Graduating in absentia means that you are a Higher Education (HE) student and your degree will be conferred at the academic board or Graduation Ceremony but you will not be attending in person.

Only Higher Education (HE) students who have been approved as Graduands.

This option is not available for Vocational (VET) students as their awards do not need to be conferred.

Once you have met the eligibility requirements and been approved to graduate, you will receive an invitation to your graduation ceremony. This will be sent to your personal email address registered in the Student Portal, five (5) weeks prior to your ceremony date.

To apply to graduate in absentia, go to your email invitation and follow the registration link. Select ‘Not attending’ (prior to the registration deadline) and you will be automatically registered to graduate in absentia.

Once you have registered as ‘Not attending’, your award will be conferred in line with the next graduation ceremony dates. Your academic documents will then be mailed to you within 30 calendar days after the ceremony.

In the meantime, please make sure you don't have any outstanding fees with the University and that your contact information is up to date in the Student Portal. If your details are not up to date, we cannot guarantee the delivery of your academic documents.

If you want to find out more, please visit the Results page or contact Student Services.

No. Your degree needs to be conferred at the Academic Board. The testamur and academic transcripts will be posted to the postal address you have registered in the Student Portal within 30 calendar days after the ceremony.

Your academic documents will be sent to the Residential Address you have registered at the Student Portal.

Please refer to the Results page for further information.

No. Students who graduate in absentia will not be invited to attend a future Graduation Ceremony for that same qualification.

Send us an email for more information.

You can find the information on the Results page.

Once you have met the course rules, you will be identified as a potential graduand. Your Program Director will review your completed subjects against the course rules and approve accordingly.

All students must go through this process and be signed off by our Examination Committee and if you’re a Higher Education student, also go through the approval of our Academic Board. The Records and Results Team will notify you via email once these approvals have been granted.

Vocational students – Once you have finished your final subjects, our Examination Committee will finalize your results and determine the successful completion of your course. If successful, they will sign off your completion.

Your documents including Academic Transcript, Transcript of Results and Testamur will be posted to you within 30 days of approval.

Higher Education students – in order to receive your final documents, we need to ensure you have been through all of the appropriate approvals from our Examination Committee and Academic Board. Once these have been approved, your award will need to be conferred at the Graduation Ceremony you have been allocated. Your graduation documents will be given at the Graduation Ceremony otherwise you will be graduated in absentia and they will be posted to you within 30 days, from the ceremony date.

Due to current COVID-19 restrictions your Graduation Documents may not be given at your Graduation Ceremony. You will be advised during your registration to attend the ceremony.

All details surrounding completion documents are available on the Results page.

No. If you need evidence of the completion of your degree, you can request a 'Completion Letter'. More information is on the Results page.

If you recently finished your course please check the Results page for further details.

Yes, only if you are higher education student and have received a confirmation email informing you that you have been approved as a graduand. In the meantime, if you are awaiting the confirmation email and have completed your award requirements, you can request a 'Completion Letter'. Otherwise, you can find more information on the Results page.

Please check the 'Graduating in Absentia' tab to understand what are the requirements for this.

Please note that attending the ceremony is optional but receiving your invitation and academic documents are dependent on your university fees including library fines being fully paid.

We encourage all graduates to attend as it is a day of joy and recognition of your hard work and effort.

Graduation day is a special time to celebrate with all your peers, teachers, friends and family all students' achievements across Torrens University Australia and Think Education.

National Events Team is responsible for the organization of your Graduation Ceremony, the event itself. We are unable to help you with any enquiry regarding academic graduation processes, allocation of graduation ceremonies or graduation documents. If you need information about this please read below.

