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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.

2023 Graduates in graduate attire

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

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

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

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