Certificate IV in Disability Support

Certificate IV

Duration

4 months – 1.5 years

Indicative Cost

$5,500 – $33,000

AUD — confirm with college

Colleges

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

Median cost

$12,975

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

Certificate IV in Disability Support is a certificate iv that typically takes 4 months – 1.5 years and is offered by 76 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: 0.4 years – 1.5 years.

Tuition

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

$5,500 – $33,000

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.4 years – 1.5 years. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$10,856 – $44,565

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.

$18,856 – $80,065

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

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

Colleges shown: 76
Median cost: A$12,975

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

A$5kmedian A$13kA$33k+

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

Sort

Equanimity Consultants Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$5,500A$212/week
ABBI Educational Services Pty LtdSA6 monthsA$6,250A$240/week
AUCTUS Consulting Pty LtdSA4 monthsA$6,800A$358/week
Australian Institute of Community and Health Management Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$6,800A$200/week
Gradskill International Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$6,800A$262/week
Educare Training Institute of Australasia Pty LtdQLD7 monthsA$7,500A$234/week
St George & Sutherland Community College IncorporatedNSW6 monthsA$7,700A$296/week
Sydney College of Professional EducationNSW6 monthsA$7,700A$296/week
Job Training Institute Pty LtdVIC7 monthsA$8,000A$267/week
Astute Training Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$8,000A$154/week
National Diversity Institute of Australia Pty LtdSA1 yearA$8,200A$158/week
Southern Cross Education Institute Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$8,330A$231/week
Melbourne College of Hairdressing Beauty Therapy & Natural Medicine Pty LtdVIC1.1 yearsA$8,400A$150/week
Australian College of International Studies Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$8,500A$163/week
AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGN COLLEGE PTY LTDTAS6 monthsA$8,600A$331/week
Mayfield Education IncVIC7 monthsA$8,746A$292/week
Australian College of Technical Studies Pty. Ltd.NSW6 monthsA$8,750A$337/week
Grampians College Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$9,000A$265/week
ORANGE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE PTY LTDVIC9 monthsA$9,200A$230/week
Everest Institute of Education Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$10,000A$385/week
TAFE QueenslandQLD9 monthsA$10,000A$256/week
FEDERATION ACADEMY AUSTRALIA PTY LTDQLD8 monthsA$10,000A$278/week
SECURITY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA Pty LtdVIC9 monthsA$10,000A$250/week
MID CITY EDUCATION PTY LTDACT1 yearA$10,000A$192/week
Global Business College Of Australia Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,200A$283/week
Montford Group Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,300A$286/week
Care Plus Training Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$10,600A$294/week
Bankstown Community College Inc.NSW1 yearA$11,000A$212/week
Sharma Education Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$11,100A$427/week
Australian Academy of Nursing Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$11,500A$221/week
Focal Holdings Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$11,600A$232/week
Stirling Institute of Australia Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$12,150A$234/week
Australian International College of Skills & Education Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$12,500A$240/week
Signature Training Pty LtdNSW1.5 yearsA$12,550A$161/week
Skilled Health Education Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$12,550A$241/week
AUIPT GROUP PTY LTDVIC9 monthsA$12,700A$334/week
Phia Education Pty LtdWA1 yearA$12,750A$245/week
INT Nurse Training Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$12,800A$246/week
Australian National Education Pty LtdNSW11 monthsA$13,150A$268/week
Victorian Institute of Education Pty ltdNSW1 yearA$13,200A$254/week
The Quality Training and Hospitality College Pty LtdSA11 monthsA$13,250A$282/week
Sydney Global Institute Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$13,250A$255/week
Linx Institute College Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$13,500A$260/week
Frontier Leadership Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$13,500A$260/week
Kingsway College Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$14,300A$286/week
J Chazzer & B Singh & H SinghQLD1 yearA$14,500A$279/week
Malekhu Investments Pty LtdQLD11 monthsA$14,800A$308/week
Sterling International Training and Education Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$14,850A$280/week
Lawson College Australia Pty LtdVIC1.3 yearsA$15,000A$231/week
Lambda Education Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$15,000A$288/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 Disability Support

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?

Across the 76 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$5,500 to A$33,000, with a middle figure of A$12,975. 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.