Melbourne graduation ceremonies
Celebrate your big achievement at our Melbourne graduation ceremony!
Learn more about upcoming ceremonies and schedule, and what to expect when graduating. More detailed information about your ceremony will be provided in your official invitation.
December 2025 graduations
The next graduation ceremony will be on Wednesday 10 December 2025 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
If you're eligible to graduate, we'll send the invitation to your email from 5 November.
Tickets cost $147 for graduates and $47 for guests. Book your seats quick, as tickets are strictly limited!
We'll send any digital completion documents to your email by 31 October. You'll get a physical copy of your award at the ceremony (unless you already have it).
Find when your ceremony is scheduled
Use the accordions to browse for your course. You can also find your ceremony schedule in the invitation email.
Date and time: Wednesday 10 December, 11am
Courses:
- Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
- Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice
- Associate Degree in Education Studies
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Leadership
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching
- Bachelor of Education (P-12)
- Bachelor of Education Studies
- Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-apprenticeship
- Certificate II in Drainage
- Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Pre-vocational)
- Certificate II in Engineering Studies
- Certificate II in Plumbing (Pre-apprenticeship)
- Certificate II in Work Education
- Certificate III in Beauty Services
- Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying
- Certificate III in Cabinet Making
- Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology
- Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology (Furniture)
- Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology (Kitchens and Bathrooms)
- Certificate III in Carpentry
- Certificate III in Civil Construction (General)
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
- Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
- Certificate III in Emerging Technologies
- Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
- Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking/Welding)
- Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade
- Certificate III in General Construction
- Certificate III in General Construction (Carpentry - Framework/Formwork/Finishing)
- Certificate III in Hairdressing
- Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
- Certificate III in Hospitality
- Certificate III in Individual Support
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
- Certificate III in Information Technology
- Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport
- Certificate III in Plumbing
- Certificate III in Plumbing (General Plumbing and Roofing)
- Certificate III in Plumbing (General Plumbing Roofing and Mechanical)
- Certificate III in Signs and Graphics
- Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
- Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Certificate IV in Ageing Support
- Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Certificate IV in Cyber Security
- Certificate IV in Industrial Automation and Control
- Certificate IV in Information Technology
- Certificate IV in Mental Health
- Certificate IV in Nursing
- Certificate IV in School Based Education Support
- Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation
- Certificate IV in Youth Work
- Cetificate IV in Tertiary Preparation
- Diploma of Accounting
- Diploma of Beauty Therapy
- Diploma of Beauty Therapy (Spa Treatments)
- Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
- Diploma of Business
- Diploma of Business (Digital Transformation)
- Diploma of Business (Enterprise)
- Diploma of Clinical Coding
- Diploma of Community Services
- Diploma of Dermal Studies
- Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
- Diploma of Education Studies
- Diploma of Educational Studies
- Diploma of Engineering Technology
- Diploma of Event Management
- Diploma of Hospitality Management
- Diploma of Information Technology
- Diploma of Nursing
- Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation
- Graduate Certificate in Block Teaching
- Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education
- Graduate Diploma in Block Teaching
- Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Master of Education
- Master of Teaching (Primary Education)
- Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
Date and time: Wednesday 10 December, 4pm
Courses:
- Bachelor of Accounting (Business Analytics)
- Bachelor of Animation and Visual Effects
- Bachelor of Applied Movement Science/Master of Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies/History)
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies/Political Science)
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies/Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies/Writing)
- Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media)
- Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media/Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Arts (History/Writing)
- Bachelor of Arts (Literary Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Literary Studies/Sociology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Arts (Writing)
- Bachelor of Biomedical and Exercise Science
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Human Physiology/Molecular Cell Biology)
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Molecular Cell Biology)
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Building Design
- Bachelor of Building Surveying
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
- Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Banking and Finance)
- Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Information Systems Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
- Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance/Financial Risk Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance/Human Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Event Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Event Management/Human Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Event Management/Information Systems Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Financial Risk Management/International Trade)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)/Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)/Bachelor of Sport Management (Sport and Active Communities)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management/Marketing)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management/Tourism and Hospitality Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Information Systems Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Information Systems Management/Tourism and Hospitality Management)
- Bachelor of Business (International Trade)
- Bachelor of Business (International Trade/Marketing)
- Bachelor of Business (International Trade/Supply Chain and Logistics Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Management and Innovation)
- Bachelor of Business (Management and Innovation)/Bachelor of Psychological Studies
- Bachelor of Business (Management and Innovation/Marketing)
- Bachelor of Business (Management and Innovation/Supply Chain and Logistics Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing/Tourism and Hospitality Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Supply Chain and Logistics Management)
- Bachelor of Business (Supply Chain and Logistics Management)/Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality Management)
- Bachelor of Community Development
- Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
- Bachelor of Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Psychological Studies
- Bachelor of Criminology
- Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Cyber Security
- Bachelor of Data Science
- Bachelor of Dermal Sciences
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering)
- Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice)
