How can I demonstrate that I'm a 'genuine student'?
Updated
From January 2021 all students in Commonwealth supported places must be a ‘genuine student’ for each unit of study attempted to be eligible to receive Commonwealth assistance. The University will assess if you are a genuine student by monitoring your academic progress and engagement with your study.
Typically, genuine students will:
- regularly log on to Study Desk and actively engage with course materials and the learning environment
- submit all required assessment items for each enrolled course
- regularly access University communications and respond or action as required
- access University support services where required
- undertake a reasonable study load and manage their enrolment appropriately to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
If the University assesses that a student may not be genuine, the University may report that student to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment as a non-genuine student.
More information is available on the Study Assist website.