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Canvas data security incident – update for our teams

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07 May 2026
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Canvas data security incident – update for our teams

There has been a global data security incident affecting Canvas, the learning management system the College uses to deliver your course or program. Canvas is operated by Instructure, a third-party provider used by government departments, universities and education organisations worldwide.

Instructure has advised that an incident occurred within its systems, and while our own systems were not breached, some student data held within Canvas such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, student identification numbers and messages exchanged in Canvas may have been accessed.

Other personal information such as passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers or financial information are not stored in Canvas by the .

The incident is being actively monitored by Instructure and Canvas remains available for student use.

We understand that incidents of this nature can cause concern. The College remains committed to safeguarding the security and integrity of its data and is maintaining close contact with Instructure and will share further updates if required.

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