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Sick before an exam at Curtin? 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 Curtin 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 Curtin requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Curtin.

Curtin special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • The medical statement Curtin 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 Curtin checks. One call covers them.

What Curtin 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 Curtin can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Before the assessment or exam. A late request may be accepted up to five working days after the exam date with a written explanation and supporting evidence. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Curtin 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 Curtin 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 Curtin? Start here.

Your next step at Curtin, 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 Curtin 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

    Curtin has its own application form

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

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Curtin handles it through assessment extension.

From unwell to lodged at Curtin

Curtin'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 Curtin Connect (students.connect.curtin.edu.au)

    Before the assessment or exam. A late request may be accepted up to five working days after the exam date with a written explanation and supporting evidence.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The medical certificate after a real-time doctor call.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

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

Curtin assessment extension: what to upload and the deadline

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

Curtin policies checked 23 October 2026

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

    Apply through

    Applications go through Curtin Connect (students.connect.curtin.edu.au).

  2. 02

    The deadline

    Before the assessment or exam. A late request may be accepted up to five working days after the exam date with a written explanation and supporting evidence. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Curtin's assessment extension guidance does not address modality. It asks for a signed medical certificate or a statement on official letterhead from a medical practitioner or other approved health professional registered by the relevant National Board, and says nothing about whether the consultation was in person or by telehealth.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    That it is signed by a registered medical practitioner or other approved health professional. The practitioner's registration with the relevant National Board, on letterhead or a practice stamp.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    Curtin accepts a signed medical certificate or a statement on relevant official letterhead. All supporting documents must be in English. For illness, a statement from Curtin's own Psychological and Counselling Services or AccessAbility Services, sent from a Curtin email address, is accepted in place of a certificate.

One consultation, two Curtin outcomes

Two outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Assessment extension

This is Curtin's route for extra time on an assignment, test or other assessment affected by illness. You lodge the request through Curtin Connect and attach the certificate.

Deferred exam

A deferred exam is a sit of the same exam at a later date when illness stops you attending the scheduled one. Curtin runs it through the same assessment extension application rather than a separate form.

After you lodge at Curtin

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Curtin takes

Curtin sends the outcome as an Official Communication within 5 working days, and contacts you if there is a delay.

If approved, Curtin sets a new due date from your supporting documentation. A rescheduled exam or presentation comes with at least 3 working days' notice.

If Curtin says no

If the application is declined after the due date, you may fail the assessment or receive a reduced mark.

If it is declined or only partly approved, you can appeal to the Head of School within 5 working days. You hear the outcome within 3 working days of their decision, and it is final with no further internal appeal.

Curtin special consideration FAQs

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

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How do I apply for a Curtin assessment extension?

Log in to Curtin Connect and submit the assessment extension application, attaching a signed medical certificate. The same application covers a deferred exam. Apply before the due date or exam where you can.

Does Curtin accept online medical certificates?

Curtin's published guidance does not mention telehealth or modality either way. It asks for a signed certificate from a practitioner registered with the relevant National Board. If your situation is unusual, check with Curtin Connect before you rely on any certificate.

What is the Curtin assessment extension deadline?

Apply before the assessment or exam. Curtin may accept a late request up to five working days after the exam date, but only with a reasonable written explanation and supporting evidence.

How do I get a Curtin deferred exam?

Use the assessment extension process. Curtin directs students to apply for a deferred exam by following the assessment extension steps rather than a separate form, with evidence covering the exam date.

What evidence does Curtin accept for illness?

A signed medical certificate, or a statement on official letterhead, from a registered medical practitioner or other approved health professional. Curtin also accepts statements from its Psychological and Counselling Services or AccessAbility Services, sent from a Curtin email address.

Unwell before a Curtin assessment?

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

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

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