Deferment Procedures

Parent Policy

Deferment Policy

Definition of terms

Census date: The date on which a student's enrolment is taken to be finalised. HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP debts are incurred and SLE is consumed on census dates. Students must make their up-front payments and submit their request/s for Commonwealth assistance by the census date.
Deferral (or deferment): An adjournment of the starting date for study which allows a student's place in a course to be held for a nominated length of time, usually one year.
Managing faculty: The faculty that is assigned responsibility to coordinate administrative matters for each single or double degree program (including but not restricted to admission, enrolment, course advice, academic progress and academic referral).

A deferment application must be submitted by students who wish to defer the course offer:

• prior to the conclusion of the specified enrolment time, and
• with the relevant faculty.

Late applications for deferment may be received by the faculty up until the census date of the relevant semester.

Applications for deferment can be completed either on the deferment application form (pdf 75kb) or online via the Web Enrolment System.

Responsibility

Managing faculty

Contact Person: Education Policy