An academic transcript is an official record of your subject enrolments by course.  This includes all the subjects you have attempted, results achieved, and any qualification conferred.

We are unable to release your academic transcript until you have cleared all your debts to NIDA.

An academic transcript will be provided to you as part of the official documentation provided to you at graduation.

A replacement transcript can be provided to you upon request.

Request Transcript

You should use this form if you need to tell us about a change to your formal (legal) name, your chosen name, gender and/or pronoun.

Your legal name is the name that appears on your formal identification documents, passport, birth certificate etc and this is the name that is recorded against your enrolment, appears on your testamur upon graduation and is included in any government related data transfer (FEE-HELP etc).

Your chosen name can be included in your NIDA student email address, your NIDA Learn account, ASIMUT, headshot displays, class lists, library record etc.

Change of Personal Details 

Academic Appeals

If you believe an academic decision affecting your studies was incorrect, unfair or did not follow NIDA policy, you can ask for the decision to be reviewed. This is called an ‘academic appeal’.

Before submitting an appeal about a decision on attendance, industry placement, application of a Study Access Plan, or application of a Performance Management Plan, please discuss the decision with your Course Leader or Head of Discipline. You do not have to do this if you feel uncomfortable. However, Course Leaders or Heads of Discipline may be able to answer your questions, explain the decision, or help resolve the issue.

Please refer to NIDA’s Student Complaints and Academic Appeals Policy for more information.

Submit an Academic Appeal

Student Complaints

Submit a complaint when you have experienced a specific issue and you would like a resolution to the problem. There are three options for raising a concern:

• Option 1: Talk directly to the relevant person or area involved and work together towards a resolution.
• Option 2: Discuss the issue with your Course Leader who can help you explore the issue and identify ways to resolve it.
• Option 3: Submit a formal complaint for review, investigation, and resolution centrally. Formal complaints can be made anonymously or confidentially. Formal complaints may be appropriate if:
  • You do not feel safe or comfortable approaching the person involved.
  • The issue us affecting your safety or wellbeing.
  • The concern is sensitive or complex.
  • The concern involves your Course Leader or is cross-disciplinary.
  • Previous attempts to resolve the issue have not been successful.
  • The issue could affect other students or the wider NIDA community.
  • The issue involves an allegation of serious misconduct.

You can make a formal complaint at any time. You do not have to try direct or Course Leader-supported resolution first, particularly if you feel unsafe or uncomfortable.

Please refer to NIDA’s Student Complaints and Academic Appeals Policy for more information.

Submit a STUDENT Complaint

Sometimes enrolled students face exceptional circumstances during their studies at NIDA, which can include:

• Ongoing illness
• Family reasons
• Obligations to the military or extended jury service

If this happens to you, you may be permitted to defer some of all your studies.

Before you apply to defer, you must consult your Course Leader to discuss your circumstances and ensure that deferral is the best option for you.
 

You can submit an application to defer your course or a subject.

Submit your Application to Defer

As a domestic student, you can apply for fee remission (refund/re-credit) if you were unable to complete a subject due to special circumstances.  You cannot apply if you have successfully completed the subject

You must submit your application within 12 months of either withdrawing from the subject or, if you did not withdraw, then within 12 months of the end of the teaching period in which you attempted the subject.
 

As part of the application, you will be required to clearly demonstrate all the following criteria:

• the circumstances were beyond your control
• the circumstances did not make their full impact on you until the after the census date for the subject
• the circumstances made it impracticable for you to complete the requirements for the subject 

Circumstances are considered to be beyond your control if a situation occurs that a reasonable person would consider is not due to the person’s action or inaction, either direct or indirect, and for which the person is not responsible. This situation must be unusual, uncommon or abnormal.

Re-credit or Refund Form

You are eligible to apply for a Concession Opal card if you meet all the following criteria:

• you are an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident OR an international student receiving an Endeavour Scholarship, Australian Awards Scholarship, or a Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.
• You are enrolled as a full-time, on-campus student (with limited exceptions for part-time students with a disability).
• You are living in New South Wales.

Visit Transport NSW  to check your eligibility for transport concessions.

