The University needs your full legal name recorded and spelled correctly on your enrolment.

If you need to change the way that your name is recorded, please complete the Change of Details form and include a full colour scan of the original document/s (at the original size), listed below. 

Australian Citizens
Provide one of the following:

• Australian Name Change Certificate
• Australian Marriage Certificate
• Australian Passport
• Australian Birth Certificate
• Australian Citizenship Certificate

In addition, you must include:

• Evidence that your name has been updated on your USI (Unique Student Identifier) account
• Evidence that your name has been updated with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
   

New Zealand Citizens, Permanent Residents or Humanitarian Visa Holders
Provide one of the following:

• New Passport
• New ImmiCard

In addition, include:

• Evidence that your name has been updated on your USI (Unique Student Identifier) account.
   

International Students
Provide:

• New Passport

and

• Evidence that your name has been updated on your USI (Unique Student Identifier) account.
   

You will also need to surrender your UWA Campus Card, so a new one (with your correct name) can be printed by Student Administration, for free.

Once the change has been processed, your new name will appear on studentConnect, your Academic Record and any formal academic documents issued after the change is recorded.

Your preferred name is different to your official legal name and will not be shown on official University documents.

NOTE: normally, the University's Statutes do not allow your names, as they appear on your certificate, to be altered or amended once your award has been conferred. For more information, please refer to our FAQ on changing your name on your certificate.