Graduation ceremonies

1. Log in to UConnect.
2. Go to your Student Centre and click on the Graduations tile.
3. Select your program from the list with ‘Deferred Graduation Ceremony’ in brackets. Please note, this will only be visible once you have completed your academic program and received a Congratulations! email.
4. Under ‘Outstanding Graduation Registrations’, select the program you wish to attend a graduation ceremony for.
5. Select ‘I would like to attend a Graduation Ceremony’.
6. Next you will need to confirm your details. Click the ‘start’ button to begin.
7. Read through the terms listed in the Collection Notice and, if you are happy to agree, click ‘Accept’.
8. Next you will be provided with a list of graduation ceremonies available to you. Select the ceremony time you would like to attend.
9. The next step relates to guest tickets and academic dress sizing. You do not need to complete these details and can move to the next step.
10. Check the details in your Graduation Registration Summary are correct and click ‘Submit’.
11. Click on the ‘Make a Payment’ button to pay your AUD150 Ceremony Fee. Check out how to make payment via other methods.

If you start your registration and would like to make changes, you can do so while the status is ‘Pending’ and after you have completed the first three steps of your Graduate Response. To discard your partially completed registration, click on the ‘Actions List’ icon at the top of your page and select ‘Discard’.

Once you click 'Submit' on your registration, you are unable to make changes. If you need to withdraw or change to another ceremony, contact the Completions Office via graduations@unisq.edu.au or phone 1800 007 252 (Freecall).

Two weeks before your ceremony, you'll receive an email asking you to confirm your details and review your tickets via the Reed Events Portal.

Follow the steps below to confirm your details and access your tickets:

1. Sign in to the Reed Portal using your ten digit student number and date of birth in the correct format (dd/mm/yyyy).
   NOTE: Your student number starts with 00, for example 0061234567.
2. Click on ‘Step 1: Graduand Ticket’. This is your own ticket i.e. the person crossing the stage.
3. Check of your details are correct and view the image of your Academic Regalia (gowning).
4. Enter any special Access requirements for you or your guests ie wheelchair, assistance dog, etc.
5. Add your phonetic name pronunciation if required – we will also be checking with you on ceremony day to be sure your name is correctly called.
6. Add your height in centimetres.
7. Click ‘Add to cart’.
8. Click on ‘Step 2: Guest Tickets’.
9. Select the number of guest tickets (up to five tickets per graduand).
10. Click ‘Submit’.
11. View your 'Order Summary' and confirm these details are correct.
12. Click ‘Proceed to checkout’.
13. Click on ‘New customer/create an account’.
14. Add your preferred email, a password, your phone number and then click ‘Sign up’.
15. Click on ‘Place Order’.
16. Once you have successfully submitted your order, you’ll receive an 'Order Confirmation' email. This email will include your Order Confirmation PDF with your own and your tickets. Please ensure you have this PDF on ceremony day, either on your phone or print a copy for you, and another for your guests.

Troubleshooting

If you're unable to find your order confirmation email, please follow the steps below.

1. Check the Junk Mail folder of your preferred email address, OR
2. Log in to your account on the Reed Events portal, select ‘My Account’ then select ‘My Orders’.

If you have difficulty with your ceremony ticketing, please email graduations@unisq.edu.au or call 1800 007 252 (Free call).

The day of your ceremony is exciting, but also busy! If you haven’t been to a graduation ceremony before, check out the recordings of our past ceremonies so you know what to expect.

To make your day as enjoyable as possible, we’ve put together a list of things to know and bring on the day as well as approximate timing.

Before the day checklist

1. Make sure you and your guests have a copy of your tickets, either print these out or have them ready on your phone. Anyone without a ticket will not be permitted to enter the event [precinct or be seated in the ceremony.
2. Share the livestream link with your loved ones who can’t attend in person.
3. Familiarise yourself with parking at your venue. There is signed accessible parking available close to the venue and a set-down area for dropping off at the venue entry. Parking information for each venue can be found below.
   • Toowoomba Empire Theatre parking
   • Ipswich Civic Centre parking
   • Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre parking
4. As you cross the stage, you will ‘doff’ the Chancellor. You can practise this before the day by watching our ‘How to Doff’ video.

Your timeline for the day

We’ve listed indicative times for your ceremony day below. You can also watch our short Ceremony Day video which takes you through what happens on ceremony day. You can anticipate spending around four hours at your event. 

After Results Release in your final study period and once your academic program completion has been processed, you’ll receive a 'Congratulations!' email to your UMail address. This email will confirm you’re officially a ‘graduand’.

There may be a delay in your completion being processed and receiving your Congratulations! email if you’ve had a delayed placement, need to resubmit assessment, sit a supplementary examination, need to provide cross-institutional study grades, are awaiting LANTITE results, or have unpaid fees. Please email support@unisq.edu.au if you believe you should have received your Congratulations! email but haven’t.

In 2025, we’re moving back to our pre-COVID ceremonies model after having provided additional ceremonies from 2021 – 2024 for graduates who missed out on ceremonies during COVID-19.

We are excited to also offer our graduates the opportunity to attend a Brisbane ceremony. We know many of our graduates are based around Australia and overseas, so we’re offering yet another location to celebrate.

As a UniSQ graduate, you can choose to take part in a ceremony within 12 months after your conferral date. Many graduates like to attend the first graduation ceremonies after they’re ‘eligible to graduate’ and others prefer to wait until a time that suits them and their guests, or fits around their employment and the availability of leave. The location of our graduation ceremonies changes throughout the year, so check out where the next available graduation ceremonies takes place. Our graduates have the flexibility to register for any available ceremony time, provided a ceremony is not already at capacity.

Some graduates may require a Ceremony Invitation Letter Request form to apply for a visa so they can attend themselves, or support family member visa applications.

Sharing this special day with your loved ones and supporters is a great way to celebrate.

As a graduate, you can bring a maximum of five guests to your graduation ceremony. Children over 12 months must have a guest ticket. Please note, babies under 12 months do not require a guest ticket but must sit on a guest's lap. Prams may enter the event precinct but are not permitted inside the ceremony.

There are no additional guest tickets available.

Yes! If your guests can’t make it or you just want to remember the day, there is a livestream of your ceremony, and a post-ceremony recording is also available for download on the UniSQ website within 12 months.

If you can’t attend an upcoming ceremony but would like to attend a future ceremony, you have 12 months from your conferral date to accept an invitation. Simply wait to receive the invitation for a future ceremony and register quickly to secure your spot.