Fitzroy Student Hub: Graduation

How we allocate your graduation ceremony

Once your course completion is approved, you will be invited to the graduation ceremony according to the mailing address state we have in the system. For instance: If your mailing address state we have in the system is NSW, you will be invited to the Sydney Graduation Ceremony.

All my other classmates have received invitation except me. Why I have not be invited to the ceremony?

• Have you completed the total number of subjects (core and electives) to complete your award?
• Do you have any outstanding fees with the university?
• Have you provided all require documents for graduation such as USI or placement completion documents? (IF your award requires this documents)
• Is your personal contact information the most current one in the system such as mobile, personal e-mails address and full name?
• Have you changed your postal address recently?

If you have completed the above checklist, please contact Student Services. They will be able to check in the system if you have been identified as graduand and approved by Exam Committee and Academic Board.

Ceremony Schedule

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

Registration: Check-in of students. Only students need to be present at the registration stage.

Gowning: After you have register yourself and your guests, you proceed to get the academic dress

Cloakroom: All graduands are required to leave any belongings with friends, family or in the cloakroom. To prevent accidents while students walk up to the stage, only mobile phones are allowed to be held during the ceremony.

Rehearsal: After registration has been closed, all students are required to go to the main room where important information about the ceremony will be provided. No guests are allowed in the main room at this moment.

Guest Entry: After rehearsal has finished all guest are allowed to get in and take his or her seat. There are no allocated seats, however, if your guests include children, assistance dogs, guests in wheelchairs or with any disability, please let any of our friendly ushers know so they can help them with priority entry.

Please note that prams are not allowed inside the main room, they need to be left outside. Our friendly staff will take care of them 

Ceremony: The ceremony will take about 2 hours. As a sign of respect to other graduands, academics, speakers and sponsors we required all attendees to stay until the end of the ceremony.

Refreshments and Photography: After the ceremony, refreshments will be provided to graduands and guests. You are welcome to take your own pictures or professional pictures inside the venue. If you want to take pictures outside the venue, you will need to return your academic dress first.

Return your Academic regalia

We know your academic dress means many memories and effort for you and your family, however, we appreciate you returning your academic dress one (1) hour after the ceremony has finished.

Please be mindful, we use this academic dress in all the ceremonies we have Australia wide, and other students would like to wear it as well.

Purchasing of Graduation’s professional photos

One week after the ceremony, all graduation ceremony professional pictures will be available.

An email with the link to the professional pictures provider will be sent to your email address where you received the graduation invitation. You will be able to purchase your pictures in that link.