Fees and charges
ASQA is reviewing its fees and charges for the 2026/27 financial year.
Consultation is underway from 28 January 2026 to 27 February 2026.
You can view ASQA’s consultation paper and draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) here.
Fees and charges from July 2022
From 1 July 2022, ASQA will implement the following Australian Government decisions:
- transition of ASQA from a partial to a full cost recovery agency including the reintroduction of fees and charges, as announced by the Australian Government Budget 2018–19
Learn about the fees and charges effective from 1 July 2022. Read more.
Who needs to pay the fees and charges?
ASQA fees and charges apply to 3 key groups:
- Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) accredited course owners.
- Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) providers, who are registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
- this includes those that deliver English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS).
- this includes those that deliver English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS).
What do I have to pay?
Our guide to current ASQA fees and charges provides information on:
- who is subject to the fees and charges
- how we calculate the fee/charge amount.
Annual registration charge (ARC)
Find out how the ARC is calculated, including case studies to illustrate the dual-metric calculation.
How are ASQA fees and charges determined?
Our Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) provides key information on how ASQA calculates and implements charges for specific regulatory activity.
Find out how we engage with the sector stakeholders to seek feedback on our CRIS.
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