You will receive your AHEGS and Testamur as part of your official graduation documents when you complete your course and have your award conferred.
AHEGS and Testamur
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Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS)
The Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) was introduced to support the recognition of Australian qualifications overseas and to promote international mobility and professional recognition of Australian graduates. AHEGS is available for graduates who were conferred on 18th August 2010 or later.
What is contained in the AHEGS?
You will receive a separate AHEGS for each degree that you have completed. In addition to information about the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement, the AHEGS will contain your course details, your marks and final assessment attributed to the course (including the GPA and WAM if awarded for the course), special achievements, such as prizes and awards, course related achievements (if available) and a description of UTS as the awarding institution.
Since Autumn 2008, all students received a grade point average (GPA) calculation. On 14th January 2020, UTS introduced a 7.00 point GPA scale along with weighted average mark (WAM). Students who graduated prior to this can now purchase updated documents to reflect the new calculation.
When will I receive my AHEGS?
By default, you will receive a digital copy of your AHEGS via My eQuals shortly after your conferral date at no cost. If you opt out of digital documents, you will receive your hard copy AHEGS along with your testamur.
Can I purchase additional copies of my AHEGS?
You can order additional hard copies of your AHEGS, or a digital version if you originally opted out of digital documents. An administration charge is payable.
Testamur
Your testamur is the official certificate that you receive after you have completed your course and your award has been conferred by the University Council.
What is contained in the testamur?
You will receive a separate testamur for each award that you have completed. Each testamur will display your formal name, award title, level of award (if applicable), conferral date, award number, university seal and the signatures of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.
How can I get my testamur?
I'm about to graduate or am graduating now
You will receive a digital copy of your testamur via My eQuals shortly after your conferral date at no cost (unless you opted out of digital documents). All graduates will also receive a hard copy testamur. You can check your options for collection below.
Collect at your graduation ceremony
If you attend a graduation ceremony, you will be able to collect your testamur on the day of the ceremony.
Mail out during the Testamur Registration period
If you received an email advising you of the testamur registration period, you can go to the ‘Graduation’ tab in My Student Admin and choose mailout as your option and then make payment by the deadline. If you register for mailout while Testamur Registration is open, this will ensure your testamur is mailed out as soon as possible after printing.
Collect in person or mail out from the Student Centre at a later date
Documents will be available for in person collection or for mailout from the UTS Student Centre per the conferral dates on the Graduation page. Returned, uncollected or unclaimed testamurs are kept by UTS for 12 months from the date of conferral and then destroyed in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
I have already graduated
Digital testamur
Since 2018, all graduates receive a digital testamur via My eQuals. If you opted out of digital documents, or if you never received a digital testamur, you can now purchase a digital version of your original testamur. This includes students who graduated prior to 2018. An administrative charge is payable.
Hard copy testamur
Returned, uncollected or unclaimed testamurs are kept at the UTS Student Centre for 12 months from conferral and then destroyed in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
You can choose to come in person, or you can request to have it mailed out your nominated address. An administrative charge is payable for postage.
Replacing a testamur
Legally, you are only permitted to have one testamur for each degree that you complete. If your testamur is confirmed to have been destroyed by the University, or you’ve lost or damaged your testamur, you can apply for a replacement testamur for an administrative cost.
A replacement testamur bears the official seal of the University and is printed on the same paper stock. It will be issued in the current testamur style at the time of purchase, but will show the original date of graduation. It will also have the words ‘This replacement testamur was issued at the request of the awardee’ and the replacement date.
Replacement testamurs must be issued in hard copy. If you already have an existing digital testamur, this will also be replaced at no additional cost. If you don’t have an existing digital testamur, you can choose to purchase one at the same time as you purchase the replacement hard copy.
Dependent on the below scenarios you will need to provide supporting documents. You will need to provide certified copies of your supporting documents. We do accept documents which have been certified at the UTS Student Centre.
Application for a replacement testamur
Destroyed by UTS
- A certified copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport.
Lost
- A certified copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport.
- A Commonwealth statutory declaration. Statutory declaration forms are available from the Attorney-General's Department website (opens an external website).
Damaged
- A certified copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport.
- You will need to return the damaged testamur.
Correction/Change of name
- A Change of Student Details form
- A certified copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport, certificate from an Australian state or territory registry of births, deaths and marriages (e.g. marriage certificate; change of name certificate or birth certificate)
- You will need to return the original testamur.
Correction of testamur or AHEGS
Correction of testamur
A testamur is a legal document issued under the seal of the university and is issued in original form only once for each specific award conferred. A re-issue of an original testamur can only occur under strictly limited circumstances, including:
where the spelling or the sequence of the graduate's name is incorrect due to an administrative error by UTS, or
where the testamur has been issued with the incorrect award or level of the award due to an administrative error by UTS.
If your hard copy testamur needs to be reissued, we will need to have the original testamur returned to us first. If you also have a digital testamur, can be reissued at no cost via My eQuals. If you have any further questions please contact Ask UTS.
Correction of AHEGS
If you find that there is an error on your AHEGS, such as a misprint or missing information, you should first contact your faculty to confirm the error.
If you receive a prize from UTS after you graduate, you can request an updated copy at no charge by submitting an Ask UTS enquiry.
A hard copy AHEGS can be replaced at no cost, but will need to have the original incorrect AHEGS returned to us first. A digital AHEGS can be replaced at no cost via My eQuals. If you have any further questions please contact Ask UTS.
Student and related rules:
Section 13 — Awards and graduation
