Adjustments to assessment

Update 19 August 2021 - 7 day rolling assessment extensions 

In response to the current lockdown and COVID restrictions, RMIT has extended the maximum length of assessment extensions that can be approved by your School.

Your School is now able to approve rolling assessment extensions in blocks of 7 calendar days. Find out more on the extensions of time webpage.

If you have:

Type of adjustment you can apply for:
  • a disability or long-term medical or mental health condition
  • primary carer responsibility for a family member with a disability or long-term medical or mental health condition
  • an unavoidable employment, family, cultural, religious or elite sporting commitment known in advance
  • unexpected short-term physical or mental ill-health
  • other unexpected circumstances outside your control, such as:
    • a bereavement
    • unexpected carer responsibility for an immediate family member
    • being the victim of a crime or other trauma,
    • severe disruption of living arrangements
    • financial hardship, such as sudden loss of employment or income.