Allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes 2012
Funding cluster
Part of funding cluster
Unit description
Funding cluster 1
Law, accounting,
administration,
economics,
commerce
Law
Accounting
Business and Management
Sales and Marketing
Tourism
Office Studies
Banking, Finance and Related Fields
Other Management and Commerce
Economics and Econometrics
Food and Hospitality
Personal Services
General Education Programmes
Other Mixed Field Programmes
Funding cluster 2
Humanities
History
Archaeology
Indigenous Studies
Justice and Law Enforcement
Language and Literature
English Language
Linguistics
Literature
Language and Literature not elsewhere classified
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Funding cluster 3
Mathematics,
statistics, behavioural
science, social
studies, computing,
built environment,
other health
Funding Cluster 4
Education
Field of
education
code
0909
0801
0803
0805
0807
0809
0811
0899
0919
1101
1103
1201
1299
Maximum student
contribution amounts for
2012
(see footnotes for
exceptions)
$9,4251
Commonwealth
contribution
$1,861
090305
090307
090311
0911
091500
091501
091521
091523
091599
0917
$5,648
$5,168
0101
$4,5202
$9,142
Mathematics or
statistics
Computing, built
environment or other
health
Mathematical Sciences
Computer Science
Information Systems
Other Information Technology
Architecture and Urban Environment
Building
Public Health
Occupational Health and Safety
Environmental Health
Health Promotion
Community Health
Epidemiology
Public Health not elsewhere classified
Rehabilitation Therapies
Massage Therapy
Rehabilitation Therapies not elsewhere classified
Complementary Therapies
Other Health
First Aid
Health not elsewhere classified
0201
0203
0299
0401
0403
061300
061301
061303
061307
061309
061311
061399
061700
061711
061799
0619
069900
069907
069999
$8,050
Behavioural science or
social studies
Human Movement
Political Science and Policy Studies
Studies in Human Society
Sociology
Anthropology
Human Geography
Gender Specific Studies
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Human Welfare Studies and Services
Social Work
Children’s Services
Youth Work
Care for the Aged
Care for the Disabled
Residential Client Care
Counselling
Welfare Studies
Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified
Behavioural Science3
Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies
Sport and Recreation
Other Society and Culture
069903
0901
090300
090301
090303
090309
090313
090399
090500
090501
090503
090505
090507
090509
090511
090513
090515
090599
0907
0913
0921
0999
$5,648
Education
Teacher Education
Curriculum and Education Studies
Other Education
0701
0703
0799
$5,648 4
$9,512
Funding cluster
Funding cluster 5
Clinical psychology,
allied health, foreign
languages, visual and
performing arts
Part of funding cluster
Clinical psychology,
foreign languages, or
visual and performing
arts
Unit description
Clinical psychology
Northern European Languages
Southern European Languages
Eastern European Languages
Southwest Asian and North African Languages
Southern Asian Languages
Southeast Asian Languages
Eastern Asian Languages
Australian Indigenous Languages
Translating and Interpreting
Performing Arts
Visual Arts and Crafts
Graphic and Design Studies
Communication and Media Studies
Other Creative Arts
Allied health
Pharmacy
Optical Science
Indigenous Health
Radiography
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Chiropractic and Osteopathy
Speech Pathology
Audiology
Podiatry
Nutrition and Dietetics
Paramedical Studies
Funding cluster 6
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Funding cluster 7
Engineering, science,
surveying
Science
Funding cluster 8
Dentistry, medicine,
veterinary science,
agriculture
Field of
education
code
0907015
091503
091505
091507
091509
091511
091513
091515
091517
091519
Maximum student
contribution amounts for
2012
(see footnotes for
exceptions)
$5,648
Commonwealth
contribution
$11,243
1001
1003
1005
1007
1099
0605
0609
061305
0615
061701
061703
061705
061707
061709
061713
069901
069905
$8,050
0603
$5,648 4
$12,552
Physics and Astronomy
Chemical Sciences
Earth Sciences
Biological Sciences
Other Natural and Physical Sciences
Forensic Science
Food Science and Biotechnology
Pharmacology
Laboratory Technology
Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
0103
0105
0107
0109
019900
019903
019905
019907
019909
019999
$4,5202
$15,983
Engineering or
surveying
Manufacturing Engineering and Technology
Process and Resources Engineering
Automotive Engineering and Technology
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology
Civil Engineering
Geomatic Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology
Aerospace Engineering and Technology
Maritime Engineering and Technology
Other Engineering and Related Technologies
0301
0303
0305
0307
0309
0311
0313
0315
0317
0399
$8,050
Dentistry, medicine or
veterinary science
Medical Science
Medical Studies
General Medicine
Surgery
Psychiatry
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatrics
Anaesthesiology
Radiology
Internal Medicine
General Practice
Medical Studies not elsewhere classified
Dental Studies
Veterinary Studies
019901
060100
060101
060103
060105
060107
060109
060111
060115
060117
060119
060199
0607
0611
$9,425
Agriculture
Agriculture
Horticulture and Viticulture
Forestry Sciences
Fisheries Sciences
Environmental Studies
Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
Pathology
0501
0503
0505
0507
0509
0599
060113
$8,050
$20,284
1. For units of study in accounting and related disciplines (all Field of Education (FOE) codes in funding cluster 1 except 0909 (the FOE code for law)) this maximum annual student contribution
amount applies to students who commenced their course of study on or after 1 January 2008, regardless of the course of study. Students who commenced their course of study prior to 1 January
2008 are subject to the previous maximum student contribution amount (indexed) which is $8,050 in 2012. Providers receive funding under the Transitional Costs Program for receiving a lower
Commonwealth contribution amount under the Commonwealth Grant Scheme for accounting and related disciplines and not being able to charge continuing students the higher student contribution
amount (in 2012, $1,189 per EFTSL).
2. This 'national priority' maximum student contribution amount applies to students who commenced their course of study on or after 1 January 2009, regardless of the course of study. It also
applies to continuing students who commenced a course of study that is not in the natural and physical sciences before 1 January 2009 and transfer to a course of study in the natural and physical
sciences. Other students who commenced their course of study prior to 1 January 2009 are subject to the previous maximum student contribution amount (indexed). In 2012 this amount is $8,050.
Providers receive Transitional Loading ($3,499 per EFTSL in 2012) for students who are covered by the national priority maximum student contribution amount.
3. Excluding clinical psychology, which is in cluster 5.
4. This maximum student contribution amount applies to students who commence their course of study on or after 1 January 2010, regardless of the course of study. Students who commenced
their course of study prior to 1 January 2010 will be subject to the previous national priority maximum student contribution amount (indexed). In 2012 this amount is $4,520.
5. Clinical psychology units of study are psychology units of study (Field of Education code 090701) that contribute to courses that are accredited for the purposes of professional registration by the
Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, the APS College of Educational &
Developmental Psychologists, the APS College of Forensic Psychologists, the APS College of Health Psychologists, the APS College of Sport Psychologists and the APS College of Community
Psychologists. Other units of study in psychology are in cluster 3.