Failing

A summative assessment mark of 0 - 39 represents a fail outcome for the assessment of a unit. There are a couple of different reasons for receiving a fail mark at assessment, which are:

  • A failure to submit for assessment (0)

  • And a failure to meet the learning outcomes (1-39)

Ordinarily, if you do fail at assessment you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit for a capped mark. This means that the maximum mark you could then achieve is 40, which is a passing mark. If you do have an opportunity to resubmit for assessment, this will usually happen at the next available assessment event. 

If you were to fail at assessment for a second time, ordinarily you will be offered the opportunity to retake your unit - that is to re-enrol onto the same unit, study it in full, and then submit for a final assessment of your work with a capped mark.