EDUCATION EQUALITY: Regional students carry heavy burden of uni costs

By Danielle Cetinski
Updated August 28 2015 - 1:59pm, first published 4:00am
The Country Education Foundation's Sarah Taylor, Amanda Waterman and Lisa O'Connor are helping regional students access financial help for university. 														  Photo: STEVE GOSCH
The Country Education Foundation's Sarah Taylor, Amanda Waterman and Lisa O'Connor are helping regional students access financial help for university. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

DESPITE a system which selects students for university courses based on merit and defers their course fees until they complete their degrees, rural and regional students still face a hefty cost burden compared with their metropolitan peers.

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