Graduation costs
Your graduation fee includes everything you need for graduation day, from regalia to refreshments.
Graduation costs
Your graduation fee covers:
- two guest tickets (PhD students receive 4 guest tickets)
- academic dress (regalia) hire
- keepsake trencher
- light refreshments (post-ceremony) for you and your guests.
| Graduation fee | $198 |
|---|---|
| Graduating in absentia | $0 |
Refunds for graduation fees
You can apply for a refund if you've already paid your graduation fee but are ineligible to graduate or can no longer make it to your ceremony.
The amount refunded will vary depending on how much notice you give us:
- full refund if you notify us prior to Tuesday 27 May 2025
- $140 refund if you notify us between Wednesday 28 May 2025 and Tuesday 3 June 2025
- no refund if you notify us from Wednesday 4 June 2025
- students deemed ineligible and who have applied to attend and paid the graduation fee - full refund.
If you have your own academic dress (regalia)
Graduates may choose to purchase their own regalia through our preferred supplier Spear of Fame. Part of the graduation fee may be refunded if the graduations office are notified of purchase of regalia prior to the commencement of the ceremonies. Please see purchase academic regalia for pricing and further information.
| Complete academic dress (gown and hood) | $66 |
|---|---|
| Gown | $55 |
| Trencher | n/a |
| Hood | $11 |
To apply for your refund, simply attach proof of purchase of your academic dress in an email to the graduation office.
Guest tickets – June 2025
Each graduate is allocated two guest tickets (PhD students receive 4 guest tickets) as part of their graduation fee. June graduates can register for their guest tickets and purchase an additional two tickets (subject to availability)* online with Reed Events from Monday 19 May 2025.
*Due to high attendance numbers, students allocated to the 4pm Tuesday 17 June ceremony will only be able to purchase up to one additional ticket (subject to availability).
Additional purchased tickets are at a cost of $45 per ticket and are subject to availability.
Children who are 3 years or younger do not require a ticket, however they must sit on the lap of a guardian if the ceremony is sold out.
Please note: purchased tickets are non-refundable after Monday 26 May 2025 for students and guests who are unable to attend.