About graduation
Congratulations on completing your studies!
Completing your studies is a remarkable achievement and a milestone worth celebrating with your family, friends, and fellow graduates.
This year, your graduation is part of a special moment in our University’s history—our 60th anniversary. You join a proud legacy of graduates who, for six decades, have helped shape a better future through knowledge, innovation, and impact.
Key dates
The achievements of our students are celebrated at graduation ceremonies in Newcastle, Central Coast and Singapore each year.
Documentation
Upon completion of your studies each graduate is issued a set of Graduation Documentation in digital and printed form. Your graduation documents consist of your testamur, official academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduate Statement (AHEGS).
Graduation documents
Your testamur is a legal document confirming you have completed an award at the University of Newcastle and received a qualification.
It will have your legal name - as shown on other official documents, such as a birth certificate or passport – the date your award was officially conferred, the University’s seal, as well as the signatures of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.
Your transcript details your:
- Name
- Student number
- The name of your award
- The date it was awarded and officially conferred
- Program of study
- Term and courses enrolled
- The unit value of your courses
- Marks for any courses completed
- Grades.
The Australian Higher Education Graduate Statement (AHEGS) is an Australian Government initiative designed “to make Australian qualifications recognised and renowned throughout the world”.
AHEGS describes your qualification in a clear and consistent way to potential employers and other higher education institutions, detailing:
- Your award
- Awarding institution
- Your academic achievements
- Description of the AHEGS
You will receive a digital copy of your AHEGS during Graduation via the My eQuals system.
Receiving your graduation documents
Graduates are invited to the next round of ceremonies and graduation documents are produced for presentation at these ceremonies.
If you attend a graduation ceremony, you will presented with your graduation documents by the Chancellor. If you do not attend a graduation ceremony, you’ll need to wait until after the graduation ceremonies have concluded to receive your documents.
For students studying a program offered in Australia
Printed graduation documents (testamur and official academic transcript) will be available when you attend a graduation event. If you do not attend, you can nominate to collect your graduation documents at Student Central or have these posted to you by registered post, after the event has concluded. Please ensure your full name* is listed accurately and your mailing address is up to date in AskUON (MyHub).
For students studying a program at an offshore campus
You will be contacted to with the option to change the order of your name* and the option to collect your printed graduation documents (testamur and official academic transcript) from Newcastle Australia Higher Institute of Education in Singapore or sent by courier to you. Please ensure your mailing address, phone number and preferred email is up to date in AskUON (MyHub).
*Please note: we can only print names that are your legal names. It must be the same name as your other official documents, ie birth certificate, passport, etc. We will not print nicknames, shortened, preferred or diminutive forms of your name, titles or initials.
When you attend a graduation event, The University of Newcastle will make digital documents available through the My eQuals portal, a secure and trusted provider of certified digital documents. Please ensure your nominated 'preferred' email address is kept up-to-date in AskUON (MyHub) so that you can access your digital documents when issued. If you do not attend a graduation event, digital documents will be made available to you via the My eQuals system when your graduation documents have been posted or are available for collection.
Replacement Official academic transcript or AHEGS
An official academic transcript or paper copy of your AHEGS may be purchased at any time through the online Student Payment system.
Replacement Testamur
If your testamur has been lost or damaged, or you have changed your name, you may request a replacement for a fee of $150.
Because it is a legal document, you will be required to complete a Statutory Declaration and provide any additional supporting documentation which verifies why you require a replacement.
You will also be required to return your testamur before a new one can be provided if:
- It has been damaged.
- You are replacing it due to a name change.
A digital copy of your replacement testamur will also be made available to you via the My eQuals platform.
For further information, please contact Graduation.
- Request for Replacement of Testamur form (PDF, 473KB)
Graduation verification
If you need to verify you are a graduate of the University of Newcastle, for the purposes of work opportunities or further studies, for example, there are a range of ways we can assist you.
If you graduated in 2018 or later, digital copies of your Testamur, Statement of Academic Record (Official Academic Transcript) and Australian Higher Education Graduate Statement (AHEGS) are available to you through the My eQuals portal.
Alumni
If you are a previous graduate from the university you may purchase a digital copy of your Testamur and Official Academic Transcript through the Student Payment system.
Past students
If you have studied courses with the University of Newcastle you can purchase a digital version of your Official Academic Transcript through the Student Payment system.
A Verification of Award letter verifies that you have completed a qualification at the University of Newcastle. A Verification of Award states your name, date of birth, the title of the qualification you completed and the dates you commenced and completed your qualification.
A Verification of Award states the official language of the University of Newcastle is English, and all degrees offered at the University are taught and assessed in English.
Generally you will require this letter if you have finished your degree and need to verify your qualifications to current or prospective employers.
You can view a sample Verification of Award for further information.
The fee for each Verification of Award Letter is $20.00 and you can purchase a letter online through the Student Payment system.
Past graduation books
Graduation books from 1953-2009 are available on the Living Histories.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.