Student Terms and Conditions

Holberton School Australia delivers the Holberton School education program(s) in Australia. Each program is split into Sprints.

Your enrolment creates an agreement between you and Holberton School Australia under which Holberton School Australia will deliver to you the nominated program(s).

Upon satisfactory completion of the course or program, Holberton School Australia will issue to you a certificate of completion for the program.

You agree to attend Holberton School Australia in accordance with the Terms & Conditions listed below:

Conditions of Enrolment

Students must be over the age of 18 by the commencement of the program.

Students must pay the tuition fees according to the Fee Schedule provided via email prior to the program's commencement. The Fee Schedule includes the program name, the start date of each Sprint, the tuition fees with payment dates. Tuition fees may be collected by Holberton School Australia or a third party nominated in the Fee Schedule.  Students must pay the full tuition fee related to any Sprint they commence, even if they withdraw before completing it. If tuition fees are not paid by the due date, students will not be able to continue the program or receive a certificate of completion. All fees paid are non-refundable.

Students must bring their own laptop as per the requirements outlined on the website. Students must be ready to allocate 40 hours of study time per week for the duration of the program. Students understand the unique education model as described on the following web page.

Study Mode

Melbourne-based students study via a Hybrid study mode (part remote, part face-to-face). Though, students may engage in full remote study upon approval from the Campus Director. The Hybrid study mode is preferred by Holberton School Australia.

For students outside of Melbourne, the program will be fully remote. At its own discretion, Holberton School Australia may decide to change the on-campus days to become fully remote.

Code of Conduct

Students agree to comply with the Student Code of Conduct available at https://info.holbertonschool.com.au/code-of-conduct-0-0 

Our obligations

Holberton School Australia's obligations are to provide students with the selected course or program, in full. As an education provider, we do not guarantee any employment upon completion of the course or program. 

If you have any concerns that we are not meeting our obligations you should report this to the Campus Director. Your ability to raise any complaint does not affect or limit your right as a consumer under the Fair Trading legislation or the Australian Consumer Law. 

Your obligations

Your obligations are to comply with the Student Code of Conduct, keep us informed of your contact details, conduct yourself in an appropriate manner and comply with any reasonable directions from Holberton School Australia staff.

If you fail to comply with these obligations, you may be subject to disciplinary proceedings which, if your failure is serious enough, may lead to your participation in your selected course or program being terminated. Serious misconduct may include (but is not limited to, (a) acting in a manner that may endanger the safety or health of another person; (b) significantly impairing the opportunity of another person to participate in a course or program; (c) assaulting, abusing, harassing, bullying or threatening another person; (d) Academic misconduct, including cheating or plagiarism; or (e) causing damage to or loss of property of Holberton School Australia.

Withdrawals & Refunds

Upon commencing a Sprint, any payment made in relation to the Sprint cannot be refunded, and any future payment indicated in the Fee Schedule for that Sprint will need to be paid by the due date, regardless of the Sprint being completed or not by the student.

Holberton School Australia may, at its discretion, provide a full or partial refund where the student is unable to continue the program or course due to illness or disability that can be verified by a certified medical practitioner.

Refunds must be requested in writing (including all supporting evidence) by the student and should be lodged directly to a Campus Director. Refunds are made in Australian dollars and are processed within 4 weeks from the date that the written request was submitted by the student.

Refunds will only be issued directly to the student in question.

Holberton School Australia Default

In the unlikely event of default by Holberton School Australia, tuition fees that have been paid for Sprints not yet commenced will be reimbursed within four weeks of the date of default. The student is entitled to receive a statement explaining the refund calculation.

Provider default can include the program not starting on the agreed starting day, the program ceasing to be provided at any time after it starts but before it is completed, and the program being discontinued before the student’s scheduled completion. This agreement does not remove the right to take further action under Australia’s Consumer Protection Laws nor does it prevent the student from pursuing other legal remedies.

Privacy Laws and Sharing of Information

Holberton School Australia and its subsidiary entities comply with Australian Commonwealth laws in relation to Privacy and Data collection. Please go to https://holbertonschool.com.au/privacy-policy/

Students agree to have their admissions scores shared with Holberton School Australia corporate sponsors that are offering scholarships, as per the list available on https://holbertonschool.com.au/partnerships/. 

Notices

If you wish to give any notice to Holberton School Australia, it should be in writing and sent to contact@holbertonschool.com.au

If we wish to give you any notice, it will be sent to the address you have provided as part of your enrolment process. 

Governing Law

The Governing law of this agreement will be the law of the State of Victoria, Australia.

Custodian of document: Campus Director 

Version: 10

Date: 1 January 2026