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

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate and the Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form UWA asks for, completed.

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

One flat fee at UWA.

UWA special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • UWA's Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form, completed by the doctor, plus a medical certificate
  • 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 UWA checks. One call covers them.

What UWA 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 UWA can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    No later than 3 calendar days after the assessment's due date, or before the due date if you already know you are affected. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why UWA 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 UWA 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 UWA? Start here.

Your next step at UWA, 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 UWA 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

    UWA needs its own form

    The doctor completes the Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form on the call. Have your assessment details ready.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    UWA handles it through exceptional variation of assessment.

From unwell to lodged at UWA

UWA'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 iPoint EVA Online Application Form

    No later than 3 calendar days after the assessment's due date, or before the due date if you already know you are affected.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form completed by the doctor, plus the medical certificate.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

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

UWA special consideration form and deadline

The doctor completes UWA's Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form on the call. You lodge it with your application.

UWA policies checked 23 October 2026

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

    The form

    Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form. The doctor completes it on the call.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    No later than 3 calendar days after the assessment's due date, or before the due date if you already know you are affected. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    UWA's EVA guidance does not address telehealth or modality. It asks for documentation covering the dates you were impacted, and for a Verification Form completed by a health practitioner once the impact reaches seven days or more.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    The dates you were impacted, covering the assessment due date or the period before it. The severity of the impact: minor, moderate, severe, or unable to assess.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    UWA does not want a diagnosis. The Verification Form asks for severity and dates, not the name of your condition. The Verification Form is only triggered at seven days or more, whether in one application or across several that add up to seven days in a teaching period. Below that, ordinary documentation is enough.

One consultation, three UWA outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Exceptional variation of assessment

EVA is UWA's single process for exceptional circumstances that stop you completing an assessment. It covers assignments you cannot submit within 48 hours of the due date and timed assessments you cannot attend.

Adjustment to an assessment

EVA can give you an assessment adjustment, an exemption or an extension. What you can apply for depends on how long you are impacted and the type of assessment.

Deferred exam

If exceptional circumstances make you miss an exam, apply for a deferred exam using the same EVA process. You have three University calendar days from the original exam date to apply.

After you lodge at UWA

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long UWA takes

You get an immediate confirmation when you submit. In most cases the written outcome reaches your student email within four days.

Your Student Advising Office may contact you for a meeting or more documents. If approved, the email explains the new arrangements, and late penalties apply straight after the extended due date.

If UWA says no

A declined EVA can be reviewed if the decision did not follow University rules or was not fair or reasonable. Speak with your Student Advising Office first, then lodge the review through the Public Form.

If the review fails, you can appeal through the link in the review outcome letter within 10 University working days.

UWA special consideration FAQs

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

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What is UWA EVA?

EVA stands for exceptional variation of assessment. It is UWA's process for when exceptional circumstances stop you completing an assessment or attending a timed one. The outcome can be an assessment adjustment, an exemption or an extension.

How do I apply for UWA special consideration?

UWA calls it an exceptional variation of assessment. Submit the EVA Online Application Form through iPoint no later than three calendar days after the assessment's due date, with documentation covering the dates you were impacted.

When do I need the UWA EVA Verification Form?

When the medical impact reaches seven days or more, either in one application or across several applications that total seven days within a teaching period. Below seven days, an ordinary medical certificate covering the dates is enough.

Does UWA accept online medical certificates?

UWA's EVA guidance does not address telehealth or modality either way. It asks for documentation covering the dates you were impacted and, past seven days, a Verification Form completed by a registered health practitioner. Check with your Student Advising Office if you are unsure.

Does UWA need to know my diagnosis?

No. The EVA Verification Form asks the practitioner to rate the severity of the impact as minor, moderate, severe or unable to assess, and to give onset and end dates. It does not ask them to name the condition.

Unwell before a UWA assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the certificate and the Exceptional Variation of Assessment Verification Form UWA asks for.

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