Information for Returning Residents
Welcome back to St Catherine’s College! We hope that you had a fantastic Summer vacation and that you are looking forward to the start of the new year. We can’t wait to welcome you back. On this page, you’ll find everything you need to know prior to your arrival.
Complete admissions and contract documentation
Please ensure your admissions and contract documentation is complete, submitted and processed prior to your arrival. You will not be granted access to your room until all documentation is complete, submitted and processed.
Move-in day
When is move-in day?
Studio Room: Sunday, 5 February 2017
Single Room: Sunday, 19 February 2017
Check-in: 9 am
If you are arriving before or after move in day
You must advise the College if you intend to arrive any time before or after Sunday, 5 February (for Studio Rooms) or Sunday, 19 February (for Single Rooms). If this hasn’t been arranged and confirmed prior to your arrival, you will not be granted access to your room.
Collecting your items from storage
If you had items stored at College over Summer, please refer to your storage confirmation letter for when you can pick them up from Reception.
Stay connected
There are a number of ways that the College communicates important information to residents:
Weekly Bulletin
Every Sunday morning, residents will receive a copy of the Weekly Bulletin. This keeps you up to date with what’s going on around the College.
Before your arrival to St Catherine’s, please make sure that the email address that is reflected in your resident profile on the College Portal is current.
Social Media
St Catherine’s officially maintains a number of accounts across various social media platforms as an alternative mode of communication to residents. Please add yourself to our private Resident Groups before your arrival to St Catherine’s:
You can also like or follow us on our public social media channels:
The College community is advised to adhere to the College’s and UWA’s Social Media Policy, Guidelines and Standards.
#stcatscollege
We encourage residents to share their experiences of life at St Catherine’s. When you tag your public posts with #stcatscollege, we can engage with you and share content with others.
Inter-college sports
St Catherine’s has won the inter-college sports Overall Championship Cup for the past two years. In 2015, we also won the Women’s Championship Cup, and in 2016, the Men’s Championship Cup and inaugural Spirit Cup.
Play your part and help us win the various inter-college sports cups again this year!
The first inter-college sporting event of the year is the Cross-Campus Run on Friday, 3 March. The other sports that we compete in during Semester 1 include Touch Rugby, Cricket, Softball, Swimming, Hockey, Tennis, Badminton and Basketball. A variety of other sports will also be played in Semester 2.
Please make sure to register your interest in inter-college sports when you first arrive.
We pride ourselves on being a very supportive College and we always attend all sporting events in large numbers, which makes the experience so much more enjoyable for our athletes and spectators alike.
Orientation Week
Orientation Week (also known as ‘O-Week’) activities will run from Sunday, 19 February until Saturday, 25 February 2017.
Please join all us in welcoming our new residents and their parents at the Welcome Lunch on Sunday, 19 February at 12 noon. A kick-off dinner is also organised for all residents later that day.
Some O-Week activities are open to everyone in St Catherine’s. You are welcome to participate in all other O-Week activities if you have selected to pay the Orientation Fee as part of your contract.
For more information about O-Week and what you can look forward to, click here.