Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under Subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973
Determination No 2007/1
Student Assistance Act 1973
I, JULIA EILEEN GILLARD, Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, make this determination under Subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973.
Dated 19 December 2007
JULIA EILEEN GILLARD
Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
1 Name of instrument
This Determination may be cited as Determination No. 2007/1 - Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973.
2 Commencement
This determination commences on the day after its registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3 Repeal
The Student Assistance Act 1973 Determination No 2002/1, entitled "Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973" and made on 17 October 2002, is repealed.
4 Definitions
In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears:
"accredited higher education course" means a course that is:
a) accredited as a higher education course by the authority responsible for the accreditation of higher education courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
b) if a higher education institution is authorised by a law of the Commonwealth or a law of the State or Territory in which the institution is located to accredit its own higher education courses – a course conducted and accredited as a higher education course by that institution;
"accredited secondary course" means a course accredited as a secondary course by the State or Territory authority responsible for the accreditation of secondary courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted;
"accredited vocational education and training course" means a course accredited as a vocational education and training course by:
a) the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
b) if the State or Territory in which the course is conducted recognises the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in another State or Territory – the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in that other State or Territory;
"Act" means the Student Assistance Act 1973;
"AQF" means the Australian Qualifications Framework guidelines;
"AQTF" means the Australian Quality Training Framework;
"Australian Apprenticeships Access programme" means a vocational education and training programme funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme;
“Bridging study for overseas-trained professionals” means the occupation-related subjects, course, tuition or training programme which is necessary for an overseas-trained professional to complete in order to meet the requirements for entry into their profession in Australia. The course must be provided by an educational institution which has been approved as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003;
"education institution" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"endorsed training package" means a training package listed on the National Training Information Service website of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
"ESL course" means a course of instruction in English as a second language;
"higher education institution" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"Masters qualifying course" means a bridging course which gives participants the qualifications necessary for entry into a Masters degree course, but does not include any course which forms part of a Masters degree course;
“Open Universities Australia” means Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 053 431 888);
"preparatory course" means
a) an accredited vocational education and training course that provides remedial education or involves preparatory activities to enable participation in subsequent education or social settings, and is of a type that aims to achieve basic skills and standards or to prepare students for further education; or
b) a preparatory course for higher education that is a programme offered by a higher education institution that is designed to assist people to gain entry to higher education level courses (including enabling and bridging courses);
"pre-vocational course" means a programme designed to assist people to gain entry to a specific related accredited vocational education and training programme or an Australian Apprenticeship, and includes an Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme;
"registered training organisation" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"secondary school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"special school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"vocational education and training programme" means:
a) an accredited vocational education and training course; or
b) a sequence of training consisting of one or more subjects or modules where each subject or module is from an accredited vocational education and training course; or
c) a structured approach to the development and attainment of competencies for a particular AQF qualification specified in an endorsed training package.
5 Education institutions
(1) For the purposes of the Act, the following are regarded as education institutions:
a) a "higher education institution", being an institution that is established under Commonwealth or State or Territory government legislation as a higher education institution or is registered by the relevant State or Territory higher education recognition authority;
b) a "secondary school", being an institution located in Australia that is:
(i) a government secondary school; or
(ii) a non-government secondary school that is recognised as a secondary school under the law of a State or Territory in which the school is located.
(2) For the purposes of the Act, the following institutions, authorities or bodies are to be regarded as education institutions:
a) a "registered training organisation", being an organisation that is registered by the relevant State or Territory training recognition authority in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework to provide one or more vocational education and training programmes;
b) a "special school", being an institution located in Australia that is conducted primarily for students with a disability and is:
(i) a government school; or
(ii) a non-government school that is recognised as a school under the law of a State or Territory in which the school is located.
6 Secondary Courses
For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is a secondary course.
7 Tertiary Courses
1) For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of Schedule 2 is a tertiary course.
2) For the purposes of the Act, no course accredited at Masters or Doctoral level offered by a higher education institution is a tertiary course unless expressly specified in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3.
SCHEDULE 1 - SECONDARY COURSES
Column 1 – Course
Column 2 - Education institution
Accredited secondary course
Secondary school
Registered training organisation
Higher education institution
Special school
ESL course
Secondary school
Special school
Preparatory course
Secondary school
Registered training organisation
Higher education institution
Special school
A course leading to an accredited secondary course qualification involving accredited secondary and accredited vocational education and training course subjects
Secondary school
Registered training organisation
Higher education institution
School-based apprenticeship or traineeship
Secondary school
International Baccalaureate
Secondary School
SCHEDULE 2 - TERTIARY COURSES
Column 1 - Course
Column 2 - Education institution
Pre-vocational course
Registered training organisation
ESL course
Registered training organisation
Higher education institution
Any other body approved by the relevant State or Territory authority to conduct the course
A vocational education and training programme that is not a secondary course specified in Schedule 1.
