SATAC Fees

The fees payable for midyear and summer semester apply when you only include midyear or summer semester courses in your preferences. If you add a semester 1 preference to your application any time after 30 September 2025 you will be charged a higher fee.

* Closing dates for courses vary, use course search to find out more about key dates for midyear and summer semester courses

Current Year 12 students

You are considered a Current Year 12 student if you are completing – or have just completed – Year 12 in the current admissions cycle.

To be eligible for the lower Current Year 12 processing fee, you must:

• Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, one of the eligible qualifications listed below.
• Provide your Candidate ID number before saving and submitting your application.
   

Eligible qualifications:

• South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
• Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)
• ACT Senior Secondary Certificate (ACT SSC)
• NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC)
• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
• Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (only if completed at an onshore Australian school)

SATAC applications for TAFE SA courses are free.

Applicants to higher education courses at TAFE SA who may be required to sit the STAT should contact SATAC for further information, including fees and test requirements. 

• Pay online using a Visa or Mastercard.
• Pay in person
  • You can print a tax invoice from your application and use it to:
    • Pay at any Australia Post Office using POSTbillpay, or
    • Pay in person at SATAC using EFTPOS, Visa, or Mastercard.

SATAC does not accept cash payments.

SATAC does not waive or refund fees. Make sure you check your application carefully so you understand the fees and charges that apply.

Payment of SATAC fees does not guarantee that you will receive an offer for a course.