The above study-load requirements also apply to primary school students aged 14 years or over at 1 January of the school year. 47.2.1 Secondary school studies at more than one institution A secondary school student may study at more than one institution, providing her/his total is full-time. 47.2.2 School students who are also undertaking Vocation and Technical Education (VTE) studies Secondary school students who attend a Vocation and Technical Education institution for one or more days a week as part of their secondary school requirements, including students participating in a school-based apprenticeship/traineeship, are considered to be undertaking full-time secondary school studies for ABSTUDY purposes. 47.3 Full-time Study-load for a secondary non-school students and students studying Vocation and Technical Education courses The normal study-load for secondary non-school courses and Vocation and Technical Education courses is the normal study programme as set down in course documentation. Students who are enrolled in at least three-quarters (75%) of the normal full-time study-load for any given enrolment period are regarded as full-time students for that enrolment period. 47.4 Full-time Study-load for a Tertiary Student at a Higher Education Institution A higher education student is to be considered to be undertaking a full-time study load over a particular study period if they meet at least one of the following criteria: The student has an aggregated Equivalent Full Time Study Load (EFTSL) of at least 0.375 allocated to a particular half-year period. The half-year periods are 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December. Where the student is undertaking a subject/unit that begins and ends in the same half-year period, the EFTSL weighting is allocated to that half-year period. Where the person is undertaking a subject/unit that begins and ends in different half-year periods, the EFTSL weighting may be allocated to either half-year period, depending upon which alternative provides the most beneficial outcome for the student. OR The student is undertaking at least ¾ (three-quarters) of the normal full-time study load for a shorter period of enrolment (e.g. summer school), where the institution can define a time study load for that period. OR
The above study-load requirements also apply to primary school students aged 14 years or over at 1 January of the school year. 47.2.1 Secondary school studies at more than one institution A secondary school student may study at more than one institution, providing her/his total is full-time. 47.2.2 School students who are also undertaking Vocation and Technical Education (VTE) studies Secondary school students who attend a Vocation and Technical Education institution for one or more days a week as part of their secondary school requirements, including students participating in a school-based apprenticeship/traineeship, are considered to be undertaking full-time secondary school studies for ABSTUDY purposes. 47.3 Full-time Study-load for a secondary non-school students and students studying Vocation and Technical Education courses The normal study-load for secondary non-school courses and Vocation and Technical Education courses is the normal study programme as set down in course documentation. Students who are enrolled in at least three-quarters (75%) of the normal full-time study-load for any given enrolment period are regarded as full-time students for that enrolment period. 47.4 Full-time Study-load for a Tertiary Student at a Higher Education Institution A higher education student is to be considered to be undertaking a full-time study load over a particular study period if they meet at least one of the following criteria: The student has an aggregated Equivalent Full Time Study Load (EFTSL) of at least 0.375 allocated to a particular half-year period. The half-year periods are 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December. Where the student is undertaking a subject/unit that begins and ends in the same half-year period, the EFTSL weighting is allocated to that half-year period. Where the person is undertaking a subject/unit that begins and ends in different half-year periods, the EFTSL weighting may be allocated to either half-year period, depending upon which alternative provides the most beneficial outcome for the student. OR The student is undertaking at least ¾ (three-quarters) of the normal full-time study load for a shorter period of enrolment (e.g. summer school), where the institution can define a study load for that period. OR time