To be eligible to sit the final exam, you must complete and pass with a 60% all progress tests for this subject. Completing all tests will improve your chances of successfully passing the final exam. It is highly recommended that you also complete the practice final exam.
Practice examination papers
Practice Examinations can be found in the Course Guide Book. It is advisable to complete the Practice Examination prior to sitting the final exam. Please ensure that you send your practice final exam at least one week before you submit your final exam request form.
Practice examination papers can be sent directly to your individual tutor for feedback.
Sitting your final exam
To sit your final exam, you will need to arrange for an invigilator/supervisor if you live outside of the Brisbane area. If you live in the Brisbane area you will be able to sit your final exam at our Brisbane office at 52-54 Manning Street, South Brisbane. You must give us at least 14 working days notice to sit an exam.
Our exams are held 5 days a week at 9am and 1pm. Please go to the University Deadlines page for a list of dates available.
Exams cost $65 for Australian students and $130 for international students.
View final exam deadlines for QTAC / VTAC »
Please note: all exams are closed book, notes are not allowed and you may not have a CAS calculator.
Arranging an invigilator outside of the Brisbane area (or approved supervisor)
Your invigilator needs to:
- a person that is not related to you
- have a place of business with appropriate testing conditions to supervise your exam
- have a business address where the exam is to be mailed
- be a professional person such as a teacher, lecturer, JP, solicitor, librarian, police person or other person of such standing.
You will need to complete a final exam request form to arrange your exam that can be downloaded from our forms page.
Once it has been completed by yourself and your proposed invigilator, you will need to Post, fax, or email it to us.
Location of exam
You must sit the exam in a place of business where you will have uninterrupted, quiet conditions to complete the exam. The invigilator should be in visual proximity to you at all times during the exam.
Senior Mathematics and Introductory Mathematics Calculator Requirements
For any of the maths courses you may NOT have a calculator that has CAS (computer algebra systems) functionality.
You may have a scientific calculator or a graphing calculator without CAS functionality. Please make sure that you check this before purchasing your calculator.
After you’ve completed your final exam
Your exam will be marked within 7 business days of receipt at our LNQ Brisbane office, and you will be notified of your results by either email or phone. You’ll receive your certificate and letter of completion within 10 working days of being notified.
Marks awarded
Reporting your scores to a Tertiary or University Admissions Centre (i.e. QTAC, VTAC or others)
It is the responsibility of the student to sit their final exams and submit their Statement to their qualifying body; you will need to keep the following in mind
- Resit the exam if necessary
- Enough time for them to receive the Statement of Achievement
- Get a JP’d copy of the Statement
- Submit this to their qualifying body
To do this you will need to sit your final exam no later than 2 weeks prior to your deadline.
If you are not confident that you will pass your exam on the first try then you will need to sit early, at least 12 weeks before your deadline. There is a mandatory revision period of 6 to 8 weeks before another attempt can be made. During this time the student must submit the practice exam if they have not already completed it and finish all outstanding progress tests.
Please remember that we cannot control the speed of the Australian post and you should always allow extra days for posting exams.
If you are an international student you need to sit your exam at least 4 weeks before your deadline.
What happens when you sit an exam outside of our Brisbane office? (remember we do not work on weekend or holidays).
| Student Sitting Exam Outside of Brisbane | |
|---|---|
| Express post exam to Brisbane | 1 to 3 days depending on location in Australia |
| Received and logged into Brisbane Centre | 1 day |
| Send to Teacher | 1 day |
| Marked by Teacher | 2 to 4 days depending on day of week sent |
| Grade Received at Brisbane office | 1 day |
| Statement created and mailed | 2 days |
| Statement received by student in Australia | 1 to 4 days depending on location in Australia |
| Student Sitting Exam Outside of Australia | |
| Express post exam to Brisbane | 7 to 12 days depending on location |
| Received and logged into Brisbane Centre | 1 day |
| Send to Teacher | 1 day |
| Marked by Teacher | 2 to 4 days depending on day of week sent |
| Grade Received at Brisbane office | 1 day |
| Statement created and mailed | 2 days |
| Statement received by student in Australia | 7 to 12 days depending on location |
Other important information
If you have a different deadline to the normal VTAC / QTAC dates, you must inform Unilearn in writing as soon as possible.
You have three attempts to pass the final exam, and you must pay the examination fee for each attempt. If you fail the first attempt, you will need to contact your tutor to set up a study program for the areas you had difficulty in before you can attempt the test again.
If you fail your first attempt you cannot resit another attempt within 8 weeks of your last attempt. You will need to do revision work to increase your chances of passing your next attempt. Please plan your timeline accordingly to allow for the possibility of needing to resit your exam.
If you do not have an end of the year deadline or midyear deadline you will need to sit your final exam outside of the following peak exam times
Exam Peak Periods
Early November to Christmas Holidays
Mid May to Early June