Ceremonies

Please stay up to date with the latest government information for your home state, as well as Queensland where our graduation ceremonies will take place.

Rest assured, if you are unable to attend your ceremony due to COVID, and you advise us in writing in advance of the event via E: graduations@usq.edu.au, any Ceremony Fee payment you may have made will be refunded, or the credit card charge reversed.

Graduates and guests residing overseas, please note: Australia’s borders are currently closed.
Please remember to book only refundable travel and accommodation.
We’ll be using your UMail to keep in touch.
The AUD150 Ceremony Fee includes your loaned academic dress (including a gifted mortarboard/bonnet), and light refreshments.

Registration and payment deadlines:

• Toowoomba – no later than midnight Wednesday 11 August 2021
• Ipswich – no later than midnight Wednesday 15 September 2021

Doctoral graduates, please note there is a dedicated Doctoral ceremony in Toowoomba.
Each ceremony has a limit of up to (3) maximum guest tickets per graduate, regardless of age. Guest tickets are Free of Charge (FOC) for Toowoomba and Ipswich ceremonies. The *Doctoral ceremony has a limit of up to (5) maximum guest tickets per graduate, regardless of age. Our graduation ceremonies are live streamed so you can share with family and friends.

Ceremonies will fill quickly and have limited capacity, so register now! You will have one only opportunity to register for the ceremony that best suits you and your guests, so please ensure your selection is correct. Late registration and payment will not be possible. If you are unable to attend your ceremony, and you advise us in writing in advance of the event via graduations@usq.edu.au then you will be refunded.

Only graduates and guests with a QR coded ticket and allocated seat can enter the fenced event precinct. Tickets are not available at the event. Guest tickets are not transferrable.

USQ Academic Dress has been simplified for 2021. Your loaned academic dress will also include a giveaway mortarboard/Doctoral bonnet & chord. We’ll provide you with your own testamur tube for your stage and studio photos.

Registration and payment deadlines:

• Toowoomba – no later than midnight Wednesday 11 August 2021
• Ipswich – no later than midnight Wednesday 15 September 2021

Step 1: Register and pay (S1 2021 graduands)
Complete your online Graduate Response#1 via UConnect > Student Centre > Graduations tile (Deferred Ceremony) and pay your AUD150 Ceremony Fee before these deadlines.

Step 1: Register and pay (S2 2019-S3 2020 graduates)
Complete your online Graduate Response#2 (Deferred Ceremony) via UConnect > Student Centre > Graduations tile (Deferred Ceremony) and pay your AUD150 Ceremony Fee before these deadlines.

• Toowoomba – no later than midnight Wednesday 11 August 2021
• Ipswich – no later than midnight Wednesday 15 September 2021

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Step 2: Confirm your registration and academic dress details, and add guest information
On Monday, a week prior to your ceremony, if you have registered and paid, you’ll receive an email with a link to the Graduation Portal which you’ll log into to confirm your registration details, provide your height, check your academic dress order is correct for your academic program, view your seating allocation and personal QR code, and be asked to provide your guest  contact details. Included in the email will be important instructions. If you require Accessible Seating, immediately contact the Graduations Office in writing via graduations@usq.edu.au 

Step 3: Guest tickets
Once you’ve completed the Step 2 confirmation process, you’ll receive a response to your UMail with guest e-tickets including allocated seating and QR codes for each guest. Included in the email will be important instructions. Provide each guest with their printed or digital guest ticket.
(Remember to check your Junk Mail if you cannot find this email.)

*Doctoral graduates please note this dedicated ceremony in Toowoomba at 5.30pm Friday 27 August 2021.
TBC indicates a ceremony which may become available once other ceremonies are full.
This webpage will be updated as ceremonies fill and become unavailable.

SYDNEY Tuesday 10 August 2021 - Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney (5.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - CANCELLED

TOOWOOMBA (You must register and pay no later than midnight Wednesday 11 August 2021) Wednesday 25 August 2021 - Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba (9.30am) – (All Disciplines) (1.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - CLOSED TBC (5.30pm) – (All Disciplines) Thursday 26 August 2021 - Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba (9.30am) – (All Disciplines) (1.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - this ceremony is almost at capacity – register now TBC (5.30pm) – (All Disciplines) Friday 27 August 2021 - Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba (9.30am) – (All Disciplines) - CLOSED (1.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - CLOSED (5.30pm) – *Doctorates only (Professional Doctorates will need to request manual registration                     via graduations@usq.edu.au by Graduations Office staff for this ceremony.                     Research Doctorates and Doctors of Philosophy will be able to register online).

IPSWICH (You must register and pay no later than midnight Wednesday 15 September 2021) Wednesday 29 September 2021 – Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich (9.30am) – (All Disciplines) - this ceremony is almost at capacity – register now (1.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - CLOSED (5.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - this ceremony is almost at capacity – register now Thursday 30 September 2021 – Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich (9.30am) – (All Disciplines) (1.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - CLOSED (5.30pm) – (All Disciplines) - this ceremony is almost at capacity – register now

Your graduation ceremony day will be busy and you’ll need to be sure to arrive in plenty of time to enjoy the day. If you arrive too late, you may miss your opportunity to cross the stage. Please share these details with your guests.

Ensure you have your own e-Ticket, and each guest has their e-Ticket including QR code.
Accessible parking (signed) is available close to the venue – TMBA, IPSW.
An Accessible set-down area is located at the front entrance to each venue.
You will need both hands onstage, so please don’t take personal items with you.
Light refreshments are provided post-ceremony.
Remember to connect with USQ Alumni to collect your gift and ensure your contact details are up to date.
Share your day via #usqgrad
Purchase your stage photograph at the Silver Rose Photography kiosk on ceremony day.
Order and pay for your stage and studio photographs via Silver Rose Photography another day.

Ceremony time	9.30am	1.30pm	5.30pm
Arrive to venue in plenty of time	7.30am	11.30am	3.30pm
Parking (fees may apply) - Toowoomba - Ipswich	7.45am	11.45am	3.45pm
Queue with your QR coded ticket for scanning (no entry prior to this time)	8.00am	12noon	4.00pm
Graduates collect gowning (QR coded ticket)	8.00-8.30am	12.00-12.30pm	4.00-4.30pm
Pre-ceremony studio photography	Until 9.00am	Until 1.00pm	Until 5.00pm
Guests seating in allocated seats (QR coded ticket)	From 8.30am	From 12.30pm	From 4.30pm
Graduates seated in allocated seats	By 9.00am	By 1.00pm	By 5.00pm
Ceremony commences	9.30am	1.30pm	5.30pm
Ceremony concludes	10.15am	2.15pm	6.15pm
Post-ceremony photos & light refreshments	Until 11.30am	Until 3.30pm	Until 7.30pm
Return academic dress & depart	By 11.30am	By 3.30pm	By 7.30pm