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Graduation is the highlight of our year and it’s such a privilege to be able to share the night with our graduands and their family and friends. What makes graduation so special is the unique story each and every graduand from around the country has to share.
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The graduation ceremonies for those that have successfully completed their higher education qualification between Study Period 1 2024 and Study Period 6 2024 will take place in five cities during 2025, dates and specific locations are to be confirmed:
Adelaide | 2025 TBC Venue: TBC Arrival: 6:00 PM Formalities: 6:30 PM
Perth | 2025 TBC Venue: TBC Arrival: 6:00 PM Formalities: 6:30 PM
Melbourne | 2025 TBC Venue: TBC Arrival: 6:00 PM Formalities: 6:30 PM
Brisbane | 2025 TBC Venue: TBC Arrival: 6:00 PM Formalities: 6:30 PM
Sydney | 2025 TBC Venue: TBC Arrival: 6:00 PM Formalities: 6:30 PM
Invitations for the 2024 graduation ceremonies will be issued via email during 2025. Please ensure you keep your email address up-to-date in your Student Portal.
Individuals who successfully complete their qualification between SP1 2024 and SP6 2024 will be invited to the ceremonies held in 2025.
Individuals who successfully complete their qualification between SP1 2025 and SP6 2025 will be invited to ceremonies held in 2026.
Graduation ceremonies are held in CBD locations across Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Once you receive your official invitation, you can select which city you prefer to attend your ceremony in.
Our graduation ceremonies are held in the evening, allowing graduands who work full-time to attend.
Yes. Testamurs are sent to all eligible graduates by mail approximately six weeks after a qualification is completed. This means you’ll receive your testamur before graduation. Please ensure you keep your postal address details up-to-date in your Student Portal.
The ceremony will include official proceedings with a welcome from a member of Kaplan Professional’s executive team, plus addresses from a guest and student speaker.
Each graduand will be officially presented with a congratulatory letter inside a graduation scroll.
The Dux for each qualification and highest performing student for each subject will be presented with an award on the night.
Drinks and canapés will be served at the conclusion of the official proceedings, which also provides our graduands and their guests an opportunity to network.
Yes, a professional photographer will attend the ceremony and take a photograph of each graduand receiving their graduation scroll on stage. You’ll also have the opportunity to have additional photos with your guests before and after the official proceedings.
Photographs will be available for you to download approximately 48 hours after the graduation ceremony.
The evening will run for approximately two hours.
We encourage our graduates to celebrate with friends and family. We invite each graduate to bring up to two guests aged 12 and older.
For graduates that would like to invite one or more child(ren) under 12, they may bring one adult guest and up to three children under 12. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, as guests cannot sit with the graduates during the ceremony.
Yes, you are welcome to bring up to three children who are aged 12 or under provided one of your guests is an adult. Children under 12 must have an accompanying adult guest as children will not be able to sit with the graduands while the ceremony is taking place.
If you’re unable to attend your city’s graduation ceremony, you’re welcome to attend a ceremony in another city. You’ll be able to make this selection once you receive your official invite.
It is not possible to defer attending a graduation in another year.
Have a question or query regarding graduation?
Feel free to call 1300 135 798 (select option 1) or email studentadvice@kaplan.edu.au.