Higher education institution
Registered training organisation
Combined course – Vocational education and training, consisting of modules from two or more separate vocational education and training programmes undertaken concurrently. Each of the programmes from which the modules are derived must lead to the award of a qualification or statement of attainment. The combined course itself must lead to an award.
Higher education institution
Registered training organisation
Undergraduate or postgraduate accredited higher education course which is at the level of:
· associate degree;
· associate diploma;
· diploma;
· advanced diploma;
· Bachelor degree;
· Bridging study for overseas-trained professionals;
· graduate degree;
· graduate certificate;
· graduate diploma;
· Masters qualifying course; or
· a combined course which leads to two of these awards, and is classified as such in the institution’s handbook but is not:
o a secondary course specified in Schedule 1; or
o a course at the level of a Masters or Doctoral degree unless otherwise specified in Schedule 3.
Higher education institution
Registered training organisation
SCHEDULE 2 - TERTIARY COURSES (continued)
Column 1 - Course
Column 2 - Education institution
Open Learning - a programme of assessment based study provided through the Open Universities Australia.
Higher education institution participating in the Open Learning programme
Registered training organisation participating in the Open Learning programme
Combined course – Higher education and vocational education and training, consisting of concurrent study in an accredited higher education course and a vocational education and training programme leading to the award of a separate qualification at each institution and that is classified in each institution’s handbook as a combined course.
Higher education institution
Registered training organisation
Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate course leading to a Masters degree but excluding that portion of the integrated course which leads exclusively to a Masters degree accreditation. For any part of the integrated course to be eligible, an accredited tertiary qualification other than a Masters degree or a PhD must be an available outcome for students undertaking the course. The course must not be described as a Masters course but it may be convertible into a Masters course.
Higher education institution
SCHEDULE 3 – APPROVED TERTIARY COURSES AT MASTERS LEVEL
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
Australian Catholic University
Master of Business Administration (Accounting)
Master of Psychology
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Australian College of Theology Council Limited
Master of Divinity
Australian National University
Juris Doctor
Master of Actuarial Studies
Master of Applied Statistics
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Forestry
Master of Professional Accounting
Masters of Business Information Systems
Bond University
Juris Doctor
Master of Accounting
Master of Property Valuation
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Forensic)
Master of Urban Development & Sustainability (Construction & Quantity Surveying)
Cairnmillar Institute School of Counselling & Psychotherapy
Master of Psychotherapy
Central Queensland University
Master of Information Systems
Master of Information Technology
Master of Professional Accounting (CG27)
Master of Professional Accounting (CG28)
Charles Darwin University
Master of Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Business Administration
Charles Sturt University
Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management)
Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship)
Master of Arts (Journalism)
Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship)
Master of Environmental Management
Master of Psychology
Master of Social Work
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
Curtin University of Technology
Master of Accounting
Master of Architecture
Master of Engineering Science and Renewable Energy Electrical Power Systems
Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Utility Engineering
Master of Environmental Health
Master of Financial Planning
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Master of Nursing Practice
Master of Occupational Therapy
Master of Physiotherapy
Master of Psychology
Master of Public Relations
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Deakin University
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture (Design)
Master of Dietetics
Master of Education (Special Education Needs)
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational)
Edith Cowan University
Master of Psychology
Flinders University of South Australia
Master of Audiology
Master of Information Technology (Computing)
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Social Work
Master of Speech Pathology
Griffith University
Master of Adult and Vocational Education
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Commerce (Financial Planning)
Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting)
Master of Dental Technology in Prosthetics
Master of Human Services (Childhood Studies)
Master of Human Services (Orientation & Mobility)
Master of Human Services (Rehabilitation Counselling)
Master of Midwifery
Master of Nutrition & Dietetics
Master of Organisational Psychology
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Physiotherapy
Master of Science in Genetic Counselling
Master of Social Work
Master of Special Education
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning
James Cook University
Master of Guidance and Counselling
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Forensic)
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
La Trobe University
Master of Art Therapy
Master of Child, Family and Community Nursing Science
Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Counselling Psychology
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Master of Nursing Science in Child, Family and Community
Master of Occupational Therapy Practice
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Public Health
Master of Speech Pathology
Macquarie University
Master of Actuarial Practice
Master of Chiropractic
Master of Clinical Audiology
Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Environmental Planning
Master of Organisational Psychology
Master of Podiatry
Master of Speech and Language Pathology
Master of Surgery
Master of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)
Melbourne College of Divinity
Master of Divinity
Melbourne Institute of Technology
Master of Professional Accounting
Monash University
Master of Applied Information Technology
Master of Business Systems (2398)
Master of Business Systems (2400)
Master of Information Management and Systems
Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
Master of Laws (Legal Practice Skills and Ethics)
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Counselling)
Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)
Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational)
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Professional Accounting
Queensland University of Technology
Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics)
Master of Architecture
