If you attend your graduation ceremony, you will receive your certificate at the ceremony. You will also receive a copy of your academic transcript with the compliments of the University.
If you do not attend your graduation ceremony, you will be graduated in absentia and your certificate and transcript will be mailed to you by mid-August (for the mid-year Graduation ceremonies) or by the end of January (for the end of year Graduation ceremonies). Please note that we will send your certificate and transcript to the mailing address you have listed in mySI-net so it is important that you keep this up to date.
If you elect to defer attending a graduation ceremony you will still be graduated in absentia and your testamur and transcript mailed to you. This does not affect your ability to attend a later graduation ceremony. For example, if you are eligible to graduate in December 2009 but elect to defer attending a graduation ceremony until July 2010, you will:
- be conferred your award at the December 2009 ceremony
- receive your transcript and testamur in the mail during January 2010
- receive information about the July 2010 ceremony during May or June 2010
Testamurs are sent by normal mail within Australia and by Airmail or EMS Courier to international addresses. The usual delivery time for international mail from Australia is as follows:
| People's Republic of China (including Macao) |
3 to 6 working days |
| India |
5 to 6 working days |
| Indonesia |
3 to 6 working days |
| Hong Kong SAR |
2 to 4 working days |
| Republic of Korea |
3 to 5 working days |
| Singapore |
2 to 4 working days |
| Malaysia |
3 to 5 working days |
| New Zealand |
2 to 4 working days |
| Papua New Guinea |
2 to 5 working days |
| South Africa |
2 to 6 working days |
| Eastern Europe |
5 to 7 working days |
| Middle East |
5 to 7 working days |
| North America |
5 to 7 working days |
| South America |
5 to 7 working days |
| South Pacific |
3 to 5 working days |
| Western Europe |
3 to 6 working days |
Please note that the above times are approximates only and relate to the day the certificate is sent - not from your graduation ceremony date.
All certificates from the July 2009 ceremonies have now been mailed. Please contact Graduations Section if you have not recieved yours.