Residential Schools

Last Updated 03 Jul 2020 at 7:08am

Last Updated 03 Jul 2020 at 6:53am

Last Updated 03 Jul 2020 at 6:54am

Charles Sturt will refund all out-of-pocket travel costs associated with cancelled or postponed Residential Schools. All on campus accommodation for postponed or cancelled Residential Schools will be automatically cancelled and you will not be charged. We encourage you to first seek refunds or credits through your travel providers, such as airlines or accommodation providers. To claim your refund for travel expenses, you will need to complete a non-staff reimbursement form, then email domtravel@csu.edu.au with all of the receipts you wish to have refunded.

Yes. If your Residential School is postponed or moved you will still graduate, however your graduation date may delayed.

Yes, all Residential Schools that are going to be delivered online have been agreed to by our registration bodies.

Where possible, we will reschedule residential schools later in the year. We will be notifying affected students of the new dates as soon as possible.

If your Residential School has been cancelled or postponed and you have booked on-campus accommodation, you will not be charged for this and the booking will be automatically cancelled.

All on-campus accommodation bookings for the April residential school period will be cancelled and you will not be charged. Residential schools that are rescheduled will be moved to a future residential school period, which means on campus accommodation will again be available for you to re-book.

You will receive a Grade Pending (GP) or To Be Assessed (TA) for any cancelled or postponed Residential Schools but will still be able to enrol for the following session's subjects.

The decision to cancel some Residential Schools has been made based on Residential School size, the ability to reschedule and availability to move to online delivery. Where rescheduling or delivering online was not possible, and where we could ensure a safe and positive student experience, we decided to go ahead with the Residential School as originally planned.

If you are unable to attend your re-scheduled Residential School later in the year, you can apply for Special Consideration which will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Yes - all students impacted by Residential School changes will be able to access Special Consideration.

Charles Sturt is prioritising and considering all of our students' safety and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the risk of the virus spreading and the enormity of logistical impact on larger groups of students coming from interstate and metropolitan areas, we have made this decision to mitigate the risk of infection and spread as well as minimise last-minute Residential School cancellations. We are reviewing government advice daily and based on this advice, local teaching is not considered as large a risk to our students and staff. We have ongoing precautions in place to support our on campus students should this advice change.

Charles Sturt is implementing additional cleaning, sanitisation and education methods to aid in the minimisation of virus transmission. These measures include additional professional cleaning, the installation of hand sanitiser stations around all campuses for staff and student use and educational resources provided to all students through direct communication and at the start of all on-campus lectures.

If your home country executes a hard border close, you will be notified before this happens so you can arrange to travel home. You will generally be given a period of time to get home before the border closure comes into effect. It is your responsibility to keep up-to-date with your home country's government advice.

The 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) page is updated frequently to reflect the latest government advice and any impacts to your studies resulting from this advice.

Charles Sturt is actively encouraging that students and staff practice social distancing whilst on campus. Educational resources are being provided to all students through direct communication and at the start of all on-campus lectures. These resources provide information about slowing the spread of the virus and looking after yours and others health.

If you are unable to attend your Residential School, you can apply for Special Consideration which will be judged on a case by case basis.