Conferring of Awards 2026 - Wexford Campus

The Conferring ceremony for all Wexford Campus Graduands will take place on Friday, 6 November 2026.

This ceremony will include all full-time and part-time courses at Levels 6, 7, 8 and 9. This includes the following: Higher Certificates, Bachelor Degrees, Honours Degrees, Higher Diplomas, Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters Degrees.

You will receive your email invitation to your student email account approximately three to four weeks before the ceremony start date.

All students have access to their student email account until after the ceremonies have taken place.  If you are experiencing any issues with accessing your email account, please contact Computing Services for assistance. You can do so by emailing [email protected].

If you do not receive your email by Monday, 12 October 2026 then please contact [email protected] .

Ceremonies for SETU Wexford Campus take place in the National Opera House, Wexford, with light refreshments afterwards.

The National Opera House is fully accessible. If you are graduating, please let us know of any issues you may have accessing the stage to receive your parchment and we will do all we can to assist.   

You can do so by emailing [email protected] before Friday, 16 October 2026. 

Each Graduand may bring a maximum of two guests to the ceremony. We appreciate that it is a very special time for you, however, two guests per Graduand is the maximum that can be facilitated due to the capacity of the venue. 

All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited before Midnight Monday 2nd Nov. 2026. Robes can be pre-booked on line at www.phelanconan.com. The pre-paid hire fee is €33 ,Robe collection time and location is listed below.

Should you miss the deadline to pre book on line you can still hire your robe at the venue and collect at the time listed below , the hire fee for non-booked robes is €35 and this can be paid by scanning our QR code when collecting robe.

Robes can be collected between 10.30am – 12pm  on the day of your graduation in the Jerome Hynes room , Wexford Opera House.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process on https://www.phelanconan.com  Phelan Conan Ltd staff are no longer able to take bookings over the phone. This has been created to protect your online payments and if you don’t already have a 3D secure password you can activate it by following the simple instructions during the booking process.  If you experience any further problems with 3D secure process, please contact your bank. 

Cash will not be accepted. All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.

Please be advised that the link to book your photography may not yet be open, but will be live on the website closer to the time of the ceremonies.    

The official photographers on the day are Lafayette Photography.  

 It is recommended that you book your photo session online with Lafayette, to prepay for your photographs. The link to book your photo session is www.lafayette.ie  through the ‘Graduation Photography’ section. Parchment frames will be available for you to purchase on campus after your ceremony as well as online through their Frame Shop An option will be available for you to filter on the frame size ‘SETU’ to find the correct size. 

Any queries in relation to photographs must be made directly with Lafayette and not with SETU. 

All outstanding fees must be paid by Monday 12th October at 5pm.

Late payment of fees may result in your name not being included in the Conferring Booklet.

The National Opera House does not have on-site parking.  Graduands and guests will need to avail of local car parks or on street parking. 

• Arrive 1 hour prior to the start time of your ceremony. 
• Make your way straight to -1 Jerome Hynes Foyer to collect your two guest tickets and your gown. 
• Give your guest tickets to your guests.  Guests will need these to gain access to the Conferring Hall.   
• Get your photographs taken before your ceremony with Lafayette Photography on level 2 in the Festival Room.
• Leave your guests at the Ground Floor Foyer outside of the Conferring Hall to take their seats. 
• All Graduands are to make their way to the Ground Floor Foyer at least 30 minutes before their ceremony commences to prepare for the ceremony procession.
• You do need to be assembled and ready for the procession at least 30 minutes before the ceremony commences.   
• You must remain in the correct assigned numerical order for the procession into the Conferring Hall. You will sit in this seat in the hall which ensures that you will collect the correct parchment on stage.     
• Marshalls will guide you throughout the ceremony to collect your parchment and return to your seat once you’ve collected your parchment. 
• Once the ceremony is over you will be guided out of the Conferring Hall to the Ground Floor Foyer where you can greet your guests, take photos and more.
• There will be light refreshments for you and your two guests to enjoy after the ceremony has taken place in the National Opera House.
• You will need to return your gown at the Jerome Hynes Theatre at level -1, you are then free to enjoy the rest of your day!

If you are unable to attend the ceremony on the day, you do not need to notify us of this.  Your parchment will be posted to the address we have on our student system for you by registered post after the ceremonies have taken place. 

If you wish to double check this information is correct, please do so before 1 October 2026 by emailing [email protected]

Yes, you can view the ceremony live on the SETU Website.  The link will be made available closer to the time of the ceremonies.