Nursing students at Notre Dame University, in Perth’s south, have had their practical placements cancelled or suspended following a cyber attack.

The placement issue has been blamed on a widely-used software application.

In addition, Notre Dame nursing student Emma Plant said more than 40 people in her unit were kicked from a placement course because of a student surplus.

“Too many students affected my cohort last semester, so they cut a bunch of people,” Ms Plant said.

A spokeswoman for the university said the problem was a state-wide issue, but assured all students will get to complete placements.

“This is an issue across all universities too, this isn’t just a Notre Dame issue…it’s to do with there not being enough placements out there”, a the spokeswoman said.

However Curtin University and Murdoch University have said they are not experiencing the same issues.

Another nursing student spoke out about nursing placement issues at Notre Dame saying they had not been assigned properly.

Nursing student Lana Wyk said her placement was “split” and that she will have to do an extra two weeks at a later date, but it will be outside semester periods.

“Our grades are being put as in progress until we are eventually able to finish those practical hours,” Ms Wyk said.

Notre Dame University’s placement issues began after months of disruptions from a cyber-attack that compromised student and employee details earlier this year.

Notre Dame has said that anyone who accesses, disseminates, or shares the stolen data will be met with legal action.

No traces of this data have been found online, but it has not provided an update since March, the spokeswoman said.

However, education student Lachie said he was “unimpressed” with the way the university handled issues with Sonia for his placements.

He said in the end he started a week late on placement and only received 9 weeks’ experience instead of 10 because of the delays.

After being shut down for more than four months, Notre Dame University confirmed last week that ‘Sonia’ is now available for students to continue their studies.

The Notre Dame Student Association (NDSA) encourages students who believe they have been disadvantaged or are experiencing any delays or charges to reach out to the NDSA for representation.