Master of Business (Professional Accounting)
Master of Business (Professional Accounting) Advanced
Master of Information Management
RMIT University
Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture
Master of Clinical Chiropractic
Master of Osteopathy
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology
Master of Social Work
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
Southern Cross University
Master of Forest Management
Master of Midwifery
Master of Osteopathy
Master of Professional Accounting
Swinburne University of Technology
Master of Accounting
Master of Technology (Information Technology)
University of Adelaide
Master of Architecture
Master of Commerce (Accounting)
Master of Information Technology
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Occupational Health and Safety
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Health)
Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
Masters of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies)
Masters of Arts (Studies in Art History)
University of Ballarat
Master of Business Information Systems
Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting)
Master of Engineering Technology
Master of Information Systems
Master of Information Systems (e-Commerce Security)
Master of Information Technology
Master of Information Technology Studies
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology
University of Canberra
Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Physiotherapy
University of Melbourne
Juris Doctor
Master of Applied Commerce (Accounting)
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts (Cultural Material Conservation)/Master of Cultural Material Conservation
Master of Clinical Audiology
Master of Construction Management
Master of Food Science
Master of Forest Ecosystem Science
Master of Genetic Counselling
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Music Therapy (by course-work)
Master of Nursing Science
Master of Property
Master of Psychology
Master of Social Work
Master of Teaching
Master of Urban Horticulture
Master of Urban Planning
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
University of New England
Juris Doctor
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Special Education
University of New South Wales
Master of Actuarial Studies
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts in Interpreting and Translation Studies (MAITS) and
Master of Arts in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting
Master of Biomedical Engineering
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Forensic)
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
University of Newcastle
Master of Architecture
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Special Education
University of Notre Dame
Master of Professional Accounting
University of Queensland
Juris Doctor
Master of Applied Science – Clinical Exercise Science
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts in Chinese Translation and Interpreting
Master of Audiology Studies
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Commerce - Professional Accounting
Master of Counselling
Master of Educational Studies (Guidance and Counselling)
Master of Exercise Science
Master of International Public Health (#16)
Master of International Public Health (#24)
Master of Japanese Interpreting and Translation
Master of Music Therapy
Master of Occupational Therapy Studies
Master of Organisational Psychology
Master of Physiotherapy Studies
Master of Public Health #16
Master of Public Health #24
Master of Speech Pathology Studies
Master of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
University of South Australia
Master of Architecture
Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry)
Master of Pharmacy (Graduate Entry)
Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry)
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Forensic)
Master of Psychology (Work and Organisational)
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
University of Southern Queensland
Master of Education (Guidance and Counselling)
Master of Engineering Practice
Master of Informational Technology (Professional)
Master of Informational Technology (Professional) (MITP)
Master of Informational Technology (Professional) (MT16)
Master of Professional Accounting (MP12)
Master of Professional Accounting (MP16)
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
University of Sydney
Master of Architecture
Master of Dental Science (Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology)
Master of Dental Science (Orthodontics)
Master of Dental Science (Paediatric Dentistry)
Master of Dental Science (Periodontics)
Master of Dental Science (Prosthodontics)
Master of Diagnostic Radiography
Master of Health Informatics
Master of Nuclear Medicine
Master of Nursing
Master of Nursing (combined degree)
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
Master of Occupational Therapy
Master of Orthoptics
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Physiotherapy
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Radiation Therapy
Master of Rehabilitation Counselling
Master of Speech Language Pathology
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Tasmania
Master of Applied Science (Living Marine Resources)
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture (Hons)
Master of Business Administration (Professional Accounting)
Master of Counselling
Master of Economic Geology
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting (Specialisation)
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
University of Technology, Sydney
Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts in Music Therapy
Master of Industrial Property
Master of Planning
Master of Professional Accounting
University of the Sunshine Coast
Master of Financial Planning
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Higher Education Provider
Name of course
University of Western Australia
Master of Architecture (coursework)
Master of Clinical Audiology
Master of Pharmacy
Master of Psychology
University of Western Sydney
Master of Accountancy
Master of Art Therapy
Master of Creative Music Therapy
Master of Interpreting and Translation
Master of Osteopathy
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)
Master of Psychology (Forensic Psychology)
Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Master of Teaching (Primary) - Advanced
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Advanced
Master of Teaching (Special Education)
University of Wollongong
Master of Applied Finance (Banking/Investing/Managing)
Master of Computer Studies
Master of Finance
Master of Medical Radiation Physics
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Science (Exercise Rehabilitation)
Master of Science (Midwifery)
Master of Science (Nutrition and Dietetics)
Master of Science (Nutrition, Dietetics and Exercise Rehabilitation)
Victoria University
Master of Applied Psychology in Community Psychology
Master of Applied Science - Clinical Exercise Practice
Master of Applied Science – Exercise Rehabilitation
Master of Business (Professional Accounting)
Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Counselling
Master of Health Science (Osteopathy)
Wesley Institute
Master of Counselling
Master of Theological Studies
