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Eligibility for Convocation

Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree students who have successfully completed all requirements of their respective programme of study in Semester 1 and 2 of AY2024/2025 will receive an email and SMS invitation in mid-June to register for the NAFA Convocation ceremony and to book the academic gown.

To ensure that you receive the invitation, please log-in to the Student Self-Help System (S3) to check if your personal email address and contact number are correct. Click here for the online form to update your contact details if any of the information is incorrect or outdated.

You may email [email protected] if you have problems accessing the online updating form or for other convocation-related enquiries.

Collection of Certificates and Transcripts

The Diploma Certificate will be issued to students in end June/early July 2025. The UAL and RCM Degree Certificate and RCM Transcript will be issued to students in July (tentative) once we receive the documents from the University.

Information on the certificate collection exercise (including how international students who have left Singapore can receive their certificate) will be sent to you via your NAFA and personal email when the details are finalised.

You can also check back here for updates.

Please email [email protected] should there be any change in your mobile number and personal email address.

Registration of Attendance and Rental of Academic Gown

All graduands who are attending the Convocation ceremony must register their attendance and rent the academic gown from the appointed academic gown management services provider, Serangoon Broadway. (Note: Your registration of attendance for the convocation ceremony will be confirmed once you complete the booking of the academic gown)

Graduands without the academic gown will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. Kindly register your attendance and place your academic gown order online at the Serangoon Broadway website at https://www.serangoonbroadway.com/ from 13 June – 5 July 2025.

The rental fee and refundable security deposit are as follows:

Diploma Bachelor's & Master's Degree
Rental Fee for Academic Gown S$38.00 S$60.00
Refundable Security Deposit S$50.00 S$100.00
Total S$88.00 S$160.00

The rental fee and refundable security deposit are to be made to Serangoon Broadway during the academic gown collection. The preferred mode of payment is cash and NETS.

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Important Note:

We regret that you will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony if you did not register online to rent the academic gown and confirm your attendance by 5 July 2025.

Guest Invitation

Each graduand will be issued with TWO guest tickets during the academic gown collection at Serangoon Broadway.

We regret that children below the age of 7 will NOT BE ALLOWED to attend the ceremony.

Please be advised that your guests are to be formally dressed for the ceremony. Guests will be ushered for seating in the Lee Foundation Theatre at the following times (admission by tickets only):

Day 1: 4 August 2025

Ceremony Guest admission time to the Lee Foundation Theatre
1 8.45am – 9.15am
2 1.15pm – 1.45pm
3 5.00pm – 5.30pm

Day 2: 5 August 2025

Ceremony Guest admission time to the Lee Foundation Theatre
4 8.45am – 9.15am
5 12.45pm – 1.15pm
6 4.30pm – 5.00pm


Collection of Academic Gown

Please note that all graduands are required to make an appointment online for the academic gown collection no later than 5 July 2025.

Graduands may choose to make an appointment for the academic gown collection immediately after the submission of the academic gown order form OR at any other convenient time by logging into the Serangoon Broadway portal at https://www.serangoonbroadway.com/ with the ceremony code SBNAFA0408.

Please note the following period for the collection of academic gown:

Date:

23 July - 03 August 2025

Business Hours:

10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Tuesdays to Sundays.
Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays.


Note: Do collect your gowns early to avoid large crowds on the last few days of the collection period

Address:

Serangoon Broadway

1365 Serangoon Road

Singapore 328244

Telephone: +65 6293 3998

Email: [email protected]

 

Please be reminded that you must collect your Graduate Admission Card and Guest Admission Tickets when you collect your academic gown from Serangoon Broadway. It is important to bring along the Graduate Admission Card for the ceremony.



Attire Guidelines for Graduands

As the Convocation is a formal occasion, all graduands must be appropriately attired for the ceremony as follows:

For male graduands:

National servicemen are expected to change into the recommended attire as above. It is important that the academic gown should not be worn over the army uniform.

For female graduands:

Graduands who are inappropriately dressed will not be allowed to attend the ceremony. The following are examples of unacceptable attire:

Graduands are reminded not to hold their mobile phone in their hand or leave on the seats while moving up on stage to receive the Diploma/ Degree. It is recommended that the mobile phone be kept in their pockets or mobile phone pouch/bag under the academic gown.