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Assessment & Missed Work

What to do when a student misses an exam or assignment checkpoint.

A student has missed an exam or draft/checkpoint — what do I do?

  1. Find out why

    Was it illness, misadventure, an unexplained absence, or a clash with another commitment? This affects which process applies.

  2. Check for supporting evidence

    E.g. a medical certificate for illness/misadventure claims. Note the college's timeframe for submitting evidence (often within a few school days).

  3. Notify your Head of Department

    Add the actual process/form — e.g. an Application for Extension, or an Illness & Misadventure form.

  4. Log it

    Note where this gets recorded — e.g. STARS — so it's visible to the whole teaching team, not just you.

  5. Arrange the makeup

    Who sets the new date/task, and where it happens (e.g. a supervised catch-up session).

Senior students (Year 11 & 12)

For senior subjects, missed internal assessment and QCE/QCAA requirements are time-sensitive and tightly governed by QCAA policy (Illness/Misadventure applications, and — for external exams — QCAA's formal special provisions process). If in doubt, check with your Head of Department or the college's QCAA/Senior Schooling Coordinator before the due date wherever possible.

Add the college's specific senior schooling process and who the QCAA/Senior Schooling Coordinator is (link them on FAQs & Contacts).

Junior students (Year 7–10)

Add the school-based process for junior assessment — typically simpler and managed at Head of Department level.

Academic integrity concerns

If you suspect a submission isn't a student's own work, add the process here (who to notify, how it's investigated, and how it's recorded).