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Fees & Scholarships .
Fees & Packages .
Grace College has welcomed a new generation of students with a new way of providing our services. You can now tailor your package to your individual preferences, so you get what best suits you and your lifestyle. Start with the Basic Community Package and add extra meals as you go; or go straight for the great deal All-Inclusive Package.
Pay less, get more .
In line with our commitment to inclusivity and making college accessible, for 2023, we offer 2 great packages depending on your needs:
- Basic Community Packages (BCP) include accommodation, community participation and support, breakfasts and Tuesday Community Dinners plus add extra meals as you go
- All-Inclusive Packages include everything in the BCP plus all meals
Your package is then combined with your Student Club Membership and O-Week Activity & Accommodation Fee to give you your preferred College experience. (Please note: The O-Week Activity Fee is waived for 35-Week contracts.)
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Living + Meals Package
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Student Club Membership
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O-Week Fees
Contract length & weeks of residence .
Our weeks of residence correspond to UQ learning periods, with semester one running 18 weeks (17 academic weeks + Orientation) and semester two running 17 weeks. The college closes over the June / July winter break and the December / January summer break. If you need to stay at college between semesters, we offer accommodation-only Holiday Stays.
For value and peace of mind, most residents opt for a full academic year (35 weeks) contract. We also offer single semester contracts for Semester 1 and Semester 2 depending on vacancies.
Packages & Fees for first-year residents .
All-Inclusive Living & Meals Package
Standard Room $625/week (2023)
Ensuite Room: $725/week (2023)
What’s included:
Accommodation and utilities sorted:
- A fully-furnished bedroom with long single or double bed, heating and cooling
- Common areas — floor kitchenettes, lounges, bathrooms, laundries
- Seminar room, common room, music practice rooms, prayer / reflection room, indoor and outdoor recreation spaces and onsite gym.
- All utilities (water, electricity, gas, WiFi, internet)
- Bed linen with weekly linen laundry
- Weekly cleaning for common rooms, bathrooms and ensuites
- Secure access via personal fob and external CCTV for security and peace of mind
- Bicycle storage, and paid gated car park.
All your meals, snacks and hot drinks covered:
- 3 meals per day,
- Essential food supplies (bread, milk, margarine) in your floor kitchenette,
- Hot drinks bar, vending machines and fresh fruit whenever you need in the Dining Room;
- Additional afternoon teas and suppers in swotvac and exams to give your brain extra fuel
Basic Community Packages
Standard Room (Room only): $495/week (2023)
Ensuite Room (Room only): $595/week (2023)
What’s included:
Accommodation and utilities sorted:
- A fully-furnished bedroom with long single or double bed, heating and cooling
- Common areas — floor kitchenettes, lounges, bathrooms, laundries
- Seminar room, common room, music practice rooms, prayer / reflection room, indoor and outdoor recreation spaces and onsite gym.
- All utilities (water, electricity, gas, WiFi, internet)
- Bed linen with weekly linen laundry
- Weekly cleaning for common rooms, bathrooms and ensuites
- Secure access via personal fob and external CCTV for security and peace of mind
- Bicycle storage
Tuesday night dinners and food essentials included:
- Continental breakfast daily
- Weekly Community Dinners, including 6 Special Formal Dinners (Enrolment – Semester 1 & 2, Cele-GRACE-ion, Academic, Leadership and Valedictory)
- Essential food supplies (bread, milk, margarine) in your floor kitchenette,
- Hot drinks bar, vending machines and fresh fruit whenever you need in the Dining Room;
- Additional afternoon teas and suppers in swotvac and exams
+ Optional additions
- Extra meals on an individual basis
- A car park ($500/semester)
Weekly costs
| Room Options (Basic Community Package) |
|---|
| Standard Room: $495/week |
| Ensuite Room: $595/week |
| Extra Meals |
|---|
| $18 per individual meal |
Student Club Membership
Yearly membership: $310/year (~$9.10/week)
Semester membership: $165/semester (~$9.70/week)
Your exclusive access to 30+ inter-college sport teams, inter-college dance, drama, bands and choirs, exclusive social events, balls and functions, and network of community service, volunteering and leadership opportunities .
To get the most out of your college experience, student club membership is compulsory for undergraduates.
Interested in joining the Grace community, but can’t stay on campus? Check out our Associate Membership program for the off-campus connection.
Orientation Week (O-Week)
O-Week activity fees (value $320 in 2023) are included at no additional cost for full year (35 week) all-inclusive contracts. If you are participating in O-Week, you will need to pay the all-inclusive rate for that week as meals (not always onsite) are included in the program.
Standard room O-Week package (2023): $625 (all-inclusive package for 1 week) + $320 O-Week Activity Fee (for contracts less than 35 weeks only)
Ensuite room O-Week package (2023): $725 (all-inclusive package for 1 week) + $320 O-Week Activity Fee (for contracts less than 35 weeks only)
To help set you up for success in your first year at university, Grace College runs an O-week to coincide with the universities program in Semester 1. Your college merchandise, accommodation, meals and activities for the week are all included.
Associate Members can opt to live in for O-week depending on rooms available.
O-week is compulsory for incoming undergraduate residents in their first year at Grace.
Car Parking
Car park fees are included at no additional cost in All-Inclusive Packages.
For Basic Community Packages, reserved parking spaces in our secure car park are available at an additional cost of $500/semester in 2023 if spaces are available.
Discounts and deductions .
As well as our entry scholarships and bursaries, we also offer discounts for full-year all inclusive packages and upfront fee payment.
O-week activities covered
Full year (35 week) all-inclusive contracts receive O-Week activities at no extra cost (saving you $320).
Discounts for upfront payment of fees:
- For full year (35 week) domestic students $10/pw (~$350 value)
- For full year (35 week) international students $5/pw (~$175 value)
- For single semester (17-18 week) domestic students $5/pw ($85-90 value)