All other international students and New Zealand citizens are generally  not eligible  for transport concessions and will need to purchase an Adult Opal card to travel within the NSW Opal network. 

Apply for an Opal Concession Card

Placement Fellowships are available to third-year BFA students providing grants that support valuable international industry experience through professional placements with organisations, companies, or practitioners aligned with their career aspirations.

Applications open midway through the year and all placements must be completed prior to graduation.

Placements are coordinated in consultation with the relevant Course Leader and successful applicants are responsible for arranging their own travel logistics.

Apply for a Placement Fellowship

If you want to be reassigned to a different show due to challenging or distressing content in a specific production, you should contact the NIDA Counselling Team in the first instance, for support and guidance.

Make an Appointment with the Counselling Team

If you are seeking credit for your previous study and or non-formal learning experiences, you may apply for recognition for prior learning (RPL).

Before submitting your application, you should read the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.

Submit an Application for Recognition of Prior Learning

All NIDA community members have a right to visit, work and learn in an environment that is respectful, safe and inclusive. NIDA is committed to working to prevent all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual misconduct and sexual harassment, on the NIDA campus.

Students at NIDA can report an experience of gender-based violence through any one of the following channels:

• Via the online form on the NIDA website
• Verbally or via email to the Director, Learning and Innovation.
• By making an appointment with a NIDA counsellor
• To the NSW Police
• Calling a specialist support service such as:
  • NSW Rape Crisis Centre:
    1800 424 017
  • The Sexual, Domestic and Family Helpline: 1800 385 578

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call triple zero (000).

It takes courage to reach out, but help is available. NIDA students can seek support from the NIDA Counselling Service. Additional support is also available from the following organisations:

• 1800RESPECT (Ph: 1800 737 732)
• Full Stop Australia (Ph: 1800 385 578)
• Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline (Ph: 1800 943 539)
• Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline (Ph: 1800 497 212)
• Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service (Ph: 1800 211 028)
• NSW Health Sexual Assault Services (Ph: 1800 424 017)

NIDA is committed to fostering an accessible and inclusive learning environment. NIDA uses as its guide the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA), and the Commonwealth Disability Standards for Education 2005 (DSE) to ensure equity of access.

The Study Access Plan (SAP) is a structured plan of support and/or reasonable adjustment to provide relevant NIDA staff with guidance on practical ways to support you in your study arrangements. It is available for students with a diagnosed learning need, disability, health condition (including mental health), or any formally identified support requirement. A SAP is also available for students who are in the process of seeking a diagnosis. A SAP is developed between the student and NIDA’s Student Engagement Officer (SEO).

The contents of this form will remain confidential and will only be visible to the NIDA Student Services Office. 

Apply for a Health and Study Access Plan  

If illness, misadventure or exceptional circumstances beyond your control, have impacted your ability to either undertake an assessment or impacted your performance in an assessment, then you may apply for special consideration.

The application gives you the opportunity to have the impact of your circumstances taken into consideration when determining the results for that assessment.
 

If your application for special consideration is approved, then you may expect one of the following outcomes: 

• an extension of the submission date
• amended assessment brief
• adjusted marking, or 
• a combination of the above as recommended by the Course Leader and approved by the Director of Learning and Innovation. 

Please refer to NIDA’s Assessment Policy for more information.

APPLY FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION  

If you lose or damage your testamur, you can apply for a replacement.

As part of your application, you are required to complete and submit a Statutory Declaration Form which must state that your testamur has been irretrievably lost, stolen or damaged.

REQUEST A REPLACEMENT TESTAMUR  

In the event that you wish to withdraw from your course at NIDA, you should consult your Course Leader to ensure that withdrawal is the best option for you.

You can apply to withdraw from your course at NIDA by the completing a Notification of Withdrawal.

It is important that you familiarise yourself with the census dates and understand the impact of withdrawing from your studies, will have on you financially.
 

For more information, please refer to:

• Deferral, Suspension, Withdrawal and Cancellation Policy (Domestic Students)
• Deferral, Suspension, Withdrawal and Cancellation Policy (International Students)