AHEGS and Testamur
Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement
The Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) was introduced to assist in the recognition of Australian qualifications and to promote international mobility and professional recognition of Australian graduates. The AHEGS describes your higher education qualifications such as the award, the awarding institution and a description of the Australian Higher Education System.
Your UTS AHEGS will contain:
- your course
- a description of UTS as the awarding institution
- your marks and the 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.
Details of the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement will also be provided.
Graduates receive a separate AHEGS for each degree they have been conferred in and are issued digital copies of their AHEGS via My eQuals. Digital copy graduation documents can only be obtained through My eQuals platform.
If you don't want your official university documents to be issued digitally when you graduate, and would like to receive a hard copy only, you must register your choice to opt out of My eQuals when the Course Completion tab becomes available in My Student Admin.
Graduates and alumni can order and pay for an extra printed AHEGS or the digital copy of the AHEGS online using this form: Application for Higher Education Graduation Statement. An administration charge is payable.
Note: If you receive a prize(s) from UTS after you graduate you may request a free digital AHEGS copy from a UTS Student Centre that includes the details of the awards.
For graduates who had their awards conferred prior to 18 August 2010:
Graduates do not receive an AHEGS for awards conferred prior to the 18 August 2010 conferral date.
Graduates who have had their award conferred on or after the 18 August 2010 conferral date will have received a copy of their printed AHEGS along with their testamur and academic transcript whether they attended a ceremony or elected to collect or have the documents mailed to them.
For graduates who had their awards conferred prior to 14 January 2020:
UTS introduced a 7.00 point grade point average (GPA) and weighted average mark (WAM) on 14 January 2020. All students who have had a grade point average calculated since the inception of GPA (i.e. Autumn 2008) have had the GPA recalculated based on the new scale. Students can request an updated academic record (transcript) showing the new GPA and WAM. An administrative charge will apply.
Testamur
Your testamur is the certificate of degree or diploma certificate that you receive after:
- the completion of your course and
- your award has been conferred by the University Council.
Your UTS testamur will contain:
- your formal name
- your award title
- level of award (if applicable)
- the conferral date
- an official testamur number
- the university seal
- the signatures of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor.
UTS issues testamurs for graduate diplomas, bachelor, masters and doctorate degrees. Graduates receive a digital copy via My eQuals and a printed copy at their graduation ceremony. Graduate certificates are not presented at University graduation ceremonies, however some faculties conduct Graduate certificate presentation ceremonies.
If you are not attending your graduation ceremony, you have the following options:
- Collect your printed testamur at a later date. If you wish to proceed with this option, you should log in to My Student Admin during the graduation registration period and select the option 'collect'.
- Arrange to have your printed testamur mailed out to you if you cannot collect it in person. Please select the option 'not attend: mailout' in My Student Admin during the graduation registration period, and complete the payment via the online payment form. Your testamur will be sent to you 3-4 weeks after the graduation ceremony.
- Defer your graduation ceremony until the next round of ceremonies (each ceremony round is approximately six months apart).
Please note: It is important that your address is reflected correctly when filling out your online payment form. You also need to ensure your address is up to date in My Student Admin. UTS will not accept responsibility should your documents fail to reach you. If your documents are returned to UTS, student will be contacted to pay a reissue fee.
Printed testamurs, academic records and AHEGS that are returned to UTS after being mailed are considered undeliverable and are held by UTS. Returned, uncollected or unclaimed printed testamurs are kept by UTS for 12 months from the date of conferral and then destroyed in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
Graduates and alumni who already have their hard copy original Testamur, but do not have a digital Testamur, can purchase a digital version of the original Testamur. This includes students who graduate prior to 2018, and students who ‘opted out’ of digital documents. A digital copy will be issued through the My eQuals platform and you will receive an email notification when this is ready for you.
To request your digital original testamur(s), please fill in this form: Application for a digital original testamur. An administrative charge is payable.
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.
A replacement testamur bears the official seal of the University and is printed on the same paper stock as that being used for testamurs at the time the replacement is produced. The replacement testamur will have the words ‘This replacement testamur was issued at the request of the awardee’, the original graduation date and the replacement date.
If you believe that you qualify for a replacement testamur, please complete the Application for a replacement testamur form. There is an administrative cost associated with replacing your testamur.
UTS issues its replacement testamur in two formats, digital and printed. Both copies are equally authentic and valid. This will be issued in the current testamur style at the time of purchase, but will show the original date of graduation.
Replacement testamurs must be issued in hard copy. Alumni who already have an existing digital testamur will receive an additional digital replacement testamur free of charge when they purchase the hard copy replacement testamur. Alumni who do not have a digital testamur may purchase a secure digital replacement testamur together with their hard copy.
Dependent on the below scenarios you will be required to provide certain documentation:
Destroyed by UTS
- A copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport.
Lost
- A 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 copy of your proof of identification, e.g. a valid driver's licence or passport.
- You must return the damaged testamur.
Correction/Change of name
- A Change of Student Details form
- A 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 must return the original testamur.
You will be issued with a corrected printed testamur, and also digital testamur if you are eligible for My eQuals.
Correction of information
Correction of a 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 and as such; original testamurs cannot be re-issued for any reason, including formal name correction or changes.
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, or
- where the testamur has been issued with the incorrect award or level of the award due to an administrative error.
If you have any further questions please contact your UTS Student Centre online via Ask UTS or phone on 1 300 275 887 or +61 2 9514 1222.
Correction of AHEGS
If you find that there is an error on your statement, such as a misprint or missing information, you must contact your faculty immediately, in order for them to investigate and assist. If the error has been found, you will be required to return your original statement before a replacement will be issued.
If applicable for digital AHEGS, UTS may revoke the incorrect statement on your My eQuals account and issue a replacement. Further information regarding the AHEGS may be obtained from the Department of Education and Training (opens an external site).
Student and related rules:
13.9 of the Student and Related Rules