Brisbane Commercial College - Assessment Guidelines

Assessment Guidelines

The following assessment guidelines apply to all students of Brisbane Commercial College. It is the student’s responsibility to read, understand and abide by these.

All assessment items in a unit must be successfully completed to qualify for the issue of a Statement of Attainment for that unit;
All units that make up a qualification (eg Certificate or Diploma) must be successfully completed to be awarded the qualification;
All assessments must be your own work. The lecturer/trainer will not accept work copied from another student or other source without appropriate referencing. Your lecturer/trainer will advise you on referencing sources. Plagiarism may incur penalties of a grade of Not Yet Competent for the unit or other disciplinary action decided upon by the College, including automatic expulsion from the College;
Other students assisting in respect to cheating and plagiarism may also face automatic expulsion from the College;
Brisbane Commercial College does not tolerate cheating on an assessment. Any student who is found to cheated during an assessment or copying from another student will be deemed to have cheated on that assessment, resulting in a "Not Yet Competent" outcome;
Assessment items may not be accepted if class attendance is less than 80% (for local and international students) or if tuition fees are outstanding;
If a student is having difficulty in completing assessment items by the due date they should make an appointment with the lecturer /trainer prior to the due date (outside normal class time) to discuss alternative arrangements;
All assessment items must be completed, with the appropriate assignment cover sheet attached and received at BCC on or before the due date. The receipt of the assessment item will be recorded by the College. Students should always keep a copy of any assessment item. Any assessment item handed in after the due date, without an approved extension and medical certificate, will incur a penalty of 10% of the total mark per business day, for each day it is late (if the assessment is graded);
An Assessment Extension Request must be completed and forwarded to the class lecturer/trainer 2 days before the due date of the assessment. A medical certificate or other supporting evidence should be attached to the Assessment Extension Request. Your request will be approved/not approved by the Academic Director and a copy of the form indicating this will be returned to you. If your request is approved, a copy of the Assessment Extension Request must be attached to the assessment item. If it is not attached, your assessment will not be accepted;
Anyone who unsuccessfully completes any assessment item is entitled to appeal the assessment decision and/or re-sit the assessment task.
- To appeal an assessment decision, the student is required to submit Form 4.3, 'Assessment Appeal' with any supporting documentation to administration within one week of assessment decision.
- The student may be granted one week only from the date of notification of the assessment result, to complete the re-sit. The teacher will notify students of all due dates. The student has full responsibility to make arrangements for a re-sit or follow Lecturers’/Trainers’ requirements;
The College has full discretion with respect to assessment extensions, re-sit assessments and overall assessment procedure;
Students must provide a written statement if they are unable to attend the scheduled examination. A doctor’s certificate and any other supporting evidence must be attached. The written statement must be received by the College before the examination. Failure to supply this information may result in an automatic fail for the subject. The student will be notified if alternative arrangements can be made;
If on the day of the examination an incident occurs which prevents the student from attending the examination and is beyond the control of the student, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the College as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements may be made. The College still requires a doctor’s certificate or other evidence to substantiate the absence. Only one opportunity will be granted to sit the examination;
For students who receive an assessment result of Not Yet Competent for a formal examination, an opportunity to take one re-sit examination is provided.


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All assessment items in a unit must be successfully completed to qualify for the issue of a Statement of Attainment for that unit; All units that make up a qualification (eg Certificate or Diploma) must be successfully completed to be awarded the qualification; All assessments must be your own work. The lecturer/trainer will not accept work copied from another student or other source without appropriate referencing. Your lecturer/trainer will advise you on referencing sources. Plagiarism may incur penalties of a grade of Not Yet Competent for the unit or other disciplinary action decided upon by the College, including automatic expulsion from the College; Other students assisting in respect to cheating and plagiarism may also face automatic expulsion from the College; Brisbane Commercial College does not tolerate cheating on an assessment. Any student who is found to cheated during an assessment or copying from another student will be deemed to have cheated on that assessment, resulting in a "Not Yet Competent" outcome; Assessment items may not be accepted if class attendance is less than 80% (for local and international students) or if tuition fees are outstanding; If a student is having difficulty in completing assessment items by the due date they should make an appointment with the lecturer /trainer prior to the due date (outside normal class time) to discuss alternative arrangements; All assessment items must be completed, with the appropriate assignment cover sheet attached and received at BCC on or before the due date. The receipt of the assessment item will be recorded by the College. Students should always keep a copy of any assessment item. Any assessment item handed in after the due date, without an approved extension and medical certificate, will incur a penalty of 10% of the total mark per business day, for each day it is late (if the assessment is graded); An Assessment Extension Request must be completed and forwarded to the class lecturer/trainer 2 days before the due date of the assessment. A medical certificate or other supporting evidence should be attached to the Assessment Extension Request. Your request will be approved/not approved by the Academic Director and a copy of the form indicating this will be returned to you. If your request is approved, a copy of the Assessment Extension Request must be attached to the assessment item. If it is not attached, your assessment will not be accepted; Anyone who unsuccessfully completes any assessment item is entitled to appeal the assessment decision and/or re-sit the assessment task. To appeal an assessment decision, the student is required to submit Form 4.3, 'Assessment Appeal' with any supporting documentation to administration within one week of assessment decision. The student may be granted one week only from the date of notification of the assessment result, to complete the re-sit. The teacher will notify students of all due dates. The student has full responsibility to make arrangements for a re-sit or follow Lecturers’/Trainers’ requirements; The College has full discretion with respect to assessment extensions, re-sit assessments and overall assessment procedure; Students must provide a written statement if they are unable to attend the scheduled examination. A doctor’s certificate and any other supporting evidence must be attached. The written statement must be received by the College before the examination. Failure to supply this information may result in an automatic fail for the subject. The student will be notified if alternative arrangements can be made; If on the day of the examination an incident occurs which prevents the student from attending the examination and is beyond the control of the student, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the College as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements may be made. The College still requires a doctor’s certificate or other evidence to substantiate the absence. Only one opportunity will be granted to sit the examination; For students who receive an assessment result of Not Yet Competent for a formal examination, an opportunity to take one re-sit examination is provided.