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Replacement exams
If you have a serious illness, injury or circumstances arise that affect your ability to attend or complete an exam, you may have grounds to apply for special consideration or special arrangements.
If your special consideration or special arrangements application is approved, you may need to sit a replacement exam.
Find out more about special consideration and special arrangements.
End-of-semester replacement exams
Replacement exams for end-of-semester exams are centrally managed and generally take place in Week 18. Check our exam dates to confirm. We expect you to be available and prepared to sit your exam on any day during this period. If approved for a replacement exam, we will email you when your replacement exam timetable is available (Monday of Week 18).
In some cases, your replacement exam will be run by your faculty or school and could occur outside the replacement exam period. This may happen for:
- all special consideration or special arrangements applications that are approved after the application deadline
- computer lab exams
- online exams
- practical exams
- oral exams.
Your faculty or school will email you details of your replacement exam.
If you're unable to attend your replacement exam during the formal replacement period then you may re-apply for special consideration.
If illness or misadventure prevents you from attending the replacement exam, or affects your performance in the exam, you can apply for further special consideration.
In-class and mid-semester replacement exams
Replacement exams for in-class or mid-semester exams are organised by your faculty or school. Information regarding these exams will usually be emailed to you at your University student email account or in Canvas, with a minimum of three working days’ notice. If you’re unsure about your replacement exam arrangements, you should contact your faculty/school.
In-class or mid-semester replacement exams are not always in the same format as the original exam (for example, the replacement assessment for a written exam may be a viva voce exam).
Replacement exams for in-class or mid-semester exams are arranged by the relevant discipline office. You will be given at least three working-days notice and will be notified of the details via your University student email account or Blackboard.
Replacement exams for mid-semester exams may be held earlier than the formal replacement exam period.
Replacement exams are not always in the same format as the original exam (for example, the replacement assessment for a written exam may be a viva voce exam).
Last updated: 04 June 2019
