Graduation ceremony schedule

Find all key details about upcoming UNSW graduation ceremonies.

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Explore the schedule for upcoming UNSW graduation ceremonies, including key dates and times to prepare for your special day.

UNSW hosts multiple graduation ceremonies throughout the year, giving graduates the chance to celebrate their academic achievements. Ceremony allocations are determined by conferral dates to ensure students are scheduled within the appropriate ceremony period.

UNSW graduation ceremonies are scheduled as below. Please note that these proposed dates are subject to change.

Upcoming ceremonies

Important notes

Before making travel arrangements for your graduation ceremony, ensure that you’ve received a graduation ceremony invitation and paid your graduation fee via the Reed events portal.

If you miss the RSVP deadline, you’ll be unable to attend a ceremony and will not be automatically invited to future ceremonies. 

Is your family applying for a visa to attend your ceremony?

If your family members are in the process of applying for an Australian visa to attend your graduation ceremony, you may use your Award & Enrolment Statement as a supporting document for their application as proof of your program completion. This will go along with your invitation letter and a copy of your ceremony invitation email. For more information on visa applications, visit the Department of Home Affairs.

Visa processing may take up to six weeks. If you or your guests require a visa to attend your graduation ceremony, please ensure you:

RSVP to your ceremony as soon as possible
Submit your visa application within the first week of receiving your invitation.

This will help ensure your visa is processed in time for the event.

March 2026 graduation ceremonies
August 2026 graduation ceremonies
December 2026 graduation ceremonies

Ceremonies will be held Monday, 23 March – Saturday, 28 March 2026 at:

Please note: The schedule and venue allocation may change.

Included conferral periods: 20 November 2025 - 29 January 2026 (majority of T3 2025 completers)

Only submit an Expression of Interest if you have a conferral date outside of the above period. Eligible students within the above conferral period will be automatically invited to a March ceremony in early February.

Important notes:

Do not book travel until you’ve RSVP’d and received a confirmation/receipt of payment. Graduation ceremonies will be held at the faculty level rather than by individual schools.

Depending on scheduling and venue capacity limits, you may not be in the same ceremony as your friends or cohort.

Monday, 23 March

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Arts, Design & Architecture	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
10.30am	Engineering	John Niland Scientia Building
2.00pm	Law & Justice	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.30pm	Arts, Design & Architecture	John Niland Scientia Building
6.00pm	Science	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
6.30pm	Business	John Niland Scientia Building

Tuesday, 24 March

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Engineering	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
10.30am	Business	John Niland Scientia Building
2.00pm	Arts, Design & Architecture	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.30pm	Medicine	John Niland Scientia Building
6.00pm	Business	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
6.30pm	Engineering	John Niland Scientia Building

Wednesday, 25 March

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Medicine	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
10.30am	Arts, Design & Architecture	John Niland Scientia Building
2.00pm	Business	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.30pm	Science	John Niland Scientia Building
6.00pm	Arts, Design & Architecture	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
6.30pm	Law & Justice	John Niland Scientia Building

Thursday, 26 March

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Business	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
10.30am	Engineering	John Niland Scientia Building
2.00pm	Arts, Design & Architecture	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.30pm	Business	John Niland Scientia Building
6.00pm	Science	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
6.30pm	Arts, Design & Architecture	John Niland Scientia Building

Friday, 27 March

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Business	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
10.30am	Science	John Niland Scientia Building
2.00pm	Engineering	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.30pm	Business	John Niland Scientia Building
6.00pm	Business	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
6.30pm	All Faculties	John Niland Scientia Building

Time

Faculty
Location
10.00am

Medicine & Health (Awards from the 6-year undergraduate program only)
Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.00pm All Faculties Sir John Clancy Auditorium

Time	Faculty	Location
10.00am	Medicine & Health (Awards from the 6-year undergraduate program only)	Sir John Clancy Auditorium
2.00pm	All Faculties	Sir John Clancy Auditorium