Sydney Graduation Ceremony and Mass

Should you have any questions not addressed below please see our Graduation FAQ or contact events@nd.edu.au.

Please note that eligibility to attend a ceremony is determined based on criteria. Learn more under the heading Graduation application deadlines, conferral dates and ceremony eligibility on Graduation at UNDA.

  • Graduation mass

    Date:  Wednesday 6 May
    Time:  7pm
    Location:  St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney

    If you have any questions regarding disability and access, please contact events@nd.edu.au.

  • Graduation ceremony

    Date: Monday 11 May & Tuesday 12 May 2026
    Time: Multiple day & evening ceremonies. Students will be allocated a ceremony time & date according to their school.
    Location: ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000

    Sydney ceremonies 2026

    Ceremony numbers

    Schools

    Livestream links

    Monday, 11 May 2026

    Ceremony 1
    Graduates to arrive 2-3 hours before the ceremony start time and be seated by 5:15pm
    Ceremony starts 6pm

    Medicine
    Health Sciences
    Law and Business

    Tuesday, 12 May 2026

    Ceremony 2
    Graduates to arrive 2-3 hours before the ceremony start time and be seated by 12:15pm
    Ceremony starts 1pm

    Education
    Philosophy and Theology

    Tuesday, 12 May 2026

    Ceremony 3
    Graduates to arrive 2-3 hours before the ceremony start time and be seated by 5:15pm
    Ceremony starts 6pm

    Arts and Sciences
    Nursing and Midwifery

    If you have any questions regarding disability and access, please contact events@nd.edu.au.

  • Photography

    Graduation Photography will provide a professional studio portrait photography service for graduates and their guests.

    Their professional photographers will also take a photo of each graduand as they are congratulated by the Chancellor on stage.

    To pre-order please visit Graduation Photography.

  • Regalia

    Graduating students will need to order Regalia via the RSVP portal. Details of how to order will be on your ceremony invitation.

    Regalia requirements:

    • Graduands are expected to wear appropriate, semi-formal apparel under their regalia.
    • Graduation Mass: Gown only
    • Graduation Ceremony: Full Academic Regalia

    Regalia will be collected on Ceremony day. It is important to arrive 2 hours prior to your ceremony to allow time to collect your regalia and get dressed in your regalia and still be seated 45mins prior to the start of your ceremony

    If you choose to attend the Graduation Mass prior to the ceremonies, you'll be able to collect your black robe earlier (at the Cathedral) to wear at Graduation Mass.

  • Tickets

    Eligible students will be sent an RSVP link for their allocated ceremony, at which time they will also register their guests.

    Graduates are required to RSVP to attend their Graduation ceremonies. Graduates will collect their ticket at the ICC on ceremony day, when they collect their regalia.

    Guests are emailed their ticket to attend (guest tickets are emailed directly to guests via the email the student puts in the RSVP portal).

    Any remaining guest tickets may be available for purchase following the RSVP date, depending on availability. This information is only available in the week prior to the ceremony and not any earlier. If available, students will be emailed how to purchase additional tickets. Additional tickets per student will be capped and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis until the allocation is exhausted.

  • Further questions

    If you have any questions that are academic in nature, relating to a graduation application or conferral, please contact graduation@nd.edu.au.