Where possible, you need to contact your teacher every time you will be absent from class
prior to the regular class time, via email or Canvas.
If you are absent due to illness, you’ll need to submit a medical certificate to the Student Centre for approval
on the first day back to class after an absence. You can submit your medical certificate in person by visiting the Student Centre, or by email to
studentcentre@utscollege.edu.au.
- If you submit your medical certificate via email to the Student Centre, you will receive a confirmation email from them once it is approved. Your attendance will be updated to reflect your absence as medical hours.
- If you submit your medical certificate in person to the Student Centre, the certificate will be stamped and returned to you for your records once it is approved. The Student Centre will also keep a copy in your file, and your attendance will be updated to reflect your absence as medical hours.
A medical certificate must be issued by a
registered medical provider such as a hospital, doctor, dentist (emergency appointments only), psychiatrist, or psychologist. UTS College doesn’t accept certificates from alternative medical practitioners such as pharmacists, herbal practitioners, acupuncturists, Chinese therapists, massage therapists, iridologist, psychics, etc. Backdated medical certificates and medical certificates purchased online or from friends will not be accepted.
The medical certificate must include:
- duration of the impact (start and end date)
- health practitioner’s Medicare provider number
- health practitioner’s AHPRA Practitioner Registration number
- telephone contact and address details of the health practitioner
- signature of the health practitioner
- date of issue
- an original that is issued on official letterhead
Knowingly making false or misleading claims of extenuating circumstances or altering or falsifying any documentary evidence (e.g. medical certificate, professional authority form, or other supporting documentation) may be considered an act of student misconduct and may be dealt with in accordance with the Non-Academic Misconduct policy.