start your course and you can only work up to 20 hours a week while the course is in session (excluding any work undertaken as a registered component of your course) and you can work unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks. 

Before starting studying and arriving in Australia, it is a good idea to prepare a budget.  This will help you when you arrive in Australia and need to pay for accommodation, travel, food and other expenses (in addition to tuition fees).
You must have enough money to cover all living expenses before you leave your home country.  Whilst you may have the right to work in Australia (depending on your visa conditions), you cannot assume that you will earn enough money through working in Australia to meet your tuition fees or living expenses. 
The table below is an approximate guide to the costs of living in Australia.  They do not include the costs of telephone calls (including mobiles) or internet connections or tuition fees.  Exact costs will vary depending on what your living arrangements will be, where you choose to live, inflation and currency fluctuations. 

Remember to estimate further costs for any spouse that may be travelling with you or dependent child.  Any school-aged dependants travelling with you will be required to pay full tuition fees at a private or government school in Australia.

It is a condition of a Student Visa that students maintain adequate health insurance for the duration of their visa.  Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) can assist students to meet the costs of medical and hospital care if needed in Australia.
 
OSHC does not cover costs such as dental, optical, physiotherapy services or treatment of conditions existing prior to arrival in Australia. It is not general travel insurance, and will not cover the loss of personal items (eg. camera, laptop).

From 1 July 2010, student visa applicants must obtain OSHC for the proposed duration of their student visa; to facilitate this, OSHC for your total student visa duration must be purchased when accepting your offer of admission. Your electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (required for student visa application) cannot be issued until this payment is received. Information about this change has been posted on the DIAC website.

The College’s preferred OSHC provider is Australian Health Management, and the OSHC Fees for 2010 are available on the AHM website:

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that they maintain OSHC throughout their stay in Australia and that the OSHC coverage matches the actual dates of their student visa. 

We are happy to refer you to a number of local real estate agents who list rental properties.  For further information about accommodation whilst studying at the College.