Supplementary Exams

Your School or Faculty will advise you if you have been offered a supplementary exam.

Current Supplementary Examination Timetable

Supp exam venues are on campus, eg. Bonython Hall, Schulz Building, etc.

Students sitting AEAs for supps must advise the Exams Office. The venue for Alternative Exams is Lower Ground Napier. Venues off campus, will be confirmed when students contact the Exams Office.

Supplementary examinations are offered to provide an opportunity for students whose academic performance was impaired by circumstances beyond their control in the primary examinations. Schools may offer students an alternative form of assessment, instead of an exam. Schools and Faculties will inform students of their policy on supplementary assessment and examinations at the commencement of teaching each course.

As a general rule, the University does not consider minor ailments such as colds and respiratory infections as grounds for being certified unfit to sit an exam. Students are encouraged to sit the primary examination. There is no guarantee that a supplementary examination or assessment will be offered. Students who have a medical condition of a temporary or permanent nature may be able to complete their examination under Alternative Exam Arrangements.

Before the primary exam: Students with an illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances must submit their application for supplementary assessment to their School or Faculty no later than 7 working days after the occurrence of the condition, illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances, which form the grounds on which their application is made, regardless of the date of the primary exam.

On the day of the exam: Students with an illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances on the day of the primary exam must notify an examination supervisor and apply for a supplementary exam within 5 working days of the date of the primary exam.

Supplementary examinations are discretionary. Students are encouraged to attend the primary exam wherever possible, as there can be no guarantee that a supplementary exam will be offered.

The University may grant supplementary exams on the following grounds:

All applications for supplementary exams must be completed on the official application forms and be accompanied by credible supporting documentation or evidence when lodged with the relevant School or Faculty. Medical certificates must clearly indicate the period for which they apply. Generally, the University does not consider minor ailments such as colds and respiratory infections as grounds for being certified unfit to sit an exam.

Students who fail to attend an exam because they misread the timetable or accepted incorrect information from another person are not entitled to sit the exam at another time or to any other concession. If illness, injury or personal circumstances prevented you from attending your supplementary examination you should consult your School or Faculty for advice as soon as possible.

The results of supplementary examinations offered on medical and/or compassionate grounds will be classified using the normal grading system. However, If you completed the primary exam, and then sat the supp exam, your existing mark for the primary exam will be replaced by the mark for the supplementary exam, regardless of whether the latter is higher or lower.

The results of supplementary assessment offered on academic grounds will not be graded above the level of 50 Pass. Where a supplementary examination on academic grounds produces an overall result that is different from the primary result, the better of the two results will apply.

All students will receive a single final result for each course, whether or not a supplementary exam or other redemption work was necessary to achieve that result. No indication of the supplementary exam or assessment will appear on your official academic transcript.

Students are advised to refer to the Examinations Policy 4.12 Supplementary Examinations for more information.