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Sick before an exam at Avondale? Get special consideration sorted.

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate to attach to your Avondale application.

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If the doctor signs off, issued the day you're seen

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Real-time call. Medical statement. Verified online.
  • Real-time doctor consultation
  • AHPRA-registered doctors
  • Certificate in the format Avondale requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Avondale.

Avondale special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

The evidence Avondale asks a doctor for, from one real-time call. For an exam, an assignment or an extension.

  • The medical statement Avondale asks for, dated, signed and verifiable
  • A medical support letter
  • A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor
  • A two-minute form and a preconsult call, so the doctor's call is short
  • Issued the day you're seen, if the doctor signs off

Issued only if the doctor finds it clinically appropriate. If the doctor completes your consult and decides a certificate isn't appropriate, the fee still applies. We refund it only when we can't deliver the consultation.

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Five things Avondale checks. One call covers them.

What Avondale looks for in your evidence, and how the consult answers it.

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Video or phone. AHPRA signed. Same-day consult.
  1. 01

    A video or phone consult

    Every Doccy consult is a real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor.

  2. 02

    That you couldn't sit or finish it

    The doctor records the assessment and the date it falls on.

  3. 03

    When you were seen, and for how long

    Dated the day of your call, covering the days the doctor confirms.

  4. 04

    Who signed it

    Registration and practice details printed, with a link Avondale can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    At least ten working days before the examination period for a rescheduled exam, and within 24 hours of the exam for special consideration. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Avondale students choose Doccy for special consideration.

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From bed, today. AHPRA signed. 24/7 access.
  1. 01

    Seen from bed, the same day

    No waiting room. A doctor calls you, and if they sign off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

  2. 02

    The history is taken before the doctor calls

    A two-minute form and a preconsult call collect your dates and symptoms, so the doctor's call is short.

  3. 03

    Evidence Avondale can check

    Signed by an AHPRA-registered doctor, with a verification link on every certificate.

  4. 04

    One price, shown before you start

    One flat fee for the consult and everything it issues. Nothing added at checkout.

Too unwell for an exam or assignment at Avondale? Start here.

Your next step at Avondale, and what to tell the doctor.

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts and tell them the exam date.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Avondale now, then see a doctor today.

  3. 03

    I'm too unwell to finish an assignment

    Tell the doctor the due date and when you fell ill.

  4. 04

    I became unwell during the exam

    Tell the invigilator at the time, then see a doctor the same day.

  5. 05

    Avondale has its own application form

    You complete it; the doctor's certificate goes with it.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Avondale handles it through examination adjustments.

From unwell to lodged at Avondale

Avondale's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    See a doctor while unwell

    A real-time special consideration consult. Tell the doctor the exam or due date; the certificate covers those dates.

  2. 02

    Apply through Forms and Procedures page on the Avondale student site

    At least ten working days before the examination period for a rescheduled exam, and within 24 hours of the exam for special consideration.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The medical certificate after a real-time doctor call.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

    Avondale may contact the practice to confirm the consultation. The link on each document answers that.

Avondale special consideration form and deadline

You complete Avondale's form. The doctor's certificate goes with it.

Avondale policies checked 16 September 2026

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Student form. Telehealth not mentioned. Verified online.
  1. 01

    The form

    Examination Adjustments Application. You complete your section and attach the certificate.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    At least ten working days before the examination period for a rescheduled exam, and within 24 hours of the exam for special consideration. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Avondale's exam guidelines do not address telehealth or online certificates. They expect a letter or medical certificate from an accepted health professional, dated within 24 hours of the examination unless there are exceptional circumstances.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    That it comes from an accepted health professional, named and signed. A date within 24 hours of the examination, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    The 24 hour dating rule is the strictest part of Avondale's process. A certificate obtained days after the exam needs exceptional circumstances to be accepted. Avondale publishes a Professional Practitioner Certificate template. Using the University's own template removes any argument about what the document should contain.

One consultation, three Avondale outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Rescheduled examination

If you cannot be present at the scheduled time for an examination because of extenuating circumstances, you can apply to sit it at a different time. Avondale asks for the application at least ten working days before the examination period begins, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Special consideration

Special consideration applies where serious circumstances outside your control happened during an examination and may have affected your performance. An acute medical issue is the common example, alongside problems in the exam environment such as an evacuation or power failure.

Special provisions

Special provisions are adjustments to the conditions you sit the exam under rather than a change of date. Avondale asks for the application within 24 hours of the onset of the circumstances.

Avondale special consideration FAQs

Deadlines, portals and evidence rules at Avondale, from its published policy. How special consideration works at every university

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Does Avondale accept online medical certificates?

Avondale's exam guidelines do not address telehealth or online certificates. They expect a letter or medical certificate from an accepted health professional, dated within 24 hours of the examination unless there are exceptional circumstances. The dating rule is the part most likely to catch a late application.

What is the Avondale Examination Adjustments Application?

It is the single form Avondale uses for rescheduled exams, special provisions and special consideration. You complete it and attach a letter or medical certificate. The form is on the Forms and Procedures page of the student site.

What is the Avondale special consideration deadline?

For a rescheduled examination, apply at least ten working days before the examination period begins unless there are extenuating circumstances. For special consideration or special provisions arising from an acute issue, apply within 24 hours, and the certificate should be dated within 24 hours of the exam.

What is the Avondale Professional Practitioner Certificate?

It is the certificate template Avondale publishes for a practitioner to complete. Using it means the document carries the detail the University is looking for rather than a generic unfit-for-work note. It is available through the Avondale student site.

Can I apply for Avondale special consideration after the exam?

Yes, that is what special consideration is for: serious circumstances during the exam that may have affected your performance. But the supporting certificate should be dated within 24 hours of the examination unless there are exceptional circumstances, so see a doctor the same day rather than later in the week.

Unwell before an Avondale assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the certificate Avondale asks you to attach.

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Australian registered doctors. Real-time consultation. Verification link provided.

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