Student support

No matter your campus or your degree, our Student Advancement Team is here to help you during your time here. Whether it be with your studies, your health and wellbeing or even making ends meet, you can contact a Student Advancement Officer for a hand.

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Tutoring

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are eligible to receive free and subject-specific tutoring. These sessions can be face to face or online, though the mode of delivery can be subject to change from semester to semester. To apply for tutoring please create an account via our tutoring platform.

If you run into any difficulties or have any further questions please send them to our dedicated email at ITP@newcastle.edu.au

Scholarships

We can help arrange a number of identified scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. You can browse through these opportunities via our Scholarships page.

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Accommodation

We understand that for a lot of our mob, moving into a new town and off country can be daunting and difficult. We can help you arrange comfortable and affordable accommodation on campus or outside with our community partners or via identified grants.

If you’re interested in getting help with housing, please reach out to us at wollotuka@newcastle.edu.au

Health and wellbeing

Whether you're worried about University, things at home or both, it's important to know that our Wollotuka Counsellor, Rachael Howard is here to help. Rachael is a Burra Burra woman from Gundungurra Country and she's passionate about helping mob with their mental health. If you’re keen to connect with Rachael you can:

For additional support we have a wide range of University resources available. If you need support outside of business hours please see the University’s After Hours Support Line.

Student life

Men's and Women's groups

Our Men’s and Women’s Groups are culturally safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to come together, connect and create. These groups have a variety of events spaced throughout the year. To join one of these groups please send us an email at wollotuka@newcastle.edu.au or walk into one of our locations for a yarn.

Indigenous Nationals

The Indigenous Nationals (formerly known as the National Indigenous Tertiary Education Games) began as a class project at Wollotuka way back in 1996. It’s now developed into a week-long national showcase of Black sporting excellence, bringing together student-athletes from across the continent.

In 2025, the 29th Indigenous Nationals will be held at the University of Western Australia over in Perth. These games will see mixed competitions across four sports: touch football, basketball, netball, and volleyball. Reach out to the Student Advancement team at wollotuka@newcastle.edu.au if you’re interested in joining in.