Graduation ceremonies

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

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. 

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

Invitations to attend October/November ceremonies will be sent as soon as possible - we estimate mid July. 

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.

If you can not locate your invitation, please contact us.

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. 

The safety of graduates, guests and staff is our top priority. UOW will follow advice and guidelines from health and government authorities to ensure a COVID Safe event.

COVID Safe protocols will be in place to protect all visitors including:

• Hand sanitiser available for use
• Wearing of face masks encouraged for all graduates and guests
• Guests and graduates are asked to stay home if unwell

Please note that requirements will be subject to public health orders at the time of the ceremonies and may change.

Visitors to UOW campuses are currently not required to show their COVID-19 vaccination status.

Face masks are not a requirement, however NSW Health strongly recommends you wear a face mask if it is hard to maintain safe physical distance from others.

Face masks will be available for graduates upon request at the registration desk. All guests attending a graduation ceremony will need to provide their own face mask.

The wearing of face masks is subject to Public Health Orders at the time of the ceremonies and requirements may change. 

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.