If you defer, suspend or cancel your enrolment, this may result in the cancellation of your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) and this may affect your student visa.
How to defer, suspend or cancel your enrolment
Defer your studies
If you wish to defer your commencement date of study you must obtain written approval from the University. Please contact us and quote your Applicant ID as well as the reasons for your request.
Suspend your studies
If you wish to suspend your program of studies (e.g. take a leave of absence) you must obtain written approval from Adelaide University. This is only allowed in very limited compassionate circumstances. Please refer to the University's Enrolment Policy for more information.
Cancel your enrolment
If you wish to withdraw or cancel your program you must give the University written notification. If you are a new/commencing student please contact us and quote your Applicant ID as well as the reasons for your request. For continuing students, please contact us for more information.
Change your program or education provider
If you wish to change providers prior to completing your first six months of your principal program of study at Adelaide University, you will need to apply for a release from the University. Please contact us to be assessed. If you have been granted a student visa (subclass 500) and wish to change programs to a lower AQF level (e.g. Master to Bachelor), you will need to apply to the Department of Home Affairs for a new student visa.
Some reasons the University may need to defer, suspend or cancel your CoE
- Failure to enrol
- Under-enrolment
- Failure to enrol in accordance with your study plan
- Studying more than one-third of your program in external mode
- Not enrolling in at least one internal (face-to-face) course in a compulsory study period, unless it is your final course which is only available via external mode
- Not maintaining satisfactory attendance
- Approved leave of absence
- Unsatisfactory academic performance (e.g. preclusion)
- Misbehaviour (e.g. academic, research or student misconduct)
- Non-payment of fees
- Student visa refusal, visa cancellation or overstaying your visa
If you have any questions about the status of your visa, please contact the Australian Embassy or High Commission in your home country. Alternatively, you can contact the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs via their website or by phone.
Tel: 131 881 (in Australia)
Tel: +61 2 6196 0196 (outside Australia)