You can apply for leave from your studies under compassionate or compelling circumstances.
Such compassionate or compelling circumstances are generally those beyond your control and which have an impact on your course progress or wellbeing. These could include, but are not limited to:
- serious illness or injury, where a medical certificate states that the student was unable to attend classes
- bereavement of close family members, such as parents or grandparents
- major political upheaval or natural disaster in your home country requiring emergency travel and this has impacted on the student’s studies
- a traumatic experience which could include involvement in, or witnessing of a serious accident; or witnessing or being the victim of a serious crime
- where UWA was unable to offer a prerequisite unit
- inability to begin studying on the course commencement date due to delay in receiving a student visa
If you want to take leave from your course, you must complete the International Centre Approved Leave form.
You must also complete either the
- Approved leave form (PDF, from the Student Administration site, used for all undergraduate and postgraduate coursework courses) or the
- Application for Suspension of Scholarship/Award and/or Candidature (PDF, from the Graduate Research & Scholarships Office site, used for research courses only).
and have your leave approved by the International Student Adviser or Director.
