Passing more than half your course - Student Allowance definition

If you received a Student Allowance last time you studied a full-time tertiary course, you must have passed more than half the work of that course to continue to get a Student Allowance.

An enrolment must have a certain EFTS (equivalent full-time student) value to be considered full-time depending on the length of the enrolment. You must pass more than half of the EFTS needed to be full-time to get another Student Allowance. For example, a 52 week long course needs a minimum EFTS value of 0.8 to be full-time.

This means if your course is 52 weeks long you will only be required to pass 0.4001 EFTS or more to get another Student Allowance, even if your course is more than 0.8 EFTS.  See the table below for full details.

The EFTS value is determined by the content of your course, and is set by the Tertiary Education Commission.

Number of gross weeks	EFTS for full-time	EFTS you need to pass to get another Student Allowance		Number of gross weeks	EFTS for full-time	EFTS you need to pass to get another Student Allowance
12	0.3	0.1501		23	0.575	0.2876
13	0.3	0.1501		24	0.6	0.3001
14	0.3	0.1501		25	0.625	0.3126
15	0.3	0.1501		26	0.65	0.3251
16	0.4	0.2001		27	0.675	0.3376
17	0.4	0.2001		28	0.7	0.3501
18	0.4	0.2001		29	0.725	0.3626
19	0.4	0.2001		30	0.75	0.3751
20	0.5	0.2501		31	0.775	0.3876
21	0.525	0.2626		32-52	0.8	0.4001
22	0.55	0.2761		53 or more	1.0	0.4001