Graduation ceremonies

For information relating to when to arrive, travel, location and parking and well as other important information, please click here.

We expect each ceremony will go for approximately 2-2.5 hours. You can find out more about ceremony proceedings here.

You will be invited to the ceremony for the Faculty who owns the degree you have graduated from.

If you have graduated with multiple degrees you will be invited to attend the graduation ceremony for your highest degree. 
 
For example:

• If you've graduated from both a Bachelor AND Honours degree, Honours is the higher degree
• If you've graduated from both a Graduate Certificate and a Masters, Masters is the higher degree

If you have been invited but are unable to attend, you can choose to be invited to the next round of ceremonies. Please register your interest via the link in your invitation email. 

Eligible students will be automatically sent an email invitation - you don't need to do anything.

If you are eligible to attend a ceremony, your invitation will be sent to the email address you nominate for My eQuals.

Make sure to check your junk/ spam folder.

The graduation fee covers the following:

• Hire of official academic dress
• Trencher or Bonnet which you can keep (if you don’t already have one)
• Graduation booklet
• Guest tickets

If you have paid for your ceremony but cannot attend, please email askuow@uow.edu.au with ‘Graduation’ in the subject line and attach a copy of your original payment receipt as well as your student number. 

A refund will depend on how much notice is provided; 

• More than 10 business days notice prior to your ceremony: a full refund 
• Less than 10 business days notice prior to your ceremony: no refund unless in exceptional circumstances  

If you request a refund with less than 10 days notice, a refund will be considered on a case by case basis with supporting evidence that you are unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances outside of your control.

Your refund will be credited to the same payment details that were provided when registering. 

You and your guests need to ensure you meet Australian visa requirements. The Department of Home Affairs has comprehensive information about visa requirements and application procedures.

Please refer to the Department of Home Affairs

If your guests intend to travel from their home country to attend your graduation ceremony, they will need to ensure they have the correct entry requirements. Please refer to the Department of Home Affairs.

During the ceremony registration process, international students have the option to generate, save and/ or print a copy of a Graduation Invitation Letter for guests to use for travel and visa purposes.

If you did not request a letter during registration but now require one, please contact the Graduation team via email at askuow@uow.edu.au with ‘Graduation’ in the subject line in order to have one sent to you. You will not be able to generate a letter by modifying your registration.

Save or print: Log back into your account and select ‘view registration’. A link to view and/or save your Graduation Invitation Letter for overseas guests will be available on this page. 

Amend names:  If you need to amend the names of your guests please email askuow@uow.edu.au with ‘Graduation’ in the subject line stating the changes required. A revised letter will be sent to you via email as soon as possible.