Your study progress

You need to maintain satisfactory academic progress while you are studying with CHS until completion of your course. CHS has various support mechanisms available for students who are unable to achieve satisfactory academic progress or are struggling with studies. Students who are identified as meeting the definitions of academic caution or at-risk must adhere to the intervention strategy specified for them by the Academic Review Committee.

International students studying on a student visa will be given a written notice of the College’s intention to report the student for unsatisfactory course progression to the Department of Home Affairs. Students who have received such a notice from CHS’s academic committee can avail the College’s Student Grievance and Appeals Policy to appeal within Twenty (20) working days. For further information, please refer to the Student Academic Grievance and Appeals policy and Procedure.

If the international student identified as making unsatisfactory course progression chooses not to appeal or if the appeal is unsuccessful, the College will report the student to the Department of Home Affairs and the student’s enrolment will be discontinued.

Enrolment of students who make unsatisfactory course progression will be discontinued and students will be barred from studying at the College for a period of Two (2) years.

Course Progression Status

There are three-course progression statuses at CHS: Satisfactory, At-Risk and Unsatisfactory

Status Description
Satisfactory Course progression is deemed ‘Satisfactory’ when:

1.      a student passes 50% or more of their enrolled units in a study period.

2.     a student with a previous status of ‘At-Risk’ has now passed more than 50% of enrolled units in a study period.

At-Risk Course progression is deemed ‘At-Risk’ when:

1.      a student fails more than 50% of enrolled units in a study period.

2.      a student who previously had a status of ‘Unsatisfactory’ and has their appeal or show cause upheld.

3.      a student fails the same core unit twice.

Students identified as At-Risk are informed that they may be excluded from the College if they continue to make Unsatisfactory progress or fail to engage in the intervention program aimed at enabling them to attain Satisfactory progress in subsequent study periods.

Unsatisfactory Course progression is deemed Unsatisfactory when:

1.      a student who has an At-Risk status fails to pass over 50% of their enrolled units in a given study period.

2.      a student fails the same core unit on three separate occasions.

3.      a student is unable to complete their course within the stipulated terms of their CoE, and they have not engaged with the institution’s Intervention strategy.

4.      a domestic student fails all units in their first study period under a full-time load without submitting any assessments.

Students found to be making unsatisfactory progress may face exclusion from the College. The Registrar’s Office notifies such students, who must then show cause as to why their enrolment should not be discontinued.

For further details, please refer to the CHS Student Progression Policy.