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Direct linkBirch, Elisa Rose; Miller, Paul W. – Australian Universities' Review, 2008
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) has been advanced as having many desirable properties. These have been discussed largely from the theoretical perspective, and with the individual rather than the family as the reference point. This paper explores whether HECS is working the way it was intended. Is it having undesirable or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Loan Repayment
Birch, Elisa Rose; Miller, Paul W. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
There have been many changes to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) since its introduction in 1989. The most significant of these is possibly the reforms announced in the 2003 Federal Budget, which allow universities to increase the contributions required of students by up to 25%. This paper considers the distribution of deferred HECS…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance), Foreign Countries
