$25,000 for a Sydney college? Country students count cost of university

By Danielle Cetinski
Updated August 21 2015 - 8:03am, first published 4:00am
STARTING BEHIND: 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 0818sgscholar1
STARTING BEHIND: 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 0818sgscholar1

DESPITE a system that 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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