University head backs ‘radical’ switch to free education

3 years ago by Mountaineer to c/australia

It has become “sadly fashionable” to assume students will take out loans to pay higher education fees, but one university head admits he wouldn’t have paid the same price.

"Radical"

My dad went to Uni at taxpayer expense.

Also:

average student loan of $24,771

That's less than half what my HECS debt was, for an IT degree. Is there a whole bunch of $5000 HECS debts dragging this average down?

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superspicykyle 2 points 3 years ago

Wow, i wish it would be free, i feel like that would motivate me to go further with ny degree.

Atm im bringing the average down, i think i only have $5000ish on HECS

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