Student indexing
For students entering a Council-approved nursing or midwifery programme who have not yet been indexed. Indexing records you with the Council as a student.
What to prepare
Have your programme and education details ready, including your high school diploma or equivalent, certificate types, subjects, grades and completion years.
Enter names and qualifications as they appear on your documents. Nurse 360 explains the uploads and any requirements that apply to your answers.
- College preparatory transcript
- A certified copy of your transcript.
- Medical certificate
- Signed by a registered medical practitioner.
- Character reference
- A signed letter from someone who knows you, other than a relative.
- Police character certificate
- Issued within the last six months. Upload a copy and bring the original to the Council.
- Birth certificate
- Your digital birth certificate.
- First four pages of your passport
- Your passport must be current. Use one PDF or clear photographs of all four pages.
- Marriage certificateIf applicable
- If you enter a maiden name in your application.
- Photo I.D.
- A clear, recent photograph of your face for your indexing form.
How indexing works
- 1
Complete your application
Start in Nurse 360, enter your details and upload your documents. You receive a tracking number when you submit.
- 2
Get your school’s signatures
Print your form and take it, with your documents, to your programme coordinator and chairperson to sign.
- 3
Provide your documents
Your school sends your packet to the Council. Bring your original police certificate to the Council and follow the fee guidance shown in Nurse 360.
- 4
Follow the Council’s review
The Council checks your packet and issues your index number. You are notified in the portal.
Need help preparing your application?
Ask the Council about student indexing before you submit. If you are already indexed and want to sit an examination, choose the examination service in Nurse 360.