How to formally withdraw from a unit
It is your responsibility to follow your higher education provider’s withdrawal procedures and to ensure the process has been formally completed on or before the census date. If you formally withdraw on or before the census date, you will not use any of your Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) and, if you have requested a HECS-HELP loan, you will not incur a debt for that unit for that census date.
You should not confuse the census date with the academic withdrawal date (the date set by your provider as the final day that a student can withdraw from a unit without incurring academic penalty - i.e. a recorded fail grade), as these dates are usually different.
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How to formally withdraw from a unit
You must withdraw in writing from your unit or course of study on the form required by your provider’s central student administration on or before the census date and allow time for delivery and processing. Check with your provider to see if you are required to withdraw online. Keep a copy of your withdrawal form or letter, and confirmation of your withdrawal from your provider, for your records.
If you have submitted a Request for Commonwealth support and HECS-HELP form with more than one provider, or for more than one course with the same provider, you may use SLE and may incur a HECS-HELP debt for both courses unless you withdraw by formally notifying each provider in writing on or before the census date.
It is your responsibility to be aware of the dates and procedures your provider sets, and to meet these requirements.
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