Further SSAF information
View the SA-HELP Booklet for more information on the SSAF.
Booklet [PDF 736KB]SSAF funded initiatives
Find out how revenue generated by the SSAF was spent over the past few years.
2020
With 2020 being a challenging year for students, we tailored our support offerings to assist with your studies and welfare. We also listened to your suggestions for how you'd like to see your SSAF spent and have ranked each service in line with your feedback.
| Rank per student feedback | SSAF Government Category | Project or Service Spend | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||
| Student Services and Amenities fees direct from students | $6,908,736 | ||
| SA-Help | $2,596,176 | ||
| Expenses | |||
| 1 | Helping students obtain employment or advice on careers: - Funding student employment service - Employment of students in roles across the university - Providing upgrades to online resume checking technology - Hosting careers fairs - COVID-19 employment support and advice | -$1,661,166 | |
| 2 | Promoting the health or welfare of students: - Design and launch of MQ wellbeing app - Providing counselling, welfare and support | -$6,023,115 | Includes 80% Student Engagement salary due to changes in workflow/COVID-19 need. |
| 3 | Helping students develop study skills: - Delivering Study Assist program - Delivering WriteWISE program - Providing funding for peer-assisted learning programs | -$624,168 | |
| 4 | Providing food or drink to students on campus: - Subsidising the cost of food and drink on campus | -$1,381,685 | Includes SSSP food vouchers provided to students. |
| 5 | Supporting overseas students with welfare, accommodation and employment services: - Delivering legal advice app (My Legal Mate) to international students | -$7,816,710 |
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| 6 | Helping students with their financial affairs | $ | |
| 7 | Providing student libraries and reading rooms for non-academic purposes | $ | |
| 8 | Advising students about university rules, policies and procedures | $ | |
| 9 | Advocating students' interests in relation to rules, policies and procedures | -$1,036,393 | |
| 10 | Supporting student clubs and groups: - Hosting online group events through apps such as discord - Creating online training and development for student group executives | -$331,831 | 20% staff costs with the remainder awarded to student groups for their activities |
| 11 | Caring for children of students | -$56,185 | |
| 12 | Supporting student sport or other recreational activities | -$985,604 | |
| 13 | Giving students information about orientation: - Provision of MQ essentials diary - O-zone: online landing page for orientation and enrolment support - Online workshops and orientation briefing sessions for new and current students | -$404,292 | |
| 14 | Helping students secure accommodation | -$870,896 | |
| 15 | Providing legal services to students | $ | |
| 16 | Supporting an artistic activity by students | $ | |
| 17 | Supporting the student media and content | $ | |
| 18 | Helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents | -$30,000 | |
| 19 | Supporting debating by students | $ | |
| Total Expenses | -$21,222,045 | ||
| Total Income | $9,504,912 | ||
| Net Balance | -$11,717,134 | ||
Prior to 2020
The table below outlines SSAF revenue and expenditure for previous years.
| 2019 Actual | 2018 Actual | 2017 Actual | 2016 Actual | 2015 Actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||||
| Student services fees direct from students | 5,372,223 | 4,123,098 | 4,178,796 | 4,065,716 | 3,774,424 |
| SA-HELP | 2,355,293 | 2,165,022 | 2,143,987 | 1,989,277 | 1,837,966 |
| Total revenue expendable | 7,727,515 | 6,288,120 | 6,322,783 | 6,054,993 | 5,612,390 |
| Expenditure | |||||
| Food and Drink (U@MQ) | 504,163 | 525,969 | 636,613 | 587,887 | 572,644 |
| Sport and Recreation (U@MQ) | 1,676,824 | 1,497,898 | 1,470,091 | 1,117,909 | 1,433,813 |
| Student Engagement (U@MQ) | 892,859 | 873,279 | 848,661 | ||
| Student Engagement/Social Clubs | 1,136,792 | 1,089,611 | 654,846 | 667,674 | 747,098 |
| Caring for children of students (U@MQ) | 73,096 | 71,625 | 92,232 | 89,307 | 73,507 |
| Legal Services | 26,161 | ||||
| Promoting health and wellbeing of students | 4,694,502 | 3,969,730 | 3,345,146 | 3,189,332 | 2,746,444 |
| Securing Accommodation | 428,839 | 526,759 | |||
| Employment/careers advice | 1,280,509 | 1,239,301 | 1,105,803 | 944,142 | 872,575 |
| Insurance help | 33,415 | 20,000 | 22,499 | 23,000 | 25,300 |
| Developing skills for study | 728,742 | 748,769 | 736,758 | 643,891 | 660,303 |
| Advising on matters arising under the Higher Education providers rules - Advocacy | 930,777 | 826,800 | 850,314 | 755,809 | 665,017 |
| Information to help orientation | 697,360 | 618,460 | 229,377 | 285,234 | 262,571 |
| Helping meet the specific needs of overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment | 385,902 | 114,962 | 92,581 | 93,320 | 60,977 |
| Total Expenditure | 12,597,083 | 11,249,884 | 10,129,118 | 9,270,786 | 8,968,910 |
| Unspent/(overspent) student services revenue | 4,869,568 | 4,961,764 | -3,806,336 | -3,215,793 | -3,356,520 |
Student consultation
The Student Representative Committee (SRC) has been established to work with the University on the expenditure of the fee revenue and on other strategic matters affecting students. As such, the SRC plays an important role in discussing funding priorities and setting future directions for the SSAF revenue with the University.
Further information on the Student Services & Amenities Fee can be found on the Australian Government Student Services and Amenities Fee Website.