Attending graduation is one of the most exciting parts of obtaining your qualification.
Graduation is a formal event, and an important part of recognising your academic progress. A public acknowledgement of your achievement, you will be surrounded and supported by fellow graduates, friends, family and the VU community.
In 'Attend a graduation ceremony':
Program for Melbourne ceremonies
The first round of onshore ceremonies for 2017 will be held in Melbourne from Tuesday 1 August to Thursday 3 August. Details of the ceremonies are:
Ceremony 1: Tuesday 1 August - 9:30am
- College of Arts & Education (Education)
Ceremony 2: Tuesday 1 August - 1:30pm
- College of Arts & Education (Arts)
Ceremony 3: Tuesday 1 August - 5:30pm
- Victoria Polytechnic
Ceremony 4: Wednesday 2 August - 9:30am
- College of Health & Biomedicine (Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedicine & Osteopathy)
Ceremony 5: Wednesday 2 August - 1:30pm
- College of Health & Biomedicine (All others)
- College of Engineering & Science
Ceremony 6: Wednesday 2 August - 5:30pm
- College of Law & Justice
- College of Sport & Exercise Science
Ceremony 7: Thursday 3 August - 9:30am
- College of Business (Undergraduate Accounting, Banking & Finance, & Financial Risk combinations)
Ceremony 8: Thursday 3 August - 1:30pm
- College of Business (Postgraduate & remaining undergraduate specialisations)
- VU College
The second round of onshore ceremonies for 2017 will be held in Melbourne from Tuesday 11 December to Friday 14 December.
Note: Dates are subject to change and will be confirmed six weeks prior to the ceremonies.
Eligibility to graduate
All eligible students will receive an email invitation with full details of the date and time of their ceremony six to eight weeks prior to the ceremony round.
The invitation contains instructions on how to finalise your registration (you must have pre-registered) to attend graduation, how to book academic dress and purchase guest tickets.
Eligible VU Sydney students will be invited to attend one of our ceremonies in Melbourne.
Ceremonies location
All Melbourne ceremonies are held in the Flemington Racecourse Grand Stand, Epsom Rd, Flemington.
Free parking is available at Flemington Racecourse. You can enter via Gate 1 (Main Gate) in Epsom Road or Gate 2 (Hill Entrance) in Leonard Crescent off Langs Road. Parking attendants will direct you to the reserved parking area.
Past ceremonies
Overseas (offshore) ceremony
The Victoria University offshore ceremony for 2017 is scheduled for Sunday 9 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
View the April 2017 graduation program (held in Malayasia).
Note: Dates are subject to change and will be confirmed six weeks prior to the ceremonies.
Graduation costs & ticketing
The cost to attend a graduation ceremony is AUD$112.50, which includes gown hire and the graduation program.
Guest tickets can be purchased at a cost of AUD$40 each.
If additional tickets are available, attending students will be notified two weeks prior to the ceremony.
Register for your tickets
Registration and ticket purchase is completed through Reed Graduations.
Guest tickets will be limited to 3 per graduate. More may be released closer to the ceremonies depending on availability of seats.
If you have trouble registering, please call Reed Graduations on 1300 361 806 or email hello@reedgraduations.com.au.
Only students who have been emailed the Graduation Invitation can complete the registration process.
The graduation attendance fee does not include any photography packages.
Academic dress (Regalia)
Graduates are required to wear the University’s academic dress at their graduation ceremony.
The Academic Dress (Regalia) must be hired or purchased. This is done directly through Reed Graduations.
Information on hiring (or purchasing) Academic Dress (Regalia) from Reed Graduations is provided when you receive your invitation to attend a graduation ceremony.
Photography, framing and flowers
Yout might like to purchase some little extras on the day to make the event more memorable - Reed Graduation Services will be at the venue on your ceremony day.
Occasional and valedictorian addresses
Speeches are an important part of the VU graduation ceremonies.
You can watch addresses from our ceremonies on our VU Graduations YouTube channel.
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