Deferred assessments

Deferred Final Exam

Where a Final Assessment Item is an Examination (Exam) published in the exam timetable, deferment may be granted when evidence of exceptional circumstances beyond the student’s control prevent the student from completing the exam at its scheduled date and time.

Applying for deferred final exam 

A new Student Assessment Support Procedure is in place for teaching periods starting from 1 January 2025. Application for Deferment of Final Exam can be requested for the reasons listed under point 6 of the new procedure

The deadline for submission of your completed application form is three University Working Days after the date of your original exam. Completed Applications will be processed from Week 13 of the given teaching period. Deferred Final Exams will be scheduled during the standard deferred exam period. 

Application for extension of all other assessments, must be sent to the Unit Coordinator directly. 

If you are completing your final units in Semester 2 and have deferred final exam approved, your results will not be released in time for the February/March graduation ceremony, but you will be eligible for the next ceremony round. 

How to apply

1. Download a  Deferred Final Exam Application Form, or collect one from Student Central, or the Mandurah campus Administration Office.
2. Complete the form and attach your supporting documentation(s). 

• The application must include current independent supporting documentation. Please refer to the table under point 6  for the list of accepted independent supporting documentation for each of the reasons.
• Supporting documentation will: 

1. be directly applicable to the reasons provided 
2. include the dates the student was affected by the relevant circumstances
3. be submitted in English or officially translated and notarised. 

Submit the completed application no later than three University working days of the original date of the exam of which the deferment is sought: 

• by email to deferred@murdoch.edu.au
• by fax to +61 8 9360 7571.

The outcome of your application will be emailed to the address on MyInfo.  Incomplete application with no supporting documents will not be processed.

When your application will be approved

Application will be approved if the grounds and supporting documentation meet the requirements as assessed by the Exams Office.

You will receive an approval email which will include details of the deferral and an interim unit grade of “DX” will be shown as your result for the unit. 

You must be available throughout all exam periods (including supplementary and deferred) to attend your exam(s) at the required time, date and location.

When your application will be denied

Application will be denied if:

• the application does not meet the reasons listed in the table under point 6 of the Student Assessment Support Procedure or 
• you did not include current independent supporting documentation with your application or
• you have already sat the exam.

The email will explain why the application has been denied and the appeal process.

Unable to sit for the deferred examination

Approved deferred exam cannot be deferred. If you are unable to undertake a deferred exam at the scheduled date and time, your Unit Coordinator will finalise your grade accordingly.