General exam information
- What should you bring to your exam?
- Inability to attend examination
- Arriving late for an examination
- Special assistance required to complete exam
- Exam clash (two or more units timetabled at the same time)
- Anonymous marking in examinations
- Car pooling
What should you bring to your exam?
• Deakin Student ID Card
• Pens, pencils and an eraser (in a clear plastic bag)
Hardcopy written reference materials are only allowed in open book exams, check unit guides for confirmation.
Calculators are only allowed if approved for use in the exam by the Unit Chair, students must check with their Unit Chair.
Purses/Wallets and keys are allowed however all bags must be stored in the assigned bag room if bag rooms have been provided.
For full details of exam conditions please refer to the Instructions to Exam Candidates. (110 KB)
Inability to attend examination
Students are advised to contact their Unit Chair or apply for Special Consideration within 72 hours of the exam. Please note that Special Consideration applications are subject to approval. Holiday, or other non-urgent travel, or misreading the exam timetable are not acceptable in the Special Consideration process.
Arriving late for an examination
Students who arrive late for an exam should report to the supervisor upon arrival.
- If you arrive within 45 minutes of the start of the exam, you will be allowed to enter the exam room and commence your exam. Extra time is not allowed and you will finish your exam at the scheduled time.
- If you arrive more than 45 minutes after the commencement of the exam, you will not be permitted to sit the exam.
Special assistance required to complete exam
If there are special needs required to sit exams, contact should be made with Student Life at the home Campus to make appropriate arrangements at the start of trimester, or in special/exceptional circumstances by two weeks prior to exams. Contact details are: Burwood (+613) 9244 6300; Geelong (+613) 5227 1223; and Warrnambool (+613) 5563 3256.
Exam clash (two or more units timetabled at the same time)
An examination clash occurs if you have two or more exams scheduled to commence on the same day and with the same start time. Two exams scheduled on the same date but with different start times is not a clash.
If your personal exam timetable on StudentConnect is showing an examination clash please contact assess-on@deakin.edu.au for on-campus students, or ext-exam@deakin.edu.au for off-campus students.
Anonymous marking in examinations
Deakin University operates a policy of anonymous marking for all centrally organised examinations wherever reasonably practicable. Student names are hidden from the markers in order to ensure that marking is fair and is not influenced by factors other than the standard of work.
Information regarding Deakin University's Anonymous Marking in Examinations Policy can be obtained from The Guide.
Car pooling
Car pooling is available on all Campuses and may meet your transport needs to and from your exams. See the TravelSmart website for more information.
