Students applying for deferred Mid-semester or Final Exams (Timed Assessments) * must lodge their application with Student Assist before the exam starts or within two (2) business days following the day of the scheduled exam.
Refer to: Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure
* Timed Assessments are Mid-Semester and End of Semester Exams.
Mid-semester Exams are scheduled in Weeks 6-8 and greater than 50 minutes in duration.
End of Semester Exams are scheduled in Weeks 13-14 and are 2hrs15mins to 3hrs in duration.
Please note: For other interim assessments that are eligible to be deferred, you will be required to contact the relevant academic staff member from the faculty to apply.
A deferred exam may only be granted where you can demonstrate either:
- An inability to sit, complete the original exam or perform at the minimum level of your demonstrated abilities, for medical or compassionate reasons; or
- Unexpected and exceptional circumstances beyond your control
The following reasons would normally be considered acceptable grounds for deferring an exam:
- Illness or medical reasons
- Accident
- Serious personal or emotional trauma (e.g. bereavement)
- Events or sporting commitments at a state, national or international representative level
- Pre-existing Religious commitments or obligations
- Three scheduled assessments commencing within less than 24 consecutive hours
Approval will not be granted where it is reasonable to expect that the circumstances could have been avoided. The following reasons would be considered unacceptable grounds for deferring an exam:
- Travel or holiday arrangements
- Misreading the assessment timetable
- A desire to spread assessment tasks to yield improved performance
- Events and sporting commitments that are not at a state, national or international representative level
- Social functions
- Applications received after the prescribed deadline
- Where the student has already completed the examination
If an application is based on medical grounds, a student must submit supporting documentation completed by an AHPRA-registered Australian healthcare practitioner.
- Bond University Student Medical Certificate (PDF 187KB)
Applications based on non-medical grounds must be accompanied by documentary evidence supporting the case plus a signed statutory declaration. Statutory declarations must declare the reason for the deferral and must be signed in the presence of an eligible witness. You can visit the Bond JP/Commissioner for Declaration service webpage for more information and assistance or download the Commonwealth Statutory Declaration form below.
- Commonwealth Statutory Declaration Form (PDF 15.2KB)
You may seek advice from Student Assist to ensure you are providing the appropriate information for your application.
What happens when your application is received?
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Mid-semester Exams
- Student Assist will assess your deferral application for a Mid-semester exam.
- You will be sent a confirmation email from Student Assist advising you of the outcome.
- Deferred Mid-semester exams are conducted by the relevant academic staff member from the Faculty on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Week 9.
- You will be notified by the relevant academic staff member from the faculty regarding the deferred Mid-semester exam arrangement.
- It is your responsibility to contact the relevant academic staff member from the faculty if you have not received your deferred mid-semester exam arrangement.
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Final Exams
- Student Assist will assess your deferral application for a Final Exam.
- You will be sent a confirmation email from Student Assist advising you of the outcome.
- Deferred Final Exams are conducted by Student Assist during Bond Week of the semester immediately following the one in which you were scheduled to complete your exam. You must be available to sit your deferred exam on any day from Wednesday to Friday of Bond Week.
- Student Assist will notify you of the deferred final exam arrangement by 5 pm on the Monday of Bond Week.
- It is your responsibility to contact Student Assist if you have not received your deferred final exam arrangement.