Orders requiring shipping normally close 5 business days prior to ceremonies starting.

Pick Up orders normally close 3 business days prior to ceremonies starting.

How long do I get to keep my graduation ceremony hire regalia for?

You get to keep your hire items for up to 48 hours! This allows extra time to take graduation photos and to receive your hire items in a much more relaxed time frame. At your hire booking, one of our gowning staff will book in a hire return time at a time that suits you within 48 hours after your hire collection.

Where do I pick up and return my gown?

Hires and returns are all conducted at our gowning space at the Kelvin Grove campus. If you are attending a QUT Graduation, please make a booking through the hire section on our website, selecting one of the "QUT Graduation" hire items. This will prompt you to fill in your details and make a booking to collect your hire items at any of the available times listed. At your appointment, you will be measured by our robing staff and supplied with the appropriate regalia.

What time should I arrive for my ceremony?

Please refer to the information provided by QUT.

What should I wear to my graduation ceremony?

QUT graduates wear black Cambridge style academic regalia. Gowns are open at the front. Graduates are reminded that this is a formal occasion. The goal is a formal, neat and tidy appearance.

Do I need to bring my hire confirmation email on the day?

For a smooth hiring process on the day, please bring along your email confirmation for the appointment and the email reciept you were sent upon booking your hire for one of our gowning assistants to verify at your hire collection.

If you can't find your receipt in your emails, first check your junk inbox. Still can't find it? Contact us here.

Do I get to keep my mortarboard?

Yes! Your mortarboard is yours to keep as a memento of your special day.

Please contact us here to organise a refund or exchange. Please note that the items must be unworn and returned within 30 days of purchase.

Yes! As we hire out the academic regalia for 48 hours, you can collect your academic regalia the day before your ceremony if you wish.

If you want to hire a gown outside of the graduation period, please contact us to make an arrangement.

No, you must return your graduation gown hire within the 48 hour time frame, commencing from when you recieve your hire items. Consider purchasing academic dress from the QUT Guild if you need to use it for an extended period of time.

Unfortunately no. Your gown hire fee pays for staffing costs and costs to maintain the gowns. Any profits made from the sale of your gown hire goes back to QUT Guild to support our services such as Academic Advocacy, Food Bank and legal services. So in effect you're helping out your future students. Good on you!

Please note QUT is no longer using faculty specific colours. Effective now, all QUT hoods are in the QUT Blue. If you chose to bring along your own regalia, please ensure that it correctly reflects the new QUT Blue and level of qualification. If your regalia differs you will be required to purchase or pay for hire of our stock for your ceremony.

Gown style should be reflective of your level of qualification and fall to the length of Mid-calf (half way between your knee and your ankle).

Before you cross the stage you are graduand, therefore your tassel is on the right. This also serves the practical purpose of not having the tassel in your face when you are photographed from the audience. After you have walked to the centre of the stage, received your parchment and walk off the stage, you become a graduate and are entitled to wear your tassel on the left. All portrait photography should be done with the tassel on the left hand side.

Firstly, check if you meet our refunds policy. If you do, contact us to organise your refund.

If you are hiring for your ceremony, you can purchase your hire up to 12 hours before you would like to receive your hire items.

If you are looking at purchasing your items to keep, see the important dates below: Please note these important dates regarding purchasing your items:

Orders requiring shipping close 9am Tuesday 3rd December 2024.

Pick Up orders close - 9am Thursday 5th December 2024

Unfortunately no, bachelors gowns and masters gowns are different styles. Bachelors gowns have a shorter sleeve length than a masters gown.

Students graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy or Professional Doctorate will be provided with complimentary academic dress on the day of their ceremony. Please email askqut@qut.edu.au with the subject ‘Request for Doctoral Graduation Gown ’ to arrange.