GUMURRII is a dedicated support unit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff assist students from recruitment, orientation to graduation: providing undergraduate and postgraduate support, including tutorial assistance.
Servicing on each of Griffith's campuses, with officers who also assist online students studying through the digital campus, GUMURRII Student Success Unit offers a safe and culturally appropriate environment to enhance the student experience.
Hands Up! Pre-orientation Program 2024
Hands Up! is a great opportunity to connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, staff and the wider Griffith community in a relaxed, friendly and supportive environment before you start your education at Griffith.
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to fostering quality education and gender equality, ensuring that education empowers all, regardless of gender, to reach their full potential.
Acknowledgement of Country
Griffith University acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land, pays respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Core values
We value social inclusion and a commitment to equity and diversity.
We value responsibility and respect for self and community.
We value the development and continual enhancement of learning outcomes and educational achievements.
We value culture, integrity and initiative of self, students and staff.
We value the continual enrichment of the student experience.
Admission pathways
If you are interested in enrolling in a Griffith degree, you can either apply for admission via QTAC or UAC. If you are a mature Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you have the option to apply for First Peoples Direct Admission.
Depending on what you wish to study, Griffith has multiple pathways for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders interested in enrolling in a Griffith degree. These pathways enable eligible applicants to be assessed on any formal qualifications, life experiences and other transferable skills that support your Griffith enrolment application.
Tutoring for Success Program
The Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) is a supplementary academic tutorial initiative, established to enhance First Peoples students’ experience and success at university.
We encourage all First Peoples students to apply each trimester.
Find us on your campus
GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Gold Coast campus
Building G11 Level 2
Griffith University QLD 4222
GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Logan campus
Building L05 Room 4.14
Griffith University QLD 4131
GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Mt Gravatt campus
Building M10 Room 1.04
Griffith University QLD 4215
GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Nathan campus
Building N06 Room -1.26
Griffith University QLD 4111
GUMURRII Student Success Unit, South Bank campus
Building S02 Room 2.05
Griffith University QLD 4101
Student links
Community outreach
The GUMURRII Outreach and Engagement program seeks to raise aspirations and widen the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in higher education. The Indigenous Engagement team focuses on delivering initiatives that increase the academic preparedness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples prior to tertiary studies.
The program includes a range of on-campus experiences and events such as the Deadly STEM Camp on our Gold Coast campus. The team also deliver workshops and information sessions on pathways to study and the GUMURRII Student Success Unit to schools and the community.
"Griffith is an exciting place to start your career
Griffith is set up to ensure that students individual needs are met, and that goals are supported realistically through the support systems available. Griffith is quite a culturally diverse space that safely allows for expression of individuality. I don't think I would rather be studying anywhere else to be honest."
Other resources
Indigenous Research Unit
The Indigenous Research Unit supports development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics and higher degree researchers and their projects.
First Peoples Health Unit
The First Peoples Health Unit is committed to increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success towards a more highly skilled, highly educated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.
Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
Learn from Indigenous lecturers and focus on traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, media and style, principles and philosophies.