Melbourne graduation ceremonies

Melbourne Higher Education graduation ceremonies are held twice yearly at Flemington Racecourse.

Flemington Racecourse is the perfect setting to mark the end of your course in the West of Melbourne, celebrating with family, friends and the VU Community.

More detailed information about your ceremony will be provided in your official invitation.

Upcoming graduation

The following table details your ceremony eligibility and other key associated dates:

  2024
What are the planned graduation ceremony dates? 19 March – 22 March 2024 and 9 September – 13 September 2024
When will my award be conferred by? 9th Feb 2024 for March Ceremony
When will I receive my digital documents (Testamurs, Transcript & AHEGS) From 12th Feb
When will my graduation ceremony invitation be sent by? 16th Feb
When will I receive my hardcopy testamur (certificate)? If you have not previously received your hard copy testamur, it will be available for collection when your gown has been returned to REED Events. If you do not wish to attend your ceremony and have not received your hardcopy testamur, you’ll receive a communication after the ceremony indicating how to receive it.
When is my course scheduled to graduate? March 2024 graduation ceremony schedule

Find your ceremony date & time

What to expect

You have your tickets, and graduation day has arrived! The information below will step you through what to expect on the day. Specific ceremony timings will be emailed to you in the days leading up to the event. 

Graduations online

We realise that sometimes, not all of your friends, family and colleagues can make it to graduations and for that reason we have developed an online graduation experience so that your loved ones can cheer you on from afar! See what’s on offer below:

Enter online graduation site