Should I apply for a Deferred Examination or for an ECA (Extenuating Circumstances Application)?
If you know you will miss or have missed an examination due to extenuating circumstances, you will need to apply for a deferred examination. If you have attempted the examination or an assessment during your course but can demonstrate that your
performance was impacted by previously unknown and unavoidable incidents, you may wish to submit an Extenuating Circumstances Application (ECA).
Please note that you will require supporting documentation in both cases and all applications must be made within three days of the due date of the assessment task.
How do I get a supplementary examination for my course?
Students will only be offered supplementary assessments if they meet certain eligibility criteria listed on the ANU supplementary assessment website. If you are offered a supplementary assessment, the University will contact you with further details.
If you cannot attend your examination due to extenuating circumstances, please refer to information on applying for a deferred examination.
When will my supplementary or deferred examination be?
If you have been approved for a deferred examination or supplementary examination, you will be contacted by the ANU Examinations Office further details but your exam will typically be held in the first week of the following semester.
I have an examination scheduling clash, what should I do?
Any enquiries regarding exam scheduling clashes should be sent to the Examinations Office at examinations.officer@anu.edu.au.
Can I arrange to view my exam paper?
You will need to contact your Course Conveners directly for information on their exam paper review schedule. Reviewing your exams paper is an opportunity to check what you got right but also where there is room for improvement. You are not permitted to take notes or photos while viewing the exam paper.
More information: Exams and assessment.