Student Learning Entitlement (SLE)

As from 1 January 2005 (ie. Summer B/2005) the amount of Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) that an eligible student can access will be restricted through a new government initiative known as 'Student Learning Entitlement' (SLE). All eligible persons (ie. Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Resident Visa holders) will be initially allocated seven EFTSL (Equivalent Full Time Student Load) of 'Ordinary' SLE. Any previous study undertaken through the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) will not impact on the amount of Ordinary SLE that is granted.

SLE is consumed when an eligible person is enrolled into a CSP and remains enrolled in CSP units after the census date. The SLE will be reduced by the EFTSL value of the unit even if the unit is discontinued after the census date or failed. The EFTSL value of a unit can be viewed via the on-line Undergraduate and Postgraduate Handbooks.

A Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) will be despatched to the my.monash portal within 28 days of each census date for which a CSP student has an enrolled unit. The CAN will indicate how much SLE has been consumed for the relevant period. Students will also be able to use their Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN) to log into the Higher Education Information Management Systems (HEIMS) to ascertain how much SLE has been consumed at both their current institutions and any previous institutions.

CSP students who are enrolled in:

an undergraduate course of study that will take longer than six years of full-time study to complete, or
an honours, graduate entry bachelor degree or postgraduate course,

will also be granted some 'additional' SLE. It must be noted that the additional SLE can only be used for that specific course of study and can only be consumed after all Ordinary SLE has been consumed.

More information is available in the 'Information for Commonwealth Supported Students' booklet available at the Student Service Centres.