Changes to ordering your Student ID card
The IT Service Desk would like to advise you that new ID cards are temporarily unavailable; we are currently in the process of improving this service with the introduction of a new request portal. Cards that have been requested will be delivered early 2026.
If you urgently require an ID card to complete an assessment, or need to discuss alternatives regarding identification, contact the IT Service Desk on 08 9360 2000 so we can assist you directly.
Your Student Identification (ID) helps identify you as a Murdoch University student and gives you access to Murdoch online systems and services. Your ID number is the 8-digit student number on your offer letter and is used for your Murdoch email.
You can log in to most Murdoch systems and services with:
- Username: studentID@student.murdoch.edu.au
- Password: Murdoch password
Student ID card
You’ll need a student ID card if you are studying on campus in Australia. External and OUA students can also request a card to access on-campus facilities. If you’re studying at our Singapore or Dubai campuses, contact the program management team at your local partner institution.
Your Student ID card is used for:
- photographic identification, for example at examinations (including
those held off campus)
- electronic access to secure buildings and laboratories relevant to your course
- in person library borrowing
- photocopy and printing services.
Your ID card displays your name using your Preferred Given Name and Surname as listed in MyInfo, your Student ID number and your photograph
Lost or stolen ID card
If your Student ID card has been lost or stolen, report the card to security@murdoch.edu.au so that access can be suspended. If you find someone’s Student ID card, drop it off at Student Central or post to 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150.
Before ordering your ID card
To obtain a Student ID card, you must be enrolled in minimum of one unit.
Order your ID card online and collect from one of our campuses. Eligible students will have their card posted.
If you are ordering your first Murdoch University ID card, please ensure you have:
- a copy of an acceptable form of current photographic identification (ID)
- a recent digital headshot photo that meets our acceptable standards.
When collecting your Student ID Card, you will need to present an acceptable form of photographic ID.
The following are acceptable forms of identification:
- Australian Driver's License
- International Driver's License
- Passport
- National Identity card.
If you do not have an approved form of photographic ID, please speak to staff in the Student Central to discuss your circumstances.
If you are ordering your card online or by post you will need to provide a recent, unedited passport-style photo of yourself which meets the following requirements:
- plain, light-coloured background (e.g. white, cream)
- appropriate brightness and contrast
- consistent lighting (no shadows across or behind your face)
- clear and sharply focused image
- photo of head and shoulders only
- your face must be looking straight at the camera, not tilted sideways or up or down
- no shadows across the face or 'red eye'
- have no ink or other marks on photo
- the photograph must show you without any hat or other head covering, unless worn for religious reasons.
Order your ID card
You can order your first Murdoch University Student ID card or replacement online.
Before proceeding, please ensure your name is correctly recorded in MyInfo. For help updating your details, see MyAnswers.
Get your yearly validation sticker
You do not need to order a new Student ID card if your validation sticker has expired.
Use the same Student ID card throughout your studies, however you should get a validation sticker for each year that you are enrolled. A current year validation sticker is required to access student discounts, or if you are using your Student ID card to get a Tertiary Smartrider.
To get a current validation sticker, visit:
- Student Central, South St Campus
- Library desk, Mandurah Campus.
Your validation sticker can be posted to you if you are an external student living more than 30km from Murdoch University or an OUA student - please contact Student Central to submit your request.