Include course-required material (such as textbooks) in HECS
Feb 21 2008, 2:55 PM EST
| Post edited: Feb 21 2008, 2:55 PM EST
University is expensive, even with HECS funding from the Government. Textbooks per subject are usually well over $100, and at the beginning of each semester a student participating in four subjects per semester can be paying upwards of $400-$500 up front, before they even begin the semester. Assuming said student is receiving their measly odd $220/fortnight from Centrelink (if they're still living at home), with no job due to needing much of their time studying, that is a huge sum of money for the student to be forced to shell out, especially since they also have everyday expenses to consider. If the price of these textbooks and other course-related required materials were included in HECS, it could go a long way in helping those especially from low-income families to make their way through university and out of poverty.
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