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New Residents

Please ensure your admissions and contract documentation is complete, submitted and processed prior to your arrival. You will not be granted access to your room unless all documentation is in order.

Please also note that there are you must read the handbook before arriving at St Catherine's. This information is provided on the Orientation Week page.

We request you to arrive on a weekday between 9.00am - 4.00pm (no after hours allowed). You must advise the College if you intend to arrive any time before or after your contract start date. 

If this hasn't been arranged and confirmed prior to your arrival, you will not be granted access to your room.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us:

Phone: +61 8 9442 0400
On-Duty phone: +61 439 243 921

Both our Single/Shared Rooms and Studio Rooms are fully furnished. You just need to bring your own linen, towels, coat hangers, and anything else you need to make your room home. If you are in a Studio Room, please note that you will need to bring your own crockery.

Refer to Studio Room and Single Room pages on our website, if you are unsure of what's included or available in your room.

Please note: Single rooms in the Banksia building have double beds.

Please also bring suitable attire and appropriate footwear for events like Formal Hall. Suitable attire includes skirts or pants, dresses, heels or nice sandals, button-up shirts, dress pants and dress shoes.

There are a number of ways that the College communicates important information to residents:

Every Sunday morning, residents will receive a copy of the Weekly Bulletin. This keeps you up to date with what's going on around the College. It's imperative that you read it so you know what’s on in the week ahead. Don’t miss out on amazing opportunities because you haven’t kept up to date!

Before your arrival at St Catherine's, please make sure that the email address that is reflected in your resident profile on the Resident Portal is current. To access the portal, your username and password will be sent to your email. If you have any questions, please contact Reception Team.

St Catherine's officially maintains several accounts across various social media platforms as an alternative mode of communication to residents. 

Make sure you follow our official social media channels to stay up to date with the latest College news and events:

• Facebook

• Instagram

• TikTok

• LinkedIn

The College community is expected to adhere to the College’s and UWA’s Social Media Policy, Guidelines and Standards.

We encourage residents to share their experiences of life at St Catherine's. When you tag your public posts with #stcatscollege, we can engage with you and share content with others.

Orientation Week (also known as 'O’Week') activities run at the beginning of each Semester.

O’Week is the official kick-off to your first semester at St Catherine's with a range of information sessions and fun events to help prepare you for living on campus and for university life. The activities and events are the best way for you to help you to make lifelong friendships and ease your transition to university life, so it's important to us and yourself that you are committed to participating fully.

UniStart refers to UWA's program of orientation activities. These events and activities run after the St Catherine's Orientation Week. You are free to choose which UniStart events and activities you want to take part in, however there are some events where attendance is expected and considered essential.