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 an offered applicant'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).

Procedures

A deferment application must be submitted to defer an offer to commence a course.

Applications must be made to the managing faculty, preferably before the specified enrolment date, but at the latest, prior to the census date of the initial semester.

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

International applicants must apply for deferment directly to International Recruitment Services.

Responsibility

Managing faculty
International Recruitment Services

Contact Person: Education Policy