It’s important to reach out for help when you need it. Curtin offers a wide range of support services that can assist you with any issues you may be having. The services available may be affected by your mode of study, so check the tags next to each service to ensure you’re able to access them. These tags are:
OUA can assist with enrolment, fees information, course planning, withdrawal from units, and provide personalised advice about your studies.
Visit Curtin Connect for all of your general enquiries regarding enrolment, admissions, international student needs, IT support and Future Students information. If you’re an OUA student you’ll need to send any enrolment or admission queries to OUA directly.
For free and confidential support, Student Success Advisors provide personalised guidance for a smoother transition to university.
Guild Student Assist is a free support and advocacy service from the Student Guild. Student Assist Officers are unbiased, confidential, and completely independent of Curtin University. The Guild can help students with personal, financial or academic matters.
Curtin’s Student essentials page has a wide range of information including how to manage your course, order your student ID, get travel concessions using your SmartRider (for Western Australian students), and find any forms or documents you may need while studying at Curtin.
The OUA counselling service provides free appointments with professionally-qualified counsellors appointed through OUA. This short-term, solution-focused service can help you work through stresses relating to student life, deal with study anxiety, look after any health or welfare issues that are affecting your studies, and manage your work, study and life balance.
Curtin Life Australia is available on Instagram and YouTube and is a go-to place for university updates and inspiration. The accounts also feature your fellow students and what they’re up to, and opportunities available for you.
AccessAbility is a service for those with a disability, physical or mental health condition, or caring for someone with a disability. AccessAbility can help you access a range of support services, including a Curtin Access Plan (CAP), which is a document that outlines reasonable adjustments recommended for a student.
There are a range of counselling and wellbeing resources detailing how Curtin and your wider community can support you, including with mental health, sexuality, and gender diversity.
Group programs and workshops, webinars, seminars and support groups are available to help you with topics like procrastination, stress, and mental health.
Guild Student Assist is provided by the Curtin Student Guild and coordinates services and activities to represent you, the students! All Curtin students are automatically members with access to free Student Assist services, clubs, giveaways and more.
The New to Curtin Mentor program provides new students with one-on-one peer support throughout the semester. Mentors will show you the ropes and help you get started.
Social workers are available to help with your living situations, finances or relationships, or if you need to make plans to extract yourself from stressful or dangerous personal circumstances. Appointments are free and confidential for all Curtin students.
The Student Wellbeing Advisory Service is a free and confidential service for all Curtin students. If you are struggling with study or a personal issue, or you just don’t know where to go or who to ask, our Student Wellbeing Advisors can help.
The Curtin University Health Service medical centre has a team of dedicated health professionals to meet your medical needs on campus. They are an accredited medical practice and strive to deliver quality care, with compassion and commitment.
Psychological and Counselling Services are provided in a safe, professional environment to deal with any issues affecting your life or study. They can provide a confidential service that focuses on short-term therapy.
Café Connect provides an introduction to #CurtinLife where students connect, engage with guest speakers, and enjoy free snacks and drinks on Tuesdays each week throughout the semester.
The Curtin-provided version of Grammarly can provide suggestions relating to spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The Curtin-provided version is the only version of Grammarly permitted for use at Curtin. If you plan to use it make sure you sign up via the Blackboard link; you’ll find it by selecting institution page in the left hand menu and then scrolling down to library & study support.
Library workshops are offered in-person and online, and cover various topics including referencing, academic writing, digital skills, and time management.
Peer Academic Mentors (PAMs) are current Curtin students excelling in studies across a variety of disciplines. This free academic mentoring service can provide you with tips and advice to excel in your studies.
Studiosity is an online writing and study skills feedback service. Students enrolled in first-year undergraduate units and UniReady can access Studiosity for study help and one-to-one tutors.
UniPASS is a free program of study sessions facilitated by students and designed to help you maximise your grades and strengthen your study skills. UniPASS is only available for selected units in each faculty. If UniPASS is run online in your unit, you will be able to access the sessions via Blackboard Collaborate.
Faculty based academic and English language development programs are available to help students develop their faculty-specific knowledge and skills. Curtin’s five faculties are Business and Law, Health Sciences, Science and Engineering, Humanities, and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.
There is a range of disability employment support available to help students with disability and health conditions connect to career development programs and employment opportunities.
Financial advice and support is available if you are dealing with financial issues. Examples of support include help with job searching, scholarship assistance, information on housing and transport, and guidance at tax time.
Curtin has a range of agreements to provide free and discounted software to students such as Microsoft Office and the Adobe Suite.
Discover scholarships that suit your individual circumstances. With support from generous donors, external organisations, and the Australian Government, the opportunities are limitless.
Student Assist’s Loan Laptop Program is here to support students who may find themselves without access to a laptop or home computer due to unexpected circumstances.
Curtin Careers allows you to speak with a Career Development Consultant to discuss career pathways and possibilities, building your experience and networks, job search strategies, and tips to increase your employability skills.
Curtin Extra is a program that recognises students that contribute to co-curricular programs. It can help you to develop transferable skills to complement your academic achievements and expand your social and professional networks.
Mentoring is a great way for you to connect and grow your skill set, whether you are being mentored by other people, or mentoring for other students.
UniHub is an online platform which provides Curtin students access to a range of career-related support and services. Through UniHub, you can book online consultations with the Curtin Careers team and keep up with online events.
With a diverse range of employment opportunities both on and off campus, Earn While You Learn allows you to secure paid work that fits around your study load, while building relevant work experience and employability skills.
edX is an online educator provider founded by Harvard University and MIT. edX’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) are short courses that you can complete anywhere, anytime, ideal if you want to upskill in a particular career area. Curtin offers a variety of MOOCs in areas relevant to today’s workforce.
Curtin Volunteers! provides volunteering and leadership opportunities that will enhance your student experience while benefitting the wider community.
Leadership development opportunities covering a range of areas are available to help you learn valuable skills, boost your employability and get you involved in university life and the community.
You may be eligible for ABSTUDY Financial Support from the government to help support you while you study. ABSTUDY can help you with your costs for education, accommodation, living, travel expenses, and prescription medicines.
The Centre for Aboriginal Studies runs the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS), a student-driven tutoring program to help you with your study and assignments.
The Curtin Student Guild has a First Nations Department Officer to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are well represented and supported.
Health Sciences Indigenous student support can help with navigating the transition to university, academic support and guidance, advocating on your behalf to staff, and connecting with the Koorda Network.
A range of scholarships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. You can search all scholarships, or learn about Commonwealth scholarships available to Indigenous students.
Aboriginal Student Placement Program (ASPP) is a free program, aimed at assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curtin students to gain paid on-campus employment.
Indigenous counselling services is a specialised service for Curtin’s Indigenous students and staff. Simone Harrington, an Aboriginal psychologist, works from both the Centre for Aboriginal Studies (CAS) and the Psychological and Counselling Service and provides a safe, confidential, professional and free place to talk.
The Centre for Aboriginal Studies (CAS) runs Indigenous-focused courses and research at Curtin, but the Centre is also a base on campus for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. No matter which faculty you’re studying with, you can drop by CAS (B.211) to get support, socialise, attend events, and use the computer lab and common room.
Whadjuk Malayin Miya is located on level 7 of the library. It’s a great space to study, hang out and access community support.
Check out Curtin’s study support page for more information.