UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date earliest event reported): ~~October~~January 13, ~~2011~~2012

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SLM Student Loan Trust 2004-8

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

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DELAWARE	333-104887/ 333-104887-15	04-3480392
(State or other jurisdiction of formation)	(Commission File Numbers)	(I.R.S. employer Identification No.)

c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Trust

Company National Association

10161 Centurion Parkway

Jacksonville, Florida 32256

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (703) 984-5858

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below);

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Exhibit Index appears on page 3

ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On ~~October~~January 13, ~~2011~~2012, Sallie Mae, Inc., in its capacity as administrator, furnished to the applicable remarketing agents a preliminary remarketing memorandum (the “Remarketing Memorandum”) for distribution to certain qualified institutional buyers for purposes of remarketing the SLM Student Loan Trust 2004-8 Class A-5 and Class A-6 Reset Rate Notes. The Remarketing Memorandum included tables which provide a description of the SLM Student Loan Trust 2004-8 student loan pool as of ~~September~~December 3031, 2011. These tables are attached as an exhibit to this current report.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

(d)

Exhibits

99.1 Tables showing SLM Student Loan Trust 2004-8 Pool Information as of ~~September~~December 3031, 2011.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2004-8
			By: SALLIE MAE, INC., in its capacity as administrator of the Trust
Dated: October 13, 2011			By: /s/ Mark d. Rein
Dated: January 13, 2012			By: /s/ Mark D. Rein
			Name: Mark D. Rein
			Title: Vice President

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2004-8

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Tables Showing SLM Student Loan Trust 2004-8 Pool Information as of ~~September~~December 3031, 2011.

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