Today, according to the data obtained by the Australian Government Information Law (Public Access), the University of Sydney has suspended or expelled 65 students suspected of forging or illegally purchasing medical certificates to apply for special consideration within three years.
Among these students who have been suspended from school or expelled, the most common reason is "forging documents", which is almost twice as much as academic fraud!
Because Australian college students are sick, injured or have accidents during the semester or examination, special consideration will give them extra time to complete the examination.
In Australian universities, every class, homework and exam will affect your final grade, which is related to whether you can pass an (expensive) course. Therefore, some students will buy or cheat fake sick leave notes through various channels without getting sick, and use this as an excuse to apply for special permission, thus delaying homework or exams.
In these 65 cases, 10 people were dismissed, and the ban ranged from one year to life. The remaining violations led to suspension for one or two semesters, of which 40 were suspended, two were successfully appealed, the suspension penalty was revoked, and one expelled person was reduced to one year suspension.
Students who want to return to school need to reapply for admission if they are not permanently expelled. 20 15 University of Sydney 15 students were expelled or suspended for forging doctors' certificates. Later, in 20 16, the university changed the previous teacher system to the network centralized processing system, and in 20 16 and 20 17, the number of students increased to 25 per year. ...
Some students complain that this network system is "inhuman and unsympathetic"
Regarding this comment, Tyrone Carlin, Vice President of the University of Sydney, said:
I don't believe these false certificates have anything to do with our special consideration system. For most students, this system works well. This semester, * * received a sick leave application from 12775.
There is another reason why the special consideration system is inhuman: not all diseases can be applied, even very serious diseases. ...
This year, a senior girl applied to the school for special consideration after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. However, the school refused the application and asked her to provide a medical certificate to prove that her mother's illness affected her study. The girl said that recent events have made her physically and mentally exhausted, and it is difficult to find energy to find a psychologist to issue relevant certificates.
In 20 16, a junior at the university of Sydney had just finished chemotherapy because of cancer, but his application for special consideration was rejected because the side effect was a "long-term problem".
Many friends say that this rigid system makes many people take advantage of it, but it can't really help those in need!