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

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the Medical Certificate Deakin asks for.

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Within three University working days after the assessment due date

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
  • Form and certificate included
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Deakin.

Deakin special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • Deakin's Medical Certificate, completed by the doctor
  • 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 Deakin checks. One call covers them.

What Deakin 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 Deakin can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Within three University working days after the assessment due date. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Deakin 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 Deakin 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 Deakin? Start here.

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

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts. Within three University working days after the assessment due date.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Deakin 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

    Deakin needs its own form

    The doctor completes the Medical Certificate on the call. Have your assessment details ready.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Deakin handles it through special consideration.

From unwell to lodged at Deakin

Deakin's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    Telehealth is fine

    Deakin accepts telehealth certificates. It won't normally take a backdated one, so book while you're unwell.

  2. 02

    Ask for impact wording

    Moderate or severe, and whether you can or can't complete the task. Deakin's own form is preferred, not required.

  3. 03

    Apply in StudentConnect

    Within three University working days of the due date.

  4. 04

    Attach your evidence

    Deakin won't consider an application without evidence attached.

Deakin special consideration form and deadline

The doctor issues Deakin's Medical Certificate on the call. You lodge it with your application.

Deakin policies checked 16 September 2026

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Doctor form. Telehealth accepted. Verified online.
  1. 01

    The form

    Medical Certificate: Special Consideration in Assessment. The doctor completes it on the call.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    Within three University working days after the assessment due date. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Deakin accepts telehealth medical certificates for special consideration. The certificate still has to be current, cover the relevant assessment date, and state the severity or impact on your ability to attempt or complete the task.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    The severity of the impact, moderate or severe, on your ability to attempt or complete the assessment task. Whether you can or cannot complete the assessment.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    Backdated certificates are not normally accepted, so see a practitioner while the illness is current rather than after the assessment has passed. Deakin's own certificate form is preferred but not mandatory. A certificate from any qualified health professional works provided it states the impact on your ability to complete the task.

One consultation, three Deakin outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Special consideration

This is the main application when illness affects an assignment, test or exam. You lodge it through StudentConnect within three University working days of the due date with the medical certificate attached.

Assignment extension

Where you need more time rather than an adjustment to marking, an extension is the simpler route. A dated certificate stating you could not complete the work on the due date supports the request and covers you if the illness runs longer than expected.

Deferred or rescheduled exam

If illness stops you sitting an exam, special consideration can result in a deferred sitting. The certificate needs to show that you could not attempt the exam on the scheduled date, using Deakin's can or cannot complete wording.

After you lodge at Deakin

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Deakin takes

Allow ten working days. Deakin emails the outcome to your Deakin address.

Keep working on the task while you wait, and submit it as soon as you can.

If Deakin says no

Applying doesn't guarantee approval. Deakin decides on your eligibility and the evidence you attached, and it won't consider an application with no evidence at all.

Deakin special consideration FAQs

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

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Does Deakin accept online medical certificates?

Yes. Deakin accepts telehealth medical certificates for special consideration. The certificate still needs to be current, cover the relevant assessment date, and state the severity or impact on your ability to attempt or complete the task.

What is the Deakin special consideration deadline?

Within three University working days after the assessment due date, lodged through StudentConnect with your evidence attached. A later application needs an explanation of why you could not apply in time.

What does a Deakin medical certificate need to say?

It needs to state the severity or impact of the condition on your ability to attempt or complete the specific assessment, as moderate or severe, and whether you can or cannot complete it. It also needs the consultation date and the dates covered.

Do I have to use the Deakin medical certificate form?

No. Deakin prefers its own Medical Certificate for Special Consideration in Assessment but does not require it. A certificate from any qualified health professional is accepted as long as it carries the impact statement Deakin asks for.

Will Deakin accept a backdated medical certificate?

Not normally. Deakin states that backdated certificates will not usually be accepted and that certificates must be current and cover the relevant date. See a practitioner while the illness is affecting you rather than afterwards.

Unwell before a Deakin assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the Medical Certificate Deakin asks for.

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