Unique Student Identifier (USI)
What is a Unique Student Identifier (USI)?
A USI is your individual education number for life. It also gives you an online record of your vocational education and training (VET) undertaken in Australia.
If you are at university, TAFE or doing any other nationally recognised training, you need a USI. Without one, you cannot get Commonwealth financial assistance or your qualification or statement of attainment.
Create a USI - Get your USI | Unique Student Identifier
Keep a record of your number - Find your USI | Unique Student Identifier
Enrol with a provider - Give access to providers | Unique Student Identifier (usi.gov.au)
Access your VET transcript - VET transcripts - Information for students | Unique Student Identifier (usi.gov.au)
Protection of Students Privacy
The protection of your USI – and the personal and educational data that it links to – is paramount and important safeguards will be in place to protect your privacy. A key principle underpinning the initiative is that individuals will have control over their USI and can determine who can have access to the personal and educational records associated with it.
Under the USI initiative a student’s USI must not be collected, used or disclosed by anyone other than the student for a purpose other than those set out in the legislation. There is also a requirement that anyone that has record of your USI is to protect that record from misuse or unauthorised access.
For further information including applying for an USI Number, please visit:
Step-by-step guide on how to create a USI:
