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1.1.F.210 Full year course (PES)

Definition

For the purposes of PES, a full year course is a course of education that:

lasts more than 30 weeks, including vacations, AND
starts on or after
- 1 January and before 1 April, or
- 1 July and before 1 August.

A full year course may also be comprised of an articulated short course sequence where:

the length of the sequence of courses (including vacations) add up to more than 30 weeks, AND
whose first course starts on or after
- 1 January and before 1 April, or
- 1 July and before 1 August.

Act reference: SSAct section 23(10C)-'full year course'

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.8.3.20 PES qualifying study for tertiary students, 1.1.A.270 Articulated short course sequence (YA, Austudy, PES)

Last reviewed: 3 July 2023

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