Student Cards

Everything you need to know about your student ID card.

Your student card will be ordered once you have completed your registration (Onboarding) and will be delivered to your home address.

You will have until the 31st of July to upload your photo, otherwise if you have an existing College photo this will be used. Returning students can upload a new photo for their 24/25 card, as long as this is completed by the deadline above.

The card has your ID Number on it, this is your College network user name. It can be used to access your printing and borrow a laptop from our laptop cabinets located in each of the three main campuses.

Note that replacement cards are charged at £5 each.

How do I upload my photo?

If you are new to College and you miss this deadline, you can either upload a photo via Onboarding or visit one of our Help Points to get this sorted.

Your photo has to be of an acceptable passport style, please check out the information on this site before you upload your photograph. Unacceptable photos delay the production of your card and you may not have it when your course starts if we need to ask for another photo.

To access Onboarding, and you have studied with us within the last 12 months, and your student ID remains the same, please use your College password that you used to access College systems. 

If you have forgotten your College password, please click here

Unsure how to do this? Watch the short video below.

If you don’t have a College account, please use the password that was on your original Onboarding email. It will look similar to this: 78TT12jji75qQ

Please read the following carefully before taking and uploading your photograph.

The photograph file must be:

  • File type .jpeg or .jpg (Convert other file formats by opening with MS Paint and save it selecting ‘Save as type: JPEG’)
  • File size not larger than 50KB (if you cannot re-size the photograph yourself, don’t worry, we can do this for you).

Examples of acceptable photographs:

The photograph must be:

  • Only you are visible, there are no other people or objects in the photograph
  • You are facing forward and looking straight towards the camera with a neutral or relaxed expression
  • Your eyes are open and clearly visible (no glare on eyeglasses, no sunglasses, no heavily tinted glasses and no hair across your eyes)
  • Your hair is not covered unless for religious beliefs or medical reasons (no hats or hoodies)
  • Your face is not obscured

Examples of unacceptable photographs:

If you have no suitable photograph or can’t upload one then we can take a photo for you in College, please visit any Help Point.

Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme – Transport Scotland

All young persons under 22 are entitled to free bus travel in Scotland. 

Further information on Young Persons' (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme and How to Apply