Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

General Information
reserves the right to inspect all tests
and aids brought to examinations
and to confiscate any text or aid
which is unauthorised.
4. Absence from an Examination
(i) Where a candidate misses an
examination through misreading the
timetable, he/she is not entitled to a
further examination.
(ii) Where a candidate is absent from an
examination due to illness or other
serious cause, the Manager, Student
Administration shall, on receiving
medical evidence or other evidence
within forty-eight hours of the
examination, inform the Assistant
Director of the CentreDIead of
Department responsible for the unit
who may grant such further tests as
will permit an assessment of the
candidate to be made.
(iii) Disability: a candidate who believes
that hisher performance at an
examination will be affected by a
serious illness during the semester
or by some other cause beyond
hisfiler control and who desires
these circumstances to be taken into
consideration in determining hisher
standing, is required to bring the
circumstances, supported by a
medical certificate or other such
evidence, to the notice of the
Manager, Student Administration in
writing before the date of the
examination.
(iv) Illness during the examination: a
candidate who attempts an
examination, yet claims that hisher
performance was prejudiced by
sickness or accident on the date of
the examination must notify the
Supervisor in Charge of the
examination immediately after the
examination and submit a medical
certificate to the Manager, Student
Administration within forty-eight
hours of the examination.
5. Examination results
(i) No candidate is permitted to
communicate with lecturers
concerning examination results prior
to their publication.
(ii) No information concerning examination
results will be given over the
telephone.
(iii) Results of examinations will be
posted on the official notice board at
the College.
(iv) Results of examinations will be
recorded as follows:
Dl Distinction
NN Pail
CR Credit
AN Absent Fail
P Pass (Prass/Fail)
WD Withdrawn without penalty
PP Provisional Pass
AA Annually
assessed
DF Deferred
(v) If a candidate's number does not
appear on the official notice board
he/she must consult the Student
Administration office for the official
record of results.
6. Correspondence and change of address
(i) All correspondence should be
directed to the Manager, Student
Administration and students should
quote their student number.
(ii) Students are required to notify the
Manager, Student Administration of
any change in their address as soon
as possible. The College does not
accept any responsibility for official
communications which fail to reach a
student or a student who has not
notified the Manager, Student
Administration of change of address.
(STB) State Training Board
External Examinations and special
consideration applications.
The following is an extract from STB
Regulations Fxamination Instruction Booklet
(TEX1). All reference to college, should be
read as TAFE Division, for the purposes of
Swinburne University, in the following text.
Extract:
i. Applications - Consideration and special
examinations
1.1 Application for special consideration
or admission to a special
examination shall reach the office of
the SI'B within 72 hours of the
examination. Such applications will
be accepted only on the appropriate
form and should be sent to:
Examinations Branch
State Training Board
P.O. Box 266D,
Melbourne, Vic., 3001
1.1.1 A candidate who applies on
medical grounds for special
consideration or a special
examination shall submit an
application and medical
certificate. Students must use
the comprehensive form