The National Art School offers dedicated counselling services to students, contributing to their ongoing development and success in studies.
Support includes managing exam anxiety, balancing study and work, family and relationship concerns, health matters and general lifestyle and vocational goals.
Orientation
All International Students are required to attend Orientation Week, which outlines all services and programme information to students. International Students who miss orientation are given an individual orientation from the Registrar and relevant programme co-ordinator.
Student Services
The office assists International Students with enquiries regarding all aspects of student life including visas, admission, progression, OSHC, course withdrawals, fees, student cards, scholarships, prizes, exchange programs, exhibitions, assessment, results and graduation. The Student Services office is currently located on the ground floor of Building 3 (entrance adjacent to the Cafeteria).
All staff in Student Services are experienced in responding to queries from International Students. For more specific welfare matters, International Students are referred to the School Counsellor. For more specific academic matters, International Students are referred to their relevant programme co-ordinator.
The Main International Student Contact (MISC) Officer is currently:
Ben Griffin, Registrar, National Art School
02 9339 8762
[email protected]
The Student Services Officer, Student Services Administrator and are both ‘Key Contacts’ for International Students.
Critical Incidents
A ‘Critical Incident’ as it relates to Overseas Students is a traumatic event, or threat of such (within or outside of Australia), which causes extreme stress.
Where a Critical Incident involves an Overseas Student the Main International Student Contact (MISC) must be notified immediately.
The MISC will (where considered appropriate):
- Establish contact with the student and offer appropriate support
- Inform relevant staff within the School (relevant Co-ordinator/Department Head)
- The Department of Home Affairs
- The relevant consulate
- Communicate with next of kin living abroad, (including use of interpreters where needed) offering appropriate support
Reporting a critical incident
An overseas student who is, or is at risk of, experiencing a traumatic event can seek support and/or report from NAS by contacting the MISC listed above or:
Student Services
National Art School
02 9339 8613
[email protected]
Counselling Services
The role of the Counsellor is to contribute to the development of the School’s students and their successful study, whether International or Domestic.
The counsellor can provide support and direction in the following areas:
- study skills including exam anxiety and time management
- stress management – balancing study, work and other commitments
- family and relationship concerns
- health matters – lifestyle
- vocational goals
If a referral is necessary the Counsellor has information about relevant community resources and government agencies, the service is free and confidential.
Program Coordinators
The School’s program coordinators are all senior Academics whose role is to provide academic administrative co-ordination across the varying discipline departments and to provide pastoral support to students within the program.
We have collated an extensive list of support services and websites here.
