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Key dates for graduating

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

  • Graduation - March conferral

    Friday 28 February 2025
    Closing date for students to submit early exit request forms - 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 - March conferral

    Friday 28 February 2025
    Closing date to lodge cross-institutional results to be eligible for March Conferral. 
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Wednesday 05 March 2025
    Final date to clear sanctions (e.g. outstanding fees, library fines and student loans) to be included in March Conferral.
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Wednesday 05 March 2025
    Final date to make a change to your name and request for cultural variation to be recorded on your award certificate. If you wish to amend your name you should update your name online on or before this date.
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Wednesday 05 March 2025
    Final date to amend personal details including mailing address, phone and email contacts via HiQ for March Conferral
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Monday 10 March 2025
    You must complete all course requirements by this date to be included in March conferral.
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Wednesday 12 March 2025
    March conferral is conducted.
  • Graduation - March conferral

    Thursday 13 March 2025
    Progressive mailing out of parchments. Digital certified copy of Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) will be available online through My eQuals within 5 working days.

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. 

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

End-of-year ceremonies

End-of-year ceremonies are typically held in December.

Further details about the ceremony schedule will be available in Semester 2, 2025.

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