Academic dress information and purchase
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The tradition of wearing academic dress continues in universities around the world and it is customary on ceremonial occasions such as graduation ceremonies.
Academic dress is made up of three parts; the gown, the hood and the cap.
The colour and style of your academic dress is determined by the level of qualification you are completing and the discipline you studied. View more information about the specifications of each item for your particular qualification in the Academic Dress Procedures (PDF), and the PANTONE colour chart below for the colour specifications
You can wear the full academic dress for your course at any future event once you are conferred.
You can arrange to hire the gown, the hood or a PhD or Doctorate bonnet directly from Flinders University for your graduation ceremony or for a future event that requires academic dress to be worn.
From January 2019 Flinders has changed from hiring mortarboards to purchase of mortarboards only. When you select Full Academic Dress from the menu in the Online Payments, this will include the purchase of a mortarboard that you may keep after your ceremony.
You will need to pay for your academic dress before you are able to collect it. Payments can be made through Flinders Online Payments by credit card.
All graduates attending a graduation ceremony must wear the correct academic dress in order to cross the stage.
View further information about hiring academic dress for the round of graduation ceremonies.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented and serious community situation and in order to keep all students and staff safe in this current environment we regret to advise that we will cease all academic dress hire services with immediate effect.
The health and wellbeing of our students and staff is of utmost importance and we wish to ensure that we have a safe environment for all at this time.
We apologise for the inconvenience and will advise as soon as this service is available again.
If you would like to purchase your academic dress attire instead of hiring you may do so providing it is the correct specification as per the Academic Dress Procedures.
We recommend the following suppliers:
The Regalia Shop (P Blashki and Sons)
43/81 Carrington Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (+61 8) 8232 2955
Web: blashki.com.au
Churchill Gowns
Web: churchillgowns.com/au
| Academic dress | PANTONE colour |
|---|---|
| Standard hood - Outer layer | Dark Blue - colour 2965 C |
| Standard hood - Inner lining for Bachelor | White |
Standard hood - Inner lining for Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas, Masters |
Pale Blue - colour 2708 C |
Doctor of Medicine - Hood inner lining |
Apple Green - colour 7492 C |
Hood trim for College of Business, Government and Law |
Blue - colour 299 C |
Hood trim for College of Education, Psychology and Social Work |
Orange - colour 165 C |
Hood trim for College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
Yellow - colour 102 C |
Hood trim for College of Medicine and Public Health (excluding Doctor of Medicine) |
Green - colour 3415 C |
Hood trim for College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Red - colour 200 C |
Hood trim for College of Science and Engineering |
Purple - colour 2665 C |
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