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SSAF is administered through the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Education. JCU actively seeks to consult with, and obtain feedback from, its students in determining priorities for SSAF funding, engaging in a range of consultation processes with students including:

• Biennial consultation with the broader student body through the 
• Regular meetings between JCU Student Association and Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Education
• Annual JCU Student Association induction on SSAF process with incoming JCUSA Council members
• Feedback from Student Forums and Student Consultative Committees

JCU is a Member Institution of , an international network of students and staff from tertiary institutions partnering to foster and embed a culture of authentic, meaningful and inclusive student engagement in institutional decision-making across governance, learning, teaching and student experience. Institutional membership enables all JCU staff and students to access and engage with SVA activities, events and resources throughout the year.

The Mental Health Task Force aims to implement immediate, medium, and long-term actions that respond to identified gaps and needs to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of our students and staff, and provide a safe, inclusive and respectful work and learning community. Specifically, the Taskforce monitors the development and delivery of implementation activities listed in the . Regular monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to the relevant management and governance committees will be undertaken by the Taskforce.

The is a service based not- for-profit organisation that is independent of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. JCUSA is an integral part of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ community, bringing the campus to life with its services and offering support to students for all sorts of issues varying from academic through to financial.

The JCUSA main office is located on the  and has an office on the .

JCUSA has student based in Townsville, Cairns and Brisbane who offer a free, independent, confidential and non-judgemental service that is available to all JCU students.

is chaired by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Education and provides recommendations to Academic Board on relevant aspects of academic quality and excellence that cover the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ’s learning and teaching frameworks, student participation and attainment, learning environment, learning resources and Educational support.  Membership includes two students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) determined by an Expression of Interest and appointed by Chair, Academic Board.

There are two sub-committees of Education Committee which sit within the remit of the Chair Education Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor Education: Student Experience Advisory Committee and Academic Calendar Advisory Committee.

SEAC is the body responsible for oversight of student experience and the conduit for communication and dissemination. It provides advice to the Education Committee (which is chaired by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Education) on all student experience matters. In particular, the objectives of the Committee are to:

1. Advise the Education Committee on implementing the overall student experience.
2. Promote a positive overall student experience and lifelong relationship between the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and its students through the coordination and connection of strategic activity in all facets of the student lifecycle.
3. Within the framework of relevant policies, monitor and review data and reports from student experience operational units, and working groups to enhance the student experience.
4. Consider measures to contribute towards an enriched student experience through the development of strategies and initiatives, which promote access, participation, success, inclusion, diversity, safety, wellness, internationalisation, and local and global connections.