Residences
Student Life
As the demand for accommodation outweighs the rooms available, submitting an application form simply means you will be included in the selection process. It does not guarantee that you will be successful in securing a room.
Once you have been offered an academic place at Deakin, we will then consider
your application for on-campus accommodation using the following selection
criteria:
1) Confidential reference form – please note this is a vital piece of
information which enhances your application
2) Geographic location - distance that you live from campus
3) Previous community/leadership involvement
4) Faculty/gender/cultural balance
5) Willingness to participate in residential life
6) Academic success
Please note the ‘offers sent from residences office’ in the key dates section.
Status of applications will not be discussed over the phone.
If your application is successful, you must confirm your place by completing
and returning the Licence Agreement and paying the appropriate fees by the
date specified in the key dates section.
If you are successful in obtaining an on-campus accommodation place you will
receive:
1) An email notifying you of your offer
2) An offer pack will arrive by mail with your acceptance documents and other
information
including
If you are unsuccessful in obtaining a place, you will receive:
1) An email notifying you that you have been unsuccessful
2) A letter notifying you that you have been unsuccessful
Please note that if you have applied to the Warrnambool campus, you will
only receive hard copies of your acceptance/rejection letter.
Once you have received and read your letter of offer and associated documentation
you need to:
1) Return the Licence Agreement, signed, dated and witnessed
2) Return the Declaration of Code of Conduct, signed and
dated
3) Pay the appropriate 1st instalment, as outlined in your letter of offer
(payment can be made on-line or by returning a cheque with your paperwork)
4) Attach two colour passport size photographs, with your name clearly written
on the back of the photo
Please return all documents to the address noted on your letter of offer.
Completed paperwork from the offer package and payment of Instalment 1 must be received by the residences office by the date listed under ‘confirmation of offer required from student’ section in key dates.
Once you have signed your Licence Agreement, you are legally obligated to honour the agreement until the date specified.
Most students are offered a Licence Agreement for the full academic year, however agreements for exchange students are usually for six months.
Please be aware that if you vacate before the specified date on your agreement, financial penalties apply. Further information about revocation of Licence Agreements can be found in the Residences Handbook.
| Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds | Melbourne Campus at Burwood | Warrnambool Campus | |
New international students |
Friday 20 February, 2009 | Friday 20 February , 2009 | Friday 20 February, 2009 |
New exchange/ISEP students |
Friday 20 February, 2009 | Friday 20 February , 2009 | Friday 20 February , 2009 |
New domestic students |
Saturday 28 February , 2009 | Sunday 1 March , 2009 | Saturday 28 February , 2009 |
Returning students |
Wednesday 4 March , 2009 | Wednesday 4 March, 2009 | Wednesday 4 March , 2009 |
If you are arriving outside normal office hours (Monday to Friday) you must contact Deakin International prior to arrival or make alternative arrangements until the next working day.
If you defer your course, you also forfeit your accommodation place and
will need to reapply for accommodation the following year.
Should you be unsuccessful in obtaining a place on residence, all is not lost!
Successful applicants are given a deadline date for accepting their offer, 2009. If their acceptance form and payment is not
received by this date, the room is returned to the selection pool and reofferred.
You are encouraged to keep in contact with Residences during this
time. Vacancies do occur up until the official shift in date (and beyond!)
due to applicants accepting offers from other institutions or deferring from
their course of study.
It is not unusual for vacancies to exist leading into the intra-semester
break at Easter in April so please, let us know if your preference is to live
on-campus and we may well be able to accommodate you.
The semester 2 intake occurs in July, 2009. Applications for semester 2
are encouraged by mid May. If you have
already applied at the start of the year, there is no need to reapply, but
you will
need to contact us and request that your application be "reactivated" for
semester 2.
It is also wise to contact the Deakin University Student Association (DUSA)
who manage off-campus accommodation. They will be able to assist in securing
appropriate accommodation for you off-campus. It is advisable to register your
interest with them as soon as you find out you have been unsuccessful in securing
on-campus accommodation.
If you would like any additional information about off-campus housing, please
contact DUSA
If offered a place in residence you will be required to sign a Licence Agreement.
Please read your Licence Agreement carefully and be aware that you are signing
for the full academic year, as the charges have been set on that expectation.
You should note that if you leave prior to the end of your agreed term of residency,
you must give a minimum of four weeks notice. As the year-long discount will
then no longer apply, you will revert to a casual accommodation rate for the
weeks you have been in residence.
