New Commonwealth supported higher education places

This year, the Australian Government has allocated:

- a single cohort of 90 new Commonwealth supported places in nursing, which commenced in second semester 2008. Places were allocated to the providers below. 

Higher education provider	Places allocated (EFTSL)
Charles Sturt University	30
La Trobe	10
Australian Catholic University	25
Edith Cowan University	25
Total	90

­ - 1,094 new ongoing Commonwealth supported places in nursing, to commence in 2009   ;  and

­ - 500 Commonwealth supported early childhood education places to commence in 2009  .

In 2009, eligible higher education providers will be invited to submit applications for an additional 500 ongoing Commonwealth supported places in early childhood education to commence in 2010.  A further allocation of 500 early childhood education places will be made in 2010 to commence in 2011.

For further information regarding the allocation of Commonwealth supported places to higher education providers, please email cgs@deewr.gov.au. 

For information on which higher education providers offer nursing and early childhood education, visit the course finder