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Fitness to Study Policy

Fitness to Study

Fitness to study is about your ability to study, and OCA’s support for you. This policy provides direction to both you and OCA, for expected behaviours, and what support is available.

This may be where there are continued or emerging concerns about a student’s health, wellbeing and / or behaviour which impact their own study, or other’s ability to study. It also covers teaching or administrative processes. There is considerable crossover between fitness to study and the Student Code of Conduct.

Fitness to Study Policy
    • 03/06/2026: page reformatted.
    • 27/08/2024: Updates included: New policy for the 2024/25 academic year. Inclusion of ‘Changes since previous policy’ section. Inclusion of ‘Archived Policies’ section. Inclusion of ‘Page last updated’ section.