If you did not find the information you were after in any of the tabs of the graduation page, please be aware of the information below:

• To update your contact details, please do it through the log in to the Student Portal, contact Student Services or Records and Results Team. It is very important you check this as the main reason students miss the Graduation Ceremony is due to outdated contact details in the system.
• Please contact Records and Results team if your enquiry is in regards to the following matters:
• Academic documents. More information can be found on the Results page.
• Identification of graduands/eligibility to graduate.
• No communications were received in regards to your Graduand status.
• Update of contact details (full name, postal address, mobile, personal e-mail address)
• Requests to change the location of your Graduation Ceremony - only 1 time is possible in the next 12 following months.
• Graduate in Absentia (only for Higher Education students).
• For any enquiries about university outstanding fees and library fines (the graduation fee is not an outstanding fee), please contact Student Finance

If you require urgent assistance or any other information, please do not hesitate to contact Student Services.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

More information coming soon.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

City of the ceremony

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Venue

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Terms and Conditions

Please view the booking terms and conditions.

These details are only for eligible graduands from the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS).

Your graduation day is a special celebration to recognise your achievements alongside your peers, academics, family, friends and special guests.

The dates for the 2023 mid-year graduation ceremonies are:

Please note:

Formal Invitations will be sent out six (6) weeks prior to the ceremony date. Graduands are assigned to the ceremony closest to the address registered with Student Records.

You will not be able to RSVP to the invitation and attend a graduation ceremony without registering and submitting your unique student identifier (USI). For more information on how to create and register your USI please refer to the Eligibility section.

Only two guest tickets are included in the process of confirming your attendance. You will be emailed closer to the ceremony date if additional guest tickets become available to purchase.

The usual routine of a Graduation Ceremony day is:

If you have received an invitation in your email:

• Check your personal contact information is up-to-date in the Student Portal.
• Check you completed the total number of subjects (core and electives) required to complete your award. If you are not sure, please contact your Program Director.
• Check you don't have outstanding fees with the university including Library fees. If you are not sure if you owe money to the university, please contact Student Finance.
• Check you provided all documents required for graduation, for example, your verified USI or placement completion documents (ifyour award requires these documents), please contact your Program Director.

If you are unsure about any of the options mentioned above, this might be the reason you have not received an invitation. Please contact Student Services to request further information.

If you have received an invitation in your email:

• Check your personal contact information is up-to-date in the Student Portal.
• Check you completed the total number of subjects (core and electives) required to complete your award. If you are not sure, please contact your Program Director.
• Check you don't have outstanding fees with the university including Library fees. If you are not sure if you owe money to the university, please contact Student Finance.
• Check you provided all documents required for graduation, for example, your verified USI or placement completion documents (ifyour award requires these documents), please contact your Program Director.

If you are unsure about any of the options mentioned above, this might be the reason you have not received an invitation. Please contact Student Services to request further information.

Graduating in absentia means that you are a Higher Education (HE) student and your degree will be conferred at the academic board or Graduation Ceremony but you will not be attending in person.

Only Higher Education (HE) students who have been approved as Graduands.

This option is not available for Vocational (VET) students as their awards do not need to be conferred.

Once you have met the eligibility requirements and been approved to graduate, you will receive an invitation to your graduation ceremony. This will be sent to your personal email address registered in the Student Portal, five (5) weeks prior to your ceremony date.

To apply to graduate in absentia, go to your email invitation and follow the registration link. Select ‘Not attending’ (prior to the registration deadline) and you will be automatically registered to graduate in absentia.

Once you have registered as ‘Not attending’, your award will be conferred in line with the next graduation ceremony dates. Your academic documents will then be mailed to you within 30 calendar days after the ceremony.

In the meantime, please make sure you don't have any outstanding fees with the University and that your contact information is up to date in the Student Portal. If your details are not up to date, we cannot guarantee the delivery of your academic documents.

If you want to find out more, please visit the Results page or contact Student Services.

No. Your degree needs to be conferred at the Academic Board. The testamur and academic transcripts will be posted to the postal address you have registered in the Student Portal within 30 calendar days after the ceremony.

Your academic documents will be sent to the Residential Address you have registered at the Student Portal.

Please refer to the Results page for further information.

