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Student Services and Amenities Fee
- What is the SSAF?
- What are SSAF funds used for?
What are SSAF funds used for?
SSAF funds are used to support:
- student advice and advocacy services
- legal services
- publications
- student orientation and Welcome Program activities
- sports and recreational activities
- careers and employment advice
- student representative organisations, clubs and societies.
Before annual allocations are made, consultation and endorsement occurs via the SSAF Budget Allocation Committee, Student Consultative Committee, and University Executive Education Committee.
2022 SSAF allocation
The estimated SSAF income for 2022 is approximately $20 million. We separate this into:
- base funding, which is recurrent funding provided to student representative organisations and Student Support Services (Careers Centre)
- contestable funding, available to student representative organisations, faculties, and professional service units for one-off services or amenities projects
- the capital sinking fund, available to student representative organisations, faculties, and professional service units for infrastructure projects.
See how the 2022 SSAF income has been allocated in the tables below.
View the 2021 SSAF allocation.
2022 SSAF by recipient
The following table shows the allocation of the 2022 SSAF by recipient (student representative organisations, professional service units, and faculties):
| Students' Representative Council (SRC) | $2,041,375 |
| Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) | $2,031,500 |
| Sydney University Sport & Fitness (SUSF) | $5,461,257 |
| University of Sydney Union (USU) | $6,261,341 |
| Student Support Services (Careers Centre) | $367,286 |
| Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Life) | $1,150,246 |
| The University of Sydney Business School | $82,733 |
| Faculty of Science | $54,000 |
| Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | $1,197 |
| The University of Sydney Law School | $37,324 |
| Capital Sinking Fund | $2,000,000 |
| Total | $19,488,259 |
2022 SSAF by service and amenities category
The following table shows the allocation of the 2022 SSAF by the service and amenities category:
| Providing food or drink to students on a campus of the University | $228,274 |
| Supporting a sporting or other recreational activity by students | $2,391,689 |
| Supporting the administration of a club most of whose members are students | $7,832,927 |
| Caring for children of students | $0 |
| Providing legal services to students | $486,994 |
| Promoting the health or welfare of students | $1,398,484 |
| Helping students secure accommodation | $0 |
| Helping students obtain employment or advice on careers | $373,986 |
| Helping students with their financial affairs | $0 |
| Helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents | $0 |
| Supporting debating by students | $398,253 |
| Providing libraries and reading rooms (other than those provided for academic purposes) for students | $149,587 |
| Supporting an artistic activity by students | $754,610 |
| Supporting the production and dissemination to students of media whose content is provided by students | $1,145,354 |
| Helping students develop skills for study, by means other than undertaking courses of study in which they are enrolled | $71,113 |
| Advising on matters arising under the higher education provider’s rules (however described) | $617,050 |
| Advocating students’ interests in matters arising under the higher education provider’s rules | $611,008 |
| Giving students information to help them in their orientation | $986,930 |
| Helping meet the specific needs of overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment | $42,000 |
| Capital Sinking Fund | $2,000,000 |
| Total | $19,488,259 |
2021 SSAF allocation
In 2021, despite reduced activities on campus due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the SSAF continued to support diverse and enriching student-led initiatives and projects. It provided many services online to students with increased peer advocacy, casework and representation to help students through a challenging time of rapid change and hardship. Find out more about how we used the SSAF during the COVID-19 pandemic on the University website.
See how the 2021 SSAF income was allocated in the tables below.
2021 SSAF by recipient
The following table shows the total allocation of the SSAF across the student organisations and services in 2021.
| Students' Representative Council (SRC) | $2,039,245 |
| Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) | $2,285,823 |
| Sydney University Sport & Fitness (SUSF) | $6,154,277 |
| University of Sydney Union (USU) | $7,318,427 |
| Student Support Services | $365,236 |
| Capital Sinking Fund | $2,000,000* |
| Total | $20,163,008 |
*The unspent capital sinking funds have been carried forward into 2022.
2021 SSAF by service and amenities category
The following table shows the allocation of the 2021 SSAF by the service and amenities category:
| Providing food or drink to students on a campus of the University | $287,500 |
| Supporting a sporting or other recreational activity by students | $3,647,645 |
| Supporting the administration of a club most of whose members are students | $8,469,494 |
| Caring for children of students | $0 |
| Providing legal services to students | $535,186 |
| Promoting the health or welfare of students | $221,966 |
| Helping students secure accommodation | $0 |
| Helping students obtain employment or advice on careers | $365,236 |
| Helping students with their financial affairs | $0 |
| Helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents | $0 |
| Supporting debating by students | $282,474 |
| Providing libraries and reading rooms (other than those provided for academic purposes) for students | $0 |
| Supporting an artistic activity by students | $690,501 |
| Supporting the production and dissemination to students of media whose content is provided by students | $1,167,174 |
| Helping students develop skills for study, by means other than undertaking courses of study in which they are enrolled | $51,628 |
| Advising on matters arising under the higher education provider’s rules (however described) | $602,775 |
| Advocating students’ interests in matters arising under the higher education provider’s rules | $660,436 |
| Giving students information to help them in their orientation | $893,861 |
| Helping meet the specific needs of overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment | $287,132 |
| Capital Sinking Fund | $2,000,000* |
| Total | $20,163,008 |
*The unspent capital sinking funds have been carried forward into 2022.
Last updated: 02 August 2022
