End-of-year ceremonies 2023
Faculty of Science 1
Friday 15 December, 10am
- Undergraduate IT courses
- Postgraduate IT courses
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Science 2 and QUT College
Friday 15 December, 2pm
- All other science programs
- Doctoral graduates
- All QUT College courses and programs
Faculty of Business and Law 1
Saturday 16 December, 10am
- Advertising, marketing, public relations
- International business
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Business and Law 2
Saturday 16 December, 2pm
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Philanthropy and non-profit
- Graduate School of Business
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Business and Law 3
Saturday 16 December, 6pm
- Law programs
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Engineering 1
Sunday 17 December, 10am
- Architecture
- Design programs
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Engineering 2
Sunday 17 December, 2pm
- Civil engineering
- Medical
- Project management
- Urban development
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Engineering 3
Sunday 17 December, 6pm
- Chemical process
- Computer and systems software
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Mechatronics
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Health 2
Monday 18 December, 2pm
- All other nursing programs
- Paramedicine
- Aged care
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Health 3
Monday 18 December, 6pm
- Biomedical science
- Medical imagining
- Radiation
- Vision science
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Health 4
Tuesday 19 December, 10am
- Behavioural science
- Psychology
- Counselling
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Health 5
Tuesday 19 December, 2pm
- Clinical exercise
- Sport and exercise
- Podiatry
- Pharmacy and nutrition programs
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Health 6
Tuesday 19 December, 6pm
- Public health
- Social work
- HSE
- All other health programs
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 1
Wednesday 20 December, 10am
- Fine arts and design (excluding architecture)
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 2
Wednesday 20 December, 2pm
- Undergraduate education - primary and secondary courses
- Postgraduate education - primary and secondary courses
- Education double degrees
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 3
Wednesday 20 December, 6pm
- Undergraduate education - early childhood courses
- Postgraduate education - early childhood courses
- All other education programs
- Doctoral graduates
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4
Thursday 21 December, 10am
- Justice
- Communication
- Creative industries
- Entertainment industries
- Doctoral graduates
Mid-year ceremonies 2023
Sunday
27 August
Monday
28 August
Tuesday
29 August
Wednesday
30 August
2022 end of year graduation ceremonies
Our end of year graduation ceremonies were held 15-21 December at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC).
Thursday 15
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Friday 16
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Saturday 17
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Sunday 18
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Monday 19
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Tuesday 20
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Wednesday 21
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Guest tickets
You can purchase guest tickets directly through the venue supplier.
Students will be notified once tickets are released. Refer to the ceremony venue section for further details.
Watching from home
Live stream graduation
Our graduation ceremonies are live streamed. The video begins 10 minutes before the ceremony start time.
We are unable to provide recordings of the ceremonies for purchase due to privacy and copyright.
Stream the ceremonies
What to expect
When should I arrive?
Graduands are requested to arrive two hours before the ceremony start time, ensuring there is adequate time for registration, robing and graduand briefing.
Guests are invited to be seated approximately 30 minutes prior to the ceremony start time.
Seating is allocated by the venue. We recommend that you advise the respective venues regarding any accessibility requirements in advance.
What happens on stage?
At the start of the ceremony, graduands and guests are asked to stand while the academic procession enters the hall. All then remain standing until the presiding officer is seated.
The chairperson opens the ceremony, then the presiding officer gives a short welcome address. Graduands are then presented to the presiding officer. After all graduands have been presented, the chairperson invites the student representative to give the occasional address.
At the conclusion of the speeches, graduates and guests are asked to stand for the departure of the academic procession.
How long is graduation?
The graduation ceremony takes approximately 90 minutes, depending on the number of graduands attending.
Information for graduands
We have comprehensive information about graduating including registration, important dates and academic dress for current students and students who have already received their parchment.
Ceremony venues
Where do I graduate?
All graduation ceremonies will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC). BCEC is located in the heart of South Brisbane, close to public transport and has several car parking options.
Do I have guest tickets?
Tickets for BCEC can be purchased from Ticketek. Tickets will be available closer to the date of your ceremony.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there may be limits on tickets to ensure all graduands have the opportunity for family and friends to attend the graduation ceremony.
What about access?
Both venues provide a range of services, facilities and programs to enable all visitors to attend events.
With advance notice, venues will be able to accommodate a range of individual needs, and we strongly encourage visitors to notify staff of any individual needs at the time of booking.
For accessibility information, contact your graduation ceremony venue:
Conferrals
Our March and September conferral rounds are for students who expect to complete their course and who meet graduation eligibility criteria after one graduation ceremony round and prior to the next graduation ceremony round. This may include students who complete summer semester, deferred and/or supplementary assessment and who missed the cut off for mid-year or end of year ceremonies.