Providing students with the highest quality educational experience
Notre Dame is committed to providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with the highest quality educational experience.
Hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have graduated from Notre Dame and gone on to work in medicine, nursing, education, law and many other professional areas.
Notre Dame offers a range of services and support to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in their transition to university and success once they’ve settled in.
Acknowledgement of Country
The University of Notre Dame Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land upon which our University sits. The Fremantle Campus is located on the Wadjuk Country, the Broome Campus on Yawuru Country, and the Sydney Campus on Gadigal Country.
Cultural protocols
Notre Dame respects and honors Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices and traditions.
Cultural protocols
Recognised events
Throughout the year a number of Aboriginal events are recognised.
Recognised events
Indigenous Student Support Officers
Dedicated Indigenous Student Support Officers work to make your time at university as smooth as possible. They’ll contact you prior to your commencement to make sure that you’re properly prepared and to support you throughout your degree.
You can contact your Indigenous Student Support Officer about anything, including but not limited to:
- Enrolment
- Scholarships
- Indigenous accommodation
- One-on-one and small group tutoring
- Mentoring and traineeship programs
- Academic support
- Financial difficulty and Abstudy
- Cultural support
- Personal issues affecting your study
Student support
Scholarships
Discover available scholarships for current and prospective students, including selection criteria, application process, and contact information.
Student employment
UNDA offers students the opportunity to work in hospitality, support services, tours, school visits, and more while they study.
Mentoring programs
The Student Peer Mentoring Program, links new students with personal student mentors, providing a smooth transition to university.
CareerTrackers
Linking students with employers. Complete internships in uni breaks with partner organisations, matched to your career aspirations and degree.
Indigenous Student Success Program
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are eligible for ongoing, one-on-one or small-group tutoring through the Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP). Tutoring is free of charge and qualified tutors can be arranged in any discipline.
Tutoring
Apply for personalised tutoring sessions with our friendly Indigenous Student Support Officers.
Apply for tutoring
Career planning
Check out CareerHub and find out what you need to do to guarantee your professional work opportunities.
Planning and resources
National Indigenous University Games
Once a year, Indigenous uni students come together to battle it out for sporting supremacy. Mixed teams compete in four sports: touch football, basketball, netball, and volleyball. All Indigenous students are welcome, and no experience is necessary!
Notre Dame Indigenous Students Society
The Notre Dame Indigenous Students Society (NDISS) is run by and for Indigenous Notre Dame students. As well as representing Indigenous students on a range of University committees, the Society runs regular events which are a great way to connect with other Indigenous students on campus.
Applying to Notre Dame
We know you’re a person, not a number.
Our unique admissions process goes beyond a single score. In addition to your academic record, we also consider your personal qualities, gifts and talents, your motivation to study, and your contribution to community life.
Admission pathways
Are you eager to pursue your studies at a university? There are numerous pathways available to get you there.
Find your pathway
Alternative entry into Medicine
Notre Dame School of Medicine provides an alternative entry pathway for students to study Medicine.
Pathways to medicine
Nulungu Research Institute
Located in Broome, Nulungu provides an Indigenous research and academic focus for the entire University – including the Fremantle and Sydney campuses – and operates at local, regional, national and international levels.
Nulungu encourages the pursuit of excellence in research through valuing community-based Indigenous knowledge. Our research expertise across the team covers a wide range of disciplines. Nulungu focuses on the core research themes of Culture Country and Language; Transformational Education; Aboriginal Wellbeing; Sustainable Lifeways and Social Justice; and Policy, Practice and Evaluation.
Committed to providing strong support for the process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians
To promote and integrate the mission of Reconciliation across all campuses.
A key feature of Nulungu’s research approach is our collaboration with national and international
academic institutions, teaching and research communities, government and industry - all within an Indigenous context.
Nulungu has demonstrated the capacity to establish and maintain successful engagement across
disciplines and professional fields, secure funding from a range of sources, and complete projects of relevance and priority to Indigenous communities.
Find out more
Contact us
Indigenous Student Engagement and Success
Broome - Uweinna Albert
Email: indigenous@nd.edu.au
Phone: +61 (8) 492 328 439
Address: ND8, 88 Guy Street Broome WA 6725
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