Dates and information
Congratulations on reaching this exciting milestone! Graduation is the perfect time to celebrate all the hard work, memories, and achievements you've experienced at Macquarie.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Macquarie’s beautiful campus to celebrate your achievement with your peers, family, and friends. You've worked so hard—now it’s time to enjoy the moment!
Graduation ceremony timeline
Use the table below to see which ceremony series you’re likely to be invited to based on your conferral date.
Please keep in mind that these dates are subject to change – your ceremony date is not confirmed until you receive an official invitation. We recommend waiting until you have received your official invitation and you’ve completed your RSVP and Graduation Fee payment before booking flights or accommodation.
Once the schedule is finalised, your invitation will be sent to your student email 6–8 weeks before the ceremony. We cannot confirm your exact ceremony date and time earlier than this.
Conferral dates and prospective ceremony dates
You need to be qualified by | To be conferred on | To celebrate a ceremony prospectively scheduled in |
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24 January 2025 | 27 February 2025 | 17 – 28 March 2025 |
14 March 2025 | 10 April 2025 | 7 – 17 October 2025 |
15 May 2025 | 12 June 2025 | 7 – 17 October 2025 |
25 July 2025 | 14 August 2025 | 7 – 17 October 2025 |
26 September 2025 | 23 October 2025 | 8 – 12 December 2025 |
Note:
- Students completing their studies in Session 3 will be conferred in April and invited to a ceremony in October.
- Outstanding Debts and Sanctions: Your degree will not be conferred, and you will not be invited to a graduation ceremony if you have an outstanding debt or active sanction, for example, unpaid fees or an incomplete Unique Student Identifier (USI). Please ensure all financial obligations and administrative requirements are resolved before the ceremony.
- You will not be invited to attend a graduation ceremony if you have already requested or received your graduation documents.
October 2025 graduation schedule
Invitations to the October 2025 graduation ceremony series were emailed early August 2025 – please refer to your invitation for further details about your ceremony.
All ceremonies are expected to run for approximately 90 minutes. Please see the finalised schedule below:
Date | Time | Faculty |
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Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Arts |
2:30pm | Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences |
2:30pm | Macquarie Business School | |
Thursday, 9 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Arts |
2:30pm | Macquarie Business School | |
Friday, 10 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Science and Engineering |
2:30pm | Macquarie Business School | |
Monday, 13 October 2025 | 10:30am | Macquarie Business School |
2:30pm | Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Arts |
2:30pm | Macquarie Business School | |
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences |
2:30pm | Faculty of Arts | |
Thursday 16 October 2025 | 10:30am | Faculty of Science and Engineering |
2:30pm | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences | |
Friday, 17 October 2025 | 10:30am | Macquarie Business School |