I'm glad someone brought up the FEE-HELP repayment fees (it's 20%), most have been forgetting that. The scheme seems great in theory and I can't deny I've considered it as well as the Qantas one, but seriously guys, imagine yourself living off 20 to 30k a year in a capital city (if those figures are right) if you're posted in one...rent alone could take up up to half of that at only $200 a week.
Am I right in saying that the figures tsubasa27 came up with also don't take into account HECS debt, or whatever it's called now?
Also, doesn't the FEE-HELP cover the flight training and HECS cover the Associate Degree? So why is this program so much? I just spent 4 years at uni and my debt is only 25k, if that. This scheme is 1.5 years at uni (Associate Degree), so should be quite cheap shouldn't it? Does that mean flight training is...over $140k?? I'm lost.