Take a walk through the process of wearing your academic dress. Don't worry - staff will be available to help you get dressed so that your trencher is on the right way!
To limit contact, staff will act as flight attendants to direct you on how to don your academic gowning.
You will need to put your gown on first. With the master's gown your arm is exposed from the elbow. With the bachelor gown your arm does not go through the slit in the arm. You may need to ensure the gown has not slipped back due to the gathering on the yoke.
To put on the hood (your academic colours) open it out and place over your head. The front part of the hood should show both the red and faculty colour. The hood will be attached to your gown to ensure it sits on your shoulders and showcases your academic colours.
The trencher is the graduate hat worn by graduates receiving a Bachelor, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters award. The small peak goes to the front. The flat top should be horizontal. If it's not horizontal - you have your hat on back to front. The tassel is worn to the right.
Different degree levels and faculties have different colours and styles. Choose your level and degree below to see what you'll be wearing.
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Stole with 5cm grass green stripe
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm lining in grass green
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm grass green and 3cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm grass green and 5cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with elongated sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined in grass green
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge Masters gown with 10cm red stripe down opening
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined with PhD blue
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with red cord
Gown: Blue Oxford Gown with sleeve and front facing in grass green
Colours: Red Oxford doctorate hood fully lined in grass green
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with gold cord
Gown: Black Cambridge Masters gown with 10cm red stripe down opening
Hood: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined with PhD blue
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with red cord
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Stole with 5cm smalt blue stripe
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm lining in smalt blue
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm smalt blue and 3cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm smalt blue and 5cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with elongated sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined in smalt blue
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined with PhD blue Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with red cord
Gown: Blue Oxford Gown with sleeve and front facing in smalt blue
Colours: Red Oxford doctorate hood fully lined smalt blue
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with gold cord
Gown: Black Cambridge Masters gown with 10cm red stripe down opening
Hood: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined with PhD blue
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with red cord
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Stole with 5cm gold stripe
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm lining in gold
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm gold and 3cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with open sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood with 10cm gold and 5cm blue lining
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge style Gown with elongated sleeves
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined in gold
Headwear: Black cloth trencher/mortarboard with black tassel
Gown: Black Cambridge Masters gown with 10cm red stripe down opening
Colours: Red Cambridge style hood fully lined with PhD blue
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with red cord
Gown: Blue Oxford Gown with sleeve and front facing in gold
Colours: Red Oxford doctorate hood fully lined gold
Headwear: Black Tudor bonnet trimmed with gold cord
First Nations students have approval to wear a sash of the appropriate colours.
A stock of these sashes will be available at all on-shore Charles Sturt graduations. If you would like to wear one, please advise staff when you pay for academic dress hire and they will provide one for you. There is no additional charge for the stoles.
Red, yellow and black stripes.
Blue, green and white stripes.
Red, yellow and black stripes on one side, and blue, green and white stripes on the other side.
Discover more about what you'll wear at graduation. If you can't find what you're looking for, search Ask Charles Sturt.
Yes - You must be in full academic dress appropriate to the award being conferred in order to participate in the ceremony.
The tassel is worn on the right hand side. At most of the graduation ceremonies where there is a professional photographer they will ask that you wear it to the right so that it does not block your face when stage photos are taken.
Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students have approval to wear a sash of the appropriate colours. Maldhan Gilanna has a stock of these sashes and they will be available at our graduation ceremonies. If you would like to wear one, please please let staff in the dressing area know and they will provide one for you. There is no additional charge for the stoles.
You can purchase your academic dress from our online shop.
Please note that this does not change your ticket cost.