Accommodation Fees & Payments

Package options

When choosing your accommodation, you will need to indicate whether you want exclusive access to your room during University holiday periods.

Package One - Session only accommodation (you are not required to pay accommodation fees during holiday periods)

  • Provides students with accommodation for the teaching and exam weeks of Session 1 and Session 2 only.
  • Students are required to clear and vacate their room for all breaks, periods between Sessions, and also Session 3.

Package Two - Access to your room from the start of the academic year until the end of the exam period (from the beginning of March to the end of October).

  • Provides students with accommodation for:
    • Session 1 and 2 teaching weeks
    • exam weeks
    • three breaks in internal student classes (Session 1 break in April, inter-Session break in June/July and Session 2 break in August/September).
  • Students who nominate Package Two can remain on/return to campus to attend to University commitments during these break periods, i.e. students are not required to clear and vacate their room during these break periods.
  • Package Two students must vacate their room for Session 3.

Payment Schedule

Download the 2013 Accommodation Fee Schedule [PDF]

Fees at a Glance

Campus No. of Beds Package 1 price range Package 2 price range
Albury-Wodonga Semi Catered 246 not applicable $7,844.00 - $9,356.00
Bathurst Catered 553 $8,936.00 $9,188.00 - $10,760.00
Self Catered 571 $5,804.00 $6,064.00 - $9,448.00
Dubbo Self Catered 62 not applicable $6,872.00
Orange Semi Catered 157 $6,516.00 $6,920.00
Self Catered 205 not applicable $8,384.00 - $9,448.00
Wagga Wagga Catered 270 $9,412.00 - $9,720.00 $10,160.00 - $11,732.00
Semi Catered 352 not applicable $9,188.00 - $10,420.00
Self Catered 537 $5,804.00 $6,872.00 - $9,448.00

Casual Weekly Rates

These rates apply to casual periods of occupancy, e.g. intra or inter-session breaks.

Casual Weekly - Catered Weekly Rate (exl. GST)
Cottages, Casual rates $344.00
Towers, John Oxley Village, Stewards Halls, Butler Halls, Bowen and West Halls, Doman Casual rates $332.00
Casual Weekly - Self Catered Weekly Rate (exl. GST)
Spring Creek Village, Murrumbidgee Village (with ensuite), Casual rates $320.00
Murray Village, Macquarie Village, Spring Creek Village, Murrumbidgee Village (no ensuite), Casual rates $283.00
Cottages, Traditional Diggings, Bartlett, Peters, Chudleigh, Napier, Eltis Houses, Hargraves (Standard Room), Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea, Lambertia, Casual rates $223.00
Apartment Single, Casual rates $275.00

Up front Application and Service Fees

Application Fees

To complete your application for accommodation, you will need to pay the Application Fee and Orientation Tariff.

Orientation Tariff - compulsory for all first year students (non-refundable) $230.00
Application Fee (non-refundable) $220.00

Upfront Service Fees

You are required to pay the IT Levy and the Washing Machine Levy, which is payable in two installments at the beginning of Session 1 and Session 2.

IT Levy (non refundable) $288.00

Other Service Fees

The other fees that may be payable during the year are as follows and are strictly enforced.

Room Change Fee $25.00
Room Cancellation Fee $500.00
Final Notice Charge - where accommodation fees are not paid by the required date a Final Notice Charge will apply $100.00
Non-return of Lockout Key $10.00
Non-return of key tag $10.00
Lost or unreturned room key $300.00
After-hours Room Lockout Charge - each student is allowed two, after-hours, free-of-charge lockouts per calendar year (i.e. outside the hours of 9am-5pm weekdays, public holidays excluded). Each additional lockout will be charged. $50.00
  • All accommodation fees are based upon a GST-free position for accommodation and a GST-liable position for the catered component
  • # Includes 10% GST
  • + New students who are not offered a place on campus will be eligible to have the Orientation Tariff refunded
  • % Fee is payable in two installments which will be billed to students accounts at the beginning of Session 1 and Session 2. This levy is non-refundable.
  • Students who apply for a room to move on-campus at the mid-year intake are only required to pay 50% of the Levy. This levy is non-refundable.