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Tabor College NSW seeks to encourage students in their personal, Christian and ministry development, and aims to
provide the best possible opportunities for all students. Sometimes, however, students may prove unsuited to
the academic demands of some of their courses. Occasionally, a student may fail to pay his/her fees, making
it necessary for the student’s enrolment privileges to be reviewed. In rare instances, a student’s conduct
may be such that the student is asked to discontinue studies at the College.
This Exclusion Policy details on what bases a student may be excluded from his
or her studies.
Repeated Failure:
Academic Misconduct:
Collusion and Plagiarism: records “failed” against
the student’s relevant module; provides the student with a
transcript of academic record completed to date; summarily cancels student’s
enrolment; permanently excludes the
student from re-enrolling in any other College program at any time in the future. Other Forms of
Misconduct: records “failed” against
the student’s relevant module; provides the student with a
transcript of academic record completed to date; summarily cancels student’s
enrolment; permanently excludes the
student from re-enrolling in any other College program at any time in the future.
Students must complete the programs in which they are enrolled within the
prescribed full-time or part-time timeframe, which is never more than double
the minimum prescribed duration, unless, in a special case, the Faculty
Executive recommend that relevant circumstances (e.g. ill-health) permit an
appropriate waiver of this rule.
Otherwise, students who do not progress within the prescribed maximum
timeframes are excluded from applying for re-enrolment for a period of one
year.
Alternatively, depending on the relevant circumstances, the College may
recommend that the student withdraw from the program with the intention of
obtaining more extensive academic preparation. A further alternative may be
recommending appropriate counselling and referral.
In submitting assignments and other academic work, students must declare that
the contents are their original work and that all ideas and sources are
acknowledged and accurately cited and referenced.
Considering adverse implications that may arise for the pastoral care of
future charges of a student who is found to have been involved in academic
misconduct, the College views allegations of examination cheating, collusion,
plagiarism, academic fraudulence, and other forms of misconduct very
seriously.
Collusion:
At the time of their enrolment, students are made aware of College policy on
collusion and its suppression. Where collusion can be shown in individual (not
group) assignments, students involved may be required to resubmit their
assignments.
Repeated instances of collusion, or evidence of collusion with a clear
deceptive intent, result in failure for the particular assignment, or failure
in the module, or exclusion from the College for academic misconduct. (This
policy on collusion also applies to the submission of an assignment or other
assessed task that was submitted by the same or another student in a previous
year or semester.)
Plagiarism: (also see
At the time of their enrolment, students are made aware of College policy on
plagiarism and its suppression. Where plagiarism can be shown in individual
assignments, students involved may be required to resubmit their assignments
and receive a formal caution. The Principal will consider recommending that
the offending student receive academic counselling or similar support where
factors such as cultural differences, difficulties with written expression or
communication, or problems of a personal nature, shown to be relevant.
An allegation against a student for intentional or repeated plagiarism of any
individual assignment or any other program related work submitted for
assessment is processed in accordance with principles of natural justice and
the student is therefore invited to provide an explanation.
Considering adverse implications that may arise for any future patient of a
student who has colluded or plagiarized with a clear deceptive intent, the
College:
Consonant with its commitment to duty of care, College policy is that an
allegation of serious misconduct against a student is processed in accordance
with principles of natural justice. Where the alleged misconduct of a student
is proved, the College:
Should the misconduct concerned, either alleged or proven, involve, or be suspected to involve illegality, the allegation is referred to the police and/or any other relevant authority.
Non-payment of fees
A student’s enrolment at the College may be cancelled if the student is indebted to the College through the
non-payment of fees and, after notification in writing of his/her position, has failed to make satisfactory
arrangements for payment.
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