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Key dates for graduating

Browse our list of important dates for upcoming graduation and conferral rounds:

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 04 June 2025
    Graduation registration begins for all students for mid-year ceremonies.

    Students will receive an invitation and be able to register once course complete. 

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Friday 06 June 2025
    If you wish to exit early from your current course. Apply to Graduate Early with an Approved Exit Course (Early exit request).Applications are subject to faculty approval.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Friday 06 June 2025
    Cut off for students to lodge credit (advanced standing) application to be eligible for Mid-Year ceremonies.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Friday 06 June 2025
    Cut off for students to lodge cross-institutional results to be eligible for Mid-Year ceremonies. 

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 18 June 2025
    HDR candidates must submit their final thesis requirements by this date to be eligible for Mid-Year ceremonies.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 02 July 2025
    Course requirements cut-off for HDR awards to be included in Mid-Year ceremony round

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 09 July 2025
    Cut off date to clear sanctions (e.g. outstanding fees, library fines and student loans) to be included in Mid-Year ceremonies. Allow 4 working days for financial payments to clear. You will not be able to graduate if you have an active sanction.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Monday 14 July 2025
    Course requirements cut off - You must complete all course requirements by 4pm on this date and your course status set to Complete, to be invited to attend the Mid-Year ceremonies. This does not include HDR candidates. 

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 16 July 2025
    Cut off for students to amend personal details including mailing address, phone and email contacts via HiQ. 

    Final date to make a change to your name and request for cultural variation to be recorded on your award certificate. To update, check your personal details page for more information. Requests received after this date won’t be reflected on your graduation documents. 

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 16 July 2025

    Cut off for TPA forms - Final date to request for your parchment to be collected by yourself or another person. In person collection is from HiQ Kelvin Grove only.

    Email ceremonies@qut.edu.au with your request and include your TPA form if you would like your parchment collected by another person. 

     TPA (Third Party Authorisation)

     

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 16 July 2025
    Cut off for graduation ceremony registration. Register for ceremony attendance by midday.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 30 July 2025
    Digital certified copies of your Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) and digital parchment will be available online through My eQuals within 10 working days after conferral date.

    Note: Progressive mailing out of parchments commences 30 July 2025.

  • Graduation - Mid-Year Ceremonies

    Wednesday 30 July 2025 to Monday 04 August 2025
    Graduation ceremonies will be held at the Star Brisbane Event Centre.

Ceremony schedule

If you complete your course after the cut-off date but are still eligible to graduate, you'll be included in either the March or September conferral round. These are non-ceremony rounds, which means you'll receive your parchment by mail and be invited to attend a future ceremony.

Mid-year ceremonies

Mid-year ceremonies will be held from Wednesday 30 July to Monday 4 August 2025 at the Star Brisbane Event Centre. 

Registration for the mid-year ceremonies is now open.
Date Time (AEST) Faculty
Wednesday 30 July 9.30am
Faculty of Business and Law 1
Law
HDR programs*
Wednesday 30 July 2pm
Faculty of Business and Law 2
Entrepreneurship
Graduate School of Business
Human resources
Management
HDR programs*
Wednesday 30 July 6pm
Faculty of Business and Law 3
Advertising
International business
Marketing
Philanthropy and non-profit
Public relations
HDR programs*
Thursday 31 July 9.30am
Faculty of Business and Law 4
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Property economics
HDR programs*
Thursday 31 July 2pm
Faculty of Engineering 1
Architecture
Chemical 
Design 
Mechanical
Medical
Project management
Urban development
HDR programs*
Thursday 31 July 6pm
Faculty of Engineering 2
Civil
Computer and systems
Electrical and aerospace
Management
Mechatronics
Robotics
HDR programs*
Friday 1 August 9.30am
Faculty of Health 1
Bachelor of Nursing
Nursing postgraduate programs
HDR programs*
Friday 1 August 2pm
Faculty of Health 2
Aged care
Behavioural science
Biomedical Science
Diagnostic genomics
Medical imaging
Medical laboratory science
Nursing double degrees
Paramedicine
Pharmacy
Podiatry
Radiation therapy
Vision science
HDR programs*
Friday 1 August 6pm
Faculty of Health 3
Health information management
Human services
Nutrition
Public health
Social work
Sport and exercise science
HDR programs*
Saturday 2 August 9.30am
Faculty of Science 1
Games and interactive environments
Information technology postgraduate programs (excluding masters)
Information technology undergraduate programs
HDR programs*
Saturday 2 August 2pm
Faculty of Science 2
Business process management
Data science
Information technology masters programs
Mathematics
Science
HDR programs*
Saturday 2 August 6pm No ceremony
Sunday 3 August 9.30am
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 1 and QUT College
Bachelor of Education
Education double degrees
All QUT College courses
Sunday 3 August 2pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 2
Education postgraduate programs
HDR programs*
Sunday 3 August 6pm No ceremony
Monday 4 August 9.30am
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 3
Communications
Digital communication
Justice
HDR programs*
Monday 4 August 2pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4
Creative industries
Design
Fine arts
HDR programs*

*If you're a higher degree by research candidate, you'll be allocated to a ceremony that best reflects your principal supervisor's school.

End-of-year ceremonies

End-of-year ceremonies will be held from Monday 8 December to Wednesday 17 December 2025 (subject to change).

Further details about the ceremony schedule will be available in mid-September, 2025.

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