No. Students who graduate in absentia will not be invited to attend a future Graduation Ceremony for that same qualification.

Please join the Torrens University Australia and Think Education Alumni Network.

You can find the information on the Results page.

Once you have met the course rules, you will be identified as a potential graduand. Your Program Director will review your completed subjects against the course rules and approve accordingly.

All students must go through this process and be signed off by our Examination Committee and if you’re a Higher Education student, also go through the approval of our Academic Board. Records and Records Team will notify you via email once these approvals have been granted.

Vocational students – Once you have finished your final subjects, our Examination Committee will finalise your results and determine the successful completion of your course. If successful, they will sign off your completion.

Your documents including Academic Transcript, Transcript of Results and Testamur will be posted to you within 30 days of approval.

Higher Education students – in order to receive your final documents, we need to ensure you have been through all of the appropriate approvals from our Examination Committee and Academic Board. Once these have been approved, your award will need to be conferred at the Graduation Ceremony you have been allocated. Your graduation documents will be given at the Graduation Ceremony otherwise you will be graduated in absentia and they will be posted to you within 30 days, from the ceremony date.

Due to current COVID-19 restrictions your Graduation Documents may not be given at your Graduation Ceremony. You will be advised during your registration to attend the ceremony.

All details surrounding completion documents are available on the Results page.

No. If you need evidence of the completion of your degree, you can request a 'Completion Letter'. More information is on the Results page.

If you recently finished your course please check the Results page for further details.

Yes, only if you are higher education student and have received a confirmation email informing you that you have been approved as a graduand. In the meantime, if you are awaiting the confirmation email and have completed your award requirements, you can request a 'Completion Letter'. Otherwise, you can find more information on the Results page.

Please check the 'Graduating in Absentia' tab to understand what are the requirements for this.

Please note that attending the ceremony is optional but receiving your invitation and academic documents are dependent on your university fees including library fines being fully paid.

We encourage all graduates to attend as it is a day of joy and recognition of your hard work and effort.

Graduation day is a special time to celebrate with all your peers, teachers, friends and family all students' achievements across Torrens University Australia and Think Education.

National Events Team is responsible for the organisation of your Graduation Ceremony, the event itself. We are unable to help you with any enquiry regarding academic graduation processes, allocation of graduation ceremonies or graduation documents. If you need information about this please read below.

If you did not find the information you were after in any of the tabs of the graduation page, please be aware of the information below:

• To update your contact details, please do it through the log in to the Student Portal, contact Student Services or Records and Results Team. It is very important you check this as the main reason students miss the Graduation Ceremony is due to outdated contact details in the system.
• Please contact Records and Results team if your enquiry is in regards to the following matters:
• Academic documents. More information can be found on the Results page.
• Identification of graduands/eligibility to graduate.
• No communications were received in regards to your Graduand status.
• Update of contact details (full name, postal address, mobile, personal e-mail address)
• Requests to change the location of your Graduation Ceremony - only 1 time is possible in the next 12 following months.
• Graduate in Absentia (only for Higher Education students).
• For any enquiries about university outstanding fees and library fines (the graduation fee is not an outstanding fee), please contact Student Finance

If you require urgent assistance or any other information, please do not hesitate to contact Student Services.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

City of the ceremony

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Venue

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Terms and Conditions

Please view the booking terms and conditions.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

City of the ceremony

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Venue

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Terms and Conditions

Please view the booking terms and conditions.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

City of the ceremony

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Venue

Flemington Racecourse

Terms and Conditions

Please view the booking terms and conditions.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

City of the ceremony

Adelaide, SA, Australia

Venue

Adelaide Convention Centre

Terms and Conditions

Please view the booking terms and conditions.

All graduands have the opportunity to partake in the online graduation free of charge. You may make this selection when you RSVP to your formal invitation.

More information coming soon.

What happens at a typical Torrens University Australia and Think Education graduation day?

The exact time schedule of the day will be sent after the RSVP has closed, however, the usual routine of the day is: