Fee assessment and payment due dates
Ensure you pay your fees on time to avoid any penalties or cancellation of your enrolment. You must pay all your fees by the due date.
2025 Higher Education
| Teaching Period | Fee assessment dates | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 10 January 2025 | 14 March 2025 |
| Semester 2 | 30 May 2025 | 11 August 2025 |
| Summer Semester | 26 September 2025 | 4 December 2025 |
| Intensive 1 | 15 November 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| Intensive 2 | 3 January 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
| Intensive 3 | 21 February 2025 | 6 May 2025 |
| Intensive 4 | 18 April 2025 | 1 July 2025 |
| Intensive 5 | 13 June 2025 | 26 August 2025 |
| Intensive 6 | 8 August 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
*New commencing international students due date is the first day of teaching for each teaching period. View important dates.
Fee assessment and payment due dates
Ensure you pay your fees on time to avoid any penalties or cancellation of your enrolment. You must pay all your fees by the due date except for fees to be deferred through an approved HELP loan. You'll also need a valid Tax File Number (TFN) and verified Unique Student Identifier (USI) if you are eligible to defer.
2025 Higher Education
| Teaching Period | Fee assessment dates | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 10 January 2025 | 14 March 2025 |
| Semester 2 | 30 May 2025 | 11 August 2025 |
| Summer Semester | 26 September 2025 | 4 December 2025 |
| Intensive 1 | 15 November 2024 | 14 January 2025 |
| Intensive 2 | 3 January 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
| Intensive 3 | 21 February 2025 | 6 May 2025 |
| Intensive 4 | 18 April 2025 | 1 July 2025 |
| Intensive 5 | 13 June 2025 | 26 August 2025 |
| Intensive 6 | 8 August 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
Payment options
We offer a range of payment options below.
Pay online
You can use Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Flywire, Convera and PayPal to pay online for:
- student fee payments - Higher Education and CDU TAFE
- academic transcripts
- parking fines
miscellaneous fees such as advanced standing.
B-Pay
If you would like to use B-Pay to pay your fees, quote biller code 49395 and your reference number which is printed on the front of your invoice.
Please allow 1-3 business days to be processed.
In-person
There are in-person payment facilities available at the following locations:
Alice Springs campus (cash and EFTPOS available)
Palmerston campus (cash and EFTPOS available)
Casuarina campus (EFTPOS only)
Darwin Waterfront (EFTPOS only)
Katherine Town centre (EFTPOS only)
Sydney campus (staff-assisted)
By phone
Payment plan - CDU TAFE only
CDU TAFE
CDU offers an Instalment Agreement Plan for Domestic CDU TAFE students who wish to pay their fees over a period of time. This is only available to students enrolled in Certificate I, II, III and IV and where fees are greater than $100 per semester. Please email fees@cdu.edu.au for more information
Payment balance
You can check your fee balance by logging into MyStudentInfo.
- to view your details, select Finance
- go to Account balance
- to pay outstanding fees select Online Payments or see payment methods..
Sponsorship
Fee sponsorship is when an employer or other organisation agrees to pay some or all of the costs of your enrolment. Signing the agreement indicates entry into a third-party contract between the sponsor, student and Charles Darwin University.
Sponsorship agreement
The student and their sponsor must submit a completed Sponsorship agreement form as follows:
| Type of course | Form required | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education | HE105 Employer Authorisation form Please note a new sponsorship authority form is required for each year. | The census date of teaching period |
| VET/TAFE diploma | VET104 Third party sponsorships for study Please note a new sponsorship authority form is required for each year. | Two (2) weeks before the census date of the unit |
| Microcredential and short course | Microcredential and Short Course | First day of teaching |
Sponsor Invoices
An invoice listing the fees owing for each sponsored student will be issued to the sponsor once the agreement has been processed. The invoice payment terms will be 30 days.
Payment by sponsors
Payment by sponsors must be received in full by the specified due date on each invoice.
If your sponsor fails to make payment of any invoices relating to your sponsorship, the sponsorship agreement will be cancelled and you will be liable for all outstanding fees.
Learn about these policies
The consequences of non-payment of fees are covered by the following: Outstanding student debtors procedures policy