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Our Knowledge Counts banking benefits include exclusive products, cashbacks, rate reductions and fee waivers for members of the education community.

If you work within the education sector, or if you're studying education, you and your immediate family members§︎ are eligible for our Knowledge Counts banking benefits.

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Knowledge Counts education banking benefits provide members of the South Australian education community and their eligible immediate family members with exclusive offers, discounts and products.

Knowledge Counts banking benefits are available to current or retired employees of the South Australian education community, students carrying out studies in education, and their eligible immediate family members (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and partners only).

Eligible immediate family members include parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and partners only.

Nothing! You will continue to receive our Knowledge Counts banking benefits. Retired education workers and their eligible immediate family members are still entitled to join and receive our banking benefits for the South Australian education community.

If you’re an existing member of Credit Union SA and you have an eligible immediate family member that is part of the South Australian education community (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and partners only), send us a Secure Mail message or call us on 13 8777, and we can help you receive our Knowledge Counts banking benefits. Eligibility criteria applies.

If you’re not a member of Credit Union SA but have an eligible immediate family member that is part of the education community, you can still receive all the benefits just by joining Credit Union SA online and selecting ‘Education’ from the drop-down box in the online application form.

You can apply for a Car or Personal Loan through any of the following methods.

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Our car loans offer multiple repayments options. Please check the product details for weekly, fortnightly and monthly options.

If you’re worried about keeping up with your loan or credit card repayments, or something’s changed in your circumstances, you should always let us know.

Please visit our Financial Hardship Assistance page or contact us to discuss how best we can help – there are a range of ways we can support you. We know how difficult it can be to ask for help, but we care and we’re here to listen and help however we can.

Yes, you can get pre-approval in preparation for finding the wheels you want. Visit us at 400 King William Street, Adelaide or call us on 13 8777 for more information.

INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Conditions, fees and lending criteria apply and are available on request. Interest rates are subject to change without notice. Comparison rates are based on a $30,000 secured loan over 5 years. WARNING: Comparison rates are true only for the examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.

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Knowledge Counts banking benefits are available to any current or retired employee of the South Australian education community and students carrying out studies in education, and their immediate family (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and partners only).

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The special fixed rate personal loan and the online-only special fixed rate personal loan are available when secured by a new or used vehicle less than 5 years old. The fixed rate personal loan is available when secured by a vehicle between 5 and 10 years of age. The variable rate personal loan and the fixed rate Tesla Powerwall loan are unsecured.

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The interest rate is fixed for the life of the loan up to a maximum of 7 years. For the Tesla Powerwall Loan, the rate is fixed for up to 5 years.

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For new business only. To qualify for the online-only product, applications must be completed using the online form.