USI Numbers

Unique Student Identifier

A USI is your individual education number. You keep this number for life and will use it for your Secondary Schooling, Higher Education or Training, at any university, TAFE or other nationally registered training organisation in Australia.

Your USI identifies you as a student who has undertaken vocational education and training (VET) and/or higher education studies. It also creates an online record of your Australian training achievements in the form of a USI Transcript.

To apply for a USI, please visit: https://www.usi.gov.au/students/get-a-usi

If you already have a USI and have misplaced it, visit:  https://www.usi.gov.au/students/find-your-usi

A USI is your lifelong education number – you only need to create it once. 

In accordance with Victorian legislative requirements, all students/persons must have a USI number before they can undertake any Tertiary, TAFE studies and/or recognised training.

You need one form of identification to create a USI, acceptable forms of ID:

• Australian passport
• Non-Australian Passport with Australian Visa
• Australian birth certificate (must be an original and not an extract)
• Australian driver's licence
• Medicare card (a Medicare card cannot be used to update personal details)
• Certificate of registration by descent
• Centrelink concession card
• Citizenship certificate
• ImmiCard

NB: The personal details you enter must match those shown on your identification.

Creating your USI should take less than 5 minutes.

1. Go to the USI Registry System. 
2. Agree to the terms and conditions (if you have previously agreed to the terms and conditions, you might not see this step). 
3. Select Create USI
4. Select your evidence of identity document (see the types of ID you can use). 
5.  Enter your personal details exactly as they appear on your form of ID. 
   * If the name you use for business or official purposes is not the name on your form of ID, you can choose to enter this in the preferred name field.
6. Enter your contact details, including at least two contact methods. 
7. Confirm your identity. The USI Registry System will check and confirm your identity using the ‘Documentation Verification Service’ (DVS).  
8. Secure your account with a USI password and check questions. 

Once you receive your USI number, email to  liane.delaney@overnewton.vic.edu.au for College records.