Graduation documents

Graduate students waiting in line

Upon graduation, you will receive documents which recognise your academic application and achievement while at Macquarie.

Your digital graduation documents will be available on My eQuals via a link sent to your student email account.

At your graduation ceremony you will receive a hard copy of your:

  • testamur, and
  • official academic transcript.

You will also receive a digital copy of your Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) on My eQuals if your award is Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) compliant.  Digital documents will be available two weeks after conferral date.

Use My eQuals to access your graduation documents securely online.

Testamur

Your Macquarie University testamur certifies that you have been awarded your degree or diploma, sometimes referred to as:

  • a graduation certificate
  • diploma, or
  • parchment

The testamur is an A4 sized document that contains:

  • The Arms of the University
  • University seal
  • Signatures of the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar
  • Name of the graduate
  • Name of the degree/diploma, and
  • Conferral date.

Additional illustrations and text may appear on certain testamurs issued by the University depending on the nature of the award.

There can only be one testamur in circulation for a graduate of the degree for which they were awarded. Copies will not be produced by the University unless requirements for a replacement are met.

Replacement Testamur

You can only order a replacement testamur if your original has been lost, stolen, damaged or if your name has changed. If you have never requested to receive your original testamur, please complete the graduating in absentia web form to nominate how you would like to receive your graduation documents.

Cost and forms

You will need to complete a Replacement Testamur form online and pay the specified fee of AU$50 for a general replacement or AU$65 for a name change replacement (if different from your name when your award was conferred).

You will be liable to pay the AU$50 replacement fee if you did not receive your graduation documents due to an incorrect address supplied to the University or if the shipment gets lost in the post.

If you have the original testamur that you want replaced, please bring/mail this to the address below with a copy of identification that shows your signature (Driver’s License, Passport, etc).

Graduation
Ground Level, 18 Wally's Walk
Macquarie University
NSW 2109 Australia

Other information related to replacement testamurs

Certified copies or original documents need to be supplied for name change replacements.

A hard copy or digital Statutory Declaration will need to be provided if your original has been lost, stolen, or damaged.

A statement must be prepared for graduates currently residing in countries that do not have Statutory Declarations in their legal system. It must be witnessed and stamped/sealed by a notary public, or police officer, magistrate, solicitor or Australian Consulate official.

If another replacement needs to be issued due to damage, replacement documents must be personally collected or sent by Courier Delivery.

Please note that the standard processing time for Replacement Testamurs is 15 business days upon receipt of ALL required documents.

Note: If we receive your Replacement Testamur form while we are holding ceremonies, we may not be able to process this until the end of the graduation series.

Academic transcript

The academic transcript is the official and certified version of a student's academic record. The academic transcript lists:

  • units and programs a student has enrolled in
  • all units they have attempted, and
  • grades received.

An official academic transcript is always printed on secured University paper. As part of your graduation documents, one copy is included.

Additional copies of your academic transcript may be purchased from the University as required.

Find out more about requesting a transcript.

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