- Bachelor of Exercise Science (Sport Practice)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Indigenous Health/Public Health)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Public Health)
- Bachelor of Human Nutrition
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and System Computing)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Web and Mobile Application Development)
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)
- Bachelor of Midwifery
- Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Nutritional Science
- Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership
- Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership (Outdoor Leadership Industry Internship)
- Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science
- Bachelor of Psychological Studies
- Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Honours)
- Bachelor of Psychological Studies/Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology/Ecology and Environmental Management)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science (Osteopathy) / Master of Health Science (Osteopathy)
- Bachelor of Screen Media
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Bachelor of Speech and Language Sciences/Master of Speech Pathology
- Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management
- Bachelor of Sport Management
- Bachelor of Sport Management (Sport and Active Communities)
- Bachelor of Sport Management/Bachelor of Youth Work
- Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)
- Bachelor of Sport Science (Sport Coaching)
- Bachelor of Youth Work
- Bachelor of Youth Work and Criminal Justice
- Diploma of Arts
- Diploma of Biomedical Exercise Studies
- Diploma of Biomedical Sciences
- Diploma of Biomedical Studies
- Diploma of Building Studies
- Diploma of Business Studies
- Diploma of Health Science
- Diploma of Information Technology Studies
- Diploma of Paramedic Studies
- Diploma of Sport Science Studies
- Diploma of Youth Work Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Building Surveying
- Graduate Certificate in Business
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Graduate Certificate in Change Management
- Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Graduate Certificate in Countering Violent Extremism
- Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Learning and Teaching
- Graduate Certificate in Finance
- Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning
- Graduate Certificate in Global Public Health
- Graduate Certificate in Mental Health
- Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics Leadership
- Graduate Certificate in Public Health
- Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying
- Graduate Diploma in Business
- Graduate Diploma in Counselling
- Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security
- Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning
- Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Graduate Diploma in Migration Law
- Graduate Diploma in Project Management
- Master of Applied Information Technology
- Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
- Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology)
- Master of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems)
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration (Change Management)
- Master of Business Administration (Finance)
- Master of Business Administration (Global)
- Master of Business Analytics
- Master of Change, Innovation and Leadership
- Master of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Master of Clinical Exercise Science and Rehabilitation
- Master of Counselling
- Master of Digital Media
- Master of Engineering
- Master of Enterprise Resource Planning
- Master of Financial Planning
- Master of Global Public Health
- Master of International Community Development
- Master of Marketing
- Master of Mental Health Nursing
- Master of Nursing (Chronic Disease and Ageing)
- Master of Nursing (Leadership)
- Master of Physiotherapy
- Master of Professional Accounting
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Master of Project Management
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Speech Pathology
- Master of Sports Science (Football Performance)
- Master of Supply Chain Management
What to expect
You have your tickets, and graduation day has arrived! The information below will step you through what to expect on the day.
Specific ceremony timings will be emailed to you in the days leading up to the event.
The graduation ceremonies are held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), not far from our City Campus.
If you're arriving by car, please follow the instructions provided in your graduation invitation or visit the MCEC website for more information about parking.
If you're planning to use public transport, we recommend using the PTV Journey planner to plan your trip.
Upon arrival, you will confirm your attendance with REED Events – our graduations partner, who look after ticketing, gowning and photography.
You will be given a seat number that you must keep until you enter the ceremony.
You’ll then be directed through to the regalia area where you get gowned and ready for the celebration and once you’ve been gowned, you will be able to get professional photos taken with your loved ones. There is also graduations memorabilia and flowers available for you or your guests to purchase.
Note that photography will close 30 minutes prior to the ceremony start time, so it’s best to arrive early. There will also be an opportunity to get photography after the ceremony.
Doors to enter the ceremony will open 60 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.
Graduates need to be seated at least 15 minutes before the ceremony begins, so arrive in plenty of time to find your seat and settle in. Once inside, speak to one of our friendly staff who will help you find your seat number.
Guests will need to have tickets ready to scan to enter the venue. If your guests don't have a valid ticket, they won't be allowed inside. Guests can sit anywhere, so long as there is no sticker on the seat.
After some formal proceedings, our staff will direct you to line up and get ready to cross the stage. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for!
You will be briefed about what you need to do on stage and our staff are always happy to help. Once on stage you will get to pose for a photo with your testamur, before returning to your seat.
The Order of Proceedings can vary slightly from ceremony to ceremony. However generally the ceremony will run for around 1 hour, in the following format:
- Welcome to Country
- Presiding Officer’s Address
- Presentation of graduates
- Vice-Chancellor’s Address
- Charge to the graduates
- Ceremony Close
The Graduate reception will take place after the ceremony. This is an opportunity to celebrate with your friends, family and fellow graduates. The reception goes for one hour.
Light refreshments will be provided at the reception.
After the reception, you will follow the signs to return your gown.
This will conclude your graduation celebration.
Future ceremonies
Can't make it to the upcoming ceremony? You can choose to join a later one instead:
The next graduation ceremony will be from the week of 16 March 2026 at Flemington Racecourse.
Invitations will be sent to your email by 9 February.
We'll send any digital completion documents to you by 13 February. You'll receive a physical copy of your award at the ceremony (unless you already have it).
The next graduation ceremony will be from the week of 5 October 2026 at Flemington Racecourse.
Invitations will be sent to your email by 17 August.
We'll send any digital completion documents to you by 28 August. You'll receive a physical copy of your award at the ceremony (unless you already have it).
Not attending your graduation?
If you can't make it to your ceremony, you can choose to attend a future graduation ceremony or skip your graduation.
If you choose to skip, you can receive your testamur by mail. We'll contact you for your current mailing address after the ceremonies.