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Karen Lomas
May 30, 2014

Correction from ‘The Conversation’ re Student Loans

 

Today’s newsletter sponsored by
the C20 Summit. Melbourne 2014.

EDITOR’S NOTE
Yesterday we removed two articles from our website: “Modelling shows more students face lifetime debt under deregulated fees” and “Students could be in debt for the rest of their lives”.Both were removed due to a significant error in the modelling on which they were based. It was claimed in both pieces that university fee changes could saddle students with debts that could not be repaid in their lifetime.

This was based on an incorrect calculation that a student with a A$50,000 HECS-HELP debt would have to earn an average of A$80,000 a year to pay off the debt before retirement, and it would take 43 years. Subsequent calculations using the same rate of income and interest show it would actually take 11 years to pay off a A$50,000 debt.

The authors have now updated their piece with the correct figures and anexplanation of the miscalculation.

We are committed to providing accurate and reliable information. Where errors do occur, it’s our policy to correct them promptly and be transparent about what happened.

We apologise for the mistake.
Misha Ketchell

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