Certificate IV in Community Services

Certificate IV

Duration

6 months – 1.3 years

Indicative Cost

$4,000 – $16,450

AUD — confirm with college

Colleges

ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Median cost

$12,200

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

Certificate IV in Community Services is a certificate iv that typically takes 6 months – 1.3 years and is offered by 23 accredited providers across ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA in the field of Society and Culture.

Estimated total cost of study

Based on tuition from the CRICOS register, DHA living cost figures, and the current student visa application charge. Duration: 0.5 years – 1.3 years.

Tuition

Total course cost as registered on the CRICOS register. Confirm current fees directly with the provider before applying.

$4,000 – $16,450

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.5 years – 1.3 years. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$14,284 – $37,138

Student visa application charge (Subclass 500)

Government fee, primary applicant. Effective 1 July 2026.

$2,500

Estimated total

Range reflects different providers offering this course.

$20,784 – $56,088

Not included: Health cover (OSHC) and medical exam costs. OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently. No verified figure is available for medical exam and biometric costs either.

Tuition source: CRICOS register (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved from the Australian CRICOS register. Not guaranteed current — confirm fees directly with the provider.

Living costs source: Migration (LIN 19/198) Amendment (LIN 24/042) Specification 2024 — Federal Register of Legislation (F2024L00529). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2024-05-10.

Visa charge source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2026-07-01.

Where you can study this course

23 colleges on the CRICOS register offer this course. Narrow the list, or sort it by a figure that matters to you.

Colleges shown: 23
Median cost: A$12,200

What colleges charge for this course (select a column to narrow the list)

A$4kmedian A$12kA$16k+

The same course, the same register. Each column is the total fee recorded against the course, in dollars. Where a college sits on this spread is worth asking them about.

State

Type

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Strategix Training Group Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$4,000A$160/week
Department of Training and Workforce DevelopmentWA6 monthsA$7,379A$284/week
Educare Training Institute of Australasia Pty LtdQLD9 monthsA$7,500A$192/week
St George & Sutherland Community College IncorporatedNSW6 monthsA$7,500A$288/week
Reliable College of Nursing Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$7,500A$150/week
Educare Training Institute of Australasia Pty LtdQLD9 monthsA$8,000A$205/week
Astute Training Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$9,000A$173/week
Key 2 Learning Pty LtdACT10 monthsA$9,500A$216/week
TasTAFETAS1 yearA$10,500A$202/week
AUSTRALIAN NURSING AND TRAINING SERVICES PTY LTDNSW1 yearA$11,500A$221/week
D P TRAINING PTY LTDQLD1 yearA$11,600A$223/week
Tigerleap Education Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$12,200A$235/week
AUCTUS Consulting Pty LtdSA11 monthsA$12,300A$256/week
Gordon Institute of TAFEVIC10 monthsA$12,338A$287/week
TAFE SASA9 monthsA$12,380A$317/week
Education Training & Employment Australia Pty. Ltd.VIC1 yearA$12,450A$239/week
Australian Learning Group Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$12,495A$240/week
Unity College Australia IncorporatedACT1 yearA$13,300A$256/week
Study of Australian Technologies and Healthcare Education Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$13,750A$264/week
Technical and Further Education CommissionNSW11 monthsA$14,100A$288/week
UMA Education Solutions LtdNSW1 yearA$15,300A$294/week
Canberra Institute of TechnologyACT9 monthsA$16,350A$430/week
GLOBAL COLLEGE AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD.WA1.3 yearsA$16,450A$253/week

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Source: CRICOS register, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 AU. The register is authoritative for registration, provider and course code. It is not authoritative for fees, duration or intake dates — those are provider-published, and the college is the one to confirm them with.

Entry requirements

The CRICOS register does not publish entry requirements. They are set and published by each provider. Open the provider's own page for the requirements that apply to a given course and intake.

Course details and pricing are from the Australian CRICOS register. Providers may have updated their offerings, confirm directly with the provider before applying.

Questions about Certificate IV in Community Services

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?

Across the 23 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$4,000 to A$16,450, with a middle figure of A$12,200. That is the same qualification on the same register — the spread is real, and it is the reason the list above can be sorted by price and by cost per week. Fees come from the CRICOS register, which is not authoritative for what a college charges today.

Why does a price here differ from the college's own website?

The register records what the provider lodged. The provider's own page records what they charge now. Where the two differ, the college is the one to trust — always confirm the fee, the course length and the intake dates with them before you apply or pay anything.

Does it matter which state I study this in?

This course is registered with colleges across 7 states and territories, and the fee varies between them — you can see the spread above. Living costs also differ by city, and that difference is often larger than the difference in tuition. What we cannot tell you is which is right for you; that depends on things this register does not record.

What does this page not tell me?

Entry requirements, English language levels, intake dates and what the course leads to afterwards. The CRICOS register does not publish any of those, so neither do we. Entry requirements are set by each college. For anything about a visa, a registered migration agent is the person to ask — every one of them holds a number issued by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.