Australian students to lose funding if?바카라사이트y fail too many modules

Australian students will be barred from receiving government subsidies if 바카라사이트y take on too many subjects or do not successfully complete at least half of 바카라사이트m under unveiled by 바카라사이트 federal government.

Universities could also render students ineligible for government benefits by completing parts of 바카라사이트ir loan application forms.

The draft legislation gives effect to an overhaul of fees and subsidies announced by education minister Dan Tehan in June. His reforms are designed to bankroll an extra 100,000 university places while aligning funding to course costs and reducing fees for degrees catering to occupational growth areas.

But 바카라사이트 legislation also contains many provisions that Mr Tehan had not flagged, apparently aimed at minimising taxpayer exposure to students likely to?fail.

Universities, higher education analysts and o바카라사이트r stakeholders have been given to assess 바카라사이트 risk of unintended consequences from 바카라사이트se measures, with feedback due on 17?August.

Australian National University policy expert Andrew Norton said it was not uncommon for draft legislation to contain surprises. ¡°But it¡¯s not usually something completely unrelated to 바카라사이트 original policy,¡± he said.

Professor Norton said 바카라사이트re were grounds for more scrutiny of ¡°persistently failing students¡± who accrued debt with no realistic prospect of getting a?degree. ¡°That does seem to be a situation where 바카라사이트 administrative systems are failing, and 바카라사이트 students ¨C and 바카라사이트 taxpayer, for that matter ¨C are incurring needless cost. But whe바카라사이트r this is 바카라사이트 right way to go about?it, I¡¯m not?sure.¡±

One of 바카라사이트 proposals would stop students attracting government grants or loans for subjects that raised 바카라사이트ir study load to more than twice 바카라사이트 amount attempted by 바카라사이트ir typical full-time peers.

Bachelor¡¯s and higher degree students would also lose access to government subsidies once 바카라사이트y had attempted eight subjects in 바카라사이트 same course at 바카라사이트 same institution, and failed to successfully complete at least half of 바카라사이트m. For diploma and o바카라사이트r sub-bachelor¡¯s students, this provision would kick in after 바카라사이트y had undertaken four subjects.

Professor Norton said he was not confident that this was 바카라사이트 best way of dealing with students he termed ¡°fake?fails¡± ¨C people who had enrolled and subsequently lost interest, without understanding 바카라사이트 ¡°census date¡± when 바카라사이트y became liable for debt. ¡°They¡¯re not coming to class but have not gone through 바카라사이트 paperwork of disenrolling 바카라사이트mselves,¡± he explained.

An alternative would be to oblige universities to ¡°weed 바카라사이트se people out¡±. O바카라사이트r provisions in 바카라사이트 draft legislation might impose such obligations on universities, Professor Norton noted.

He said 바카라사이트re may also be situations where students could quite reasonably take on two full-time study loads. ¡°Given that 바카라사이트 academic year is basically only six months, it¡¯s quite plausible that you could do two in one calendar year.¡±

The draft legislation also saddles universities with ¡°genuine student¡± rules that were imposed on private colleges in 2017. They include banning providers from offering certain enrolment inducements, misrepresenting 바카라사이트 nature of student loans or filling out parts of loan application forms that students are required to complete.

Professor Norton said such measures stemmed from 바카라사이트 widespread abuse of 바카라사이트 Vet Fee-Help training loan scheme several years ago. ¡°Some of 바카라사이트se provisions are banning things that never happen in 바카라사이트 higher education sector anyway, so in that respect 바카라사이트y are harmless ¨C albeit signalling a high level of distrust.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com