ITE Graduation 2025

Registration

Graduands to be seated

Guests to be seated

Commencement of Ceremony

• National Anthem 
• Video Presentation – Class of 2025
• Address by CEO/ITE
• Address by Guest-of-Honour (GOH)
• Presentation of Certificates of Merit, Diploma with Merit, Bronze and Silver Course Medals
• Presentation of Gold Course Medals (including Major De Promotion for Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts with Restaurant Management)
• Presentation of Tay Eng Soon Scholarship Awards and ITE Outstanding Progress Awards
• Presentation of Top Awards to Outstanding Graduands
• Valedictory Speech 
• Finale Performance

Reception

Collection of Certificates / Course Medals

Registration of Attendance

(1.00pm to 2.00pm)

Registration of attendance is between 1.00pm and 2.00pm.

• Register your attendance at the Registration Counter outside the Library Foyer (Block A, Level 4).
  
• Only the following can be used to register your attendance: Print email or display the barcode on your phone.
• Collect the Graduand Card issued to you by the registration staff.
• Place the Graduand Card in your gown pocket. Do not lose / misplace them.

Important Notes:

• Please be punctual, as registration will close at 2.00pm sharp.
• Graduands who arrive late (i.e. after registration timing) will not be registered and will not be allowed to go on stage to receive their certificate / medal. 
• Do note that we are unable to accept walk-ins or unregistered graduands.

Graduation Gown Robing

(12.00pm to 2.00pm)

Rental / Sale of the ITE Graduation Gown is available on the day of ceremony at Room K424, between 12.00pm and 2.00pm.

• Only graduands who wear the ITE Graduation Gown will be allowed to join the proceedings.
  
• Graduands in military uniform will not be presented on stage, please change into recommended outfit before donning the ITE Graduation Gown. 
  
• Graduands can put on their graduation gown at the robing area before proceeding to the Auditorium. Please follow the directional signs to the robing area.

Doors Opening and Seating Time

(by 2.15pm)

All graduands and guests are to be seated in the Auditorium by 2.15pm, to ensure that the Ceremony can start on time at 2.30pm.

• The Auditorium doors will open at 1.30pm for graduands and guests to be seated.
  
• Please note that the entrance will be closed after the Ceremony has officially started.
  
• Latecomers will not be allowed to enter the auditorium.

• Please present your Graduand Card to the duty officer who will direct you to your seat in the Auditorium. Please DO NOT CHANGE  seats.
• You should seek permission from the duty officer if you need to go to the washroom. Thereafter, please return to your allocated seat in the Auditorium promptly.
• Your hand phone must be switched to silent mode while you are inside the Auditorium.
• At the end of Graduation Ceremony, you should remain seated and wait for instructions to proceed to the reception area.

Receiving Certificate/Course

In Queue:

• When it is time for you to receive your award, the duty officer will usher you to the queue.
• For all graduands, you will receive a red certificate folder prior to going on stage.
• Have your QR code ready for scanning to get your name for Emcees to read.
• When your name is read, walk across the stage smartly and shake hands with the presenter.

On Stage:

For Certificate of Merit / Diploma with Merit recipients:

The officer on stage will usher you to your designated position on stage. While waiting for the group photography, please hold your certificate folder in your right hand, in front of you. Face the audience, relax and smile. Please DO NOT OPEN the certificate folder on the stage.

For Course Medal recipients:

Receive your medal with both hands. The officer on stage will usher you to your designated position on stage. While waiting for the group photography, please hold your course medal with both hands, in front of you. Face the audience, relax and smile.

Note: All graduands will only be presented for the highest award achieved on stage.

• When the officer and photographer signal the group and the presenter to have the group photograph taken, face the photographer/audience and smile to have your photo taken. After the photo is taken, move to the other side of the stage and walk smartly down from the stage.
• Remember to observe appropriate behaviour on stage. Your photograph will be taken by the official photographer engaged by ITE. Please do not take selfies or wefies on stage as it is a formal ceremony that is taken seriously by graduands and their families.

After Presentation:

For Certificate of Merit / Diploma with Merit recipients:

The certificate folder you receive on stage will not contain any document. Please retain the certificate folder. You will collect your actual certificate after the ceremony, from 4.30pm onwards, at the Certificate / Medal Collection Counter (Outside Library Foyer).

For Course Medal recipients:

The medal will not have your name engraved. Please return the un-engraved medal to the duty officer after leaving the stage, and collect your course medal after the ceremony, from 4.30pm onwards, at the Certificate/Medal Collection Counter (Outside Library Foyer).

• Early collection of certificate/medal will not be entertained.
• You will be ushered back to your seat after collecting your certificate/medal on stage. Graduands are not to leave the auditorium until the entire ceremony is over.
• As the graduation ceremony is a formal occasion, graduands should observe the do's and don't's to ensure the best possible experience for everyone in attendance.  

End of Ceremony

• At the end of Graduation Ceremony, you will join your graduating cohort to walk down the aisle as a finale to the ceremony. Please wait for the emcee and duty officer’s instructions to proceed to the designated aisle.

 
Collection of Certificate / Course Medal After the Ceremony

(4.30pm to 5.30pm)
 

After the ceremony ends, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, the Certificate / Medal Collection counter (Outside Library Foyer) will be opened for graduands to collect their Certificate of Merit / Course Medal.

• Proceed to the correct counter to collect your Certificate / Course Medal.
• Produce your Graduand Card for verification when collecting your Certificate / Course Medal.
• No Certificate/Course Medal will be issued if you cannot produce any document for verification.