If I don’t use up all $12,000 (including GST) in my first year, can I carry the rest over to another year?

It depends on what study you’ve already done. If you don’t use 120 credits (1 EFTS) or $12,000 (including GST) in a single calendar year you may have some fees-free entitlement to carry forward. You can carry forward your remaining fees-free entitlement (in EFTS and dollars) into 2019 or future years. Your fees-free support will stop when you use up your remaining EFTS or remaining dollars – whichever you use up first.

You must have used less than 120 credits (1 EFTS) and less than $12,000 (including GST) of fees-free entitlement in 2018 to be able to carry forward to another year.