British School of Commerce

Whether you wish to attend your graduation ceremony or not it is important that you complete the Graduation Registration form in OASIS by the stated deadline when you receive your email from the University of Suffolk Graduation Office. This is your last opportunity to check and confirm your name before your certificate is printed and your award conferred.

For Winter conferral, students who have completed their studies and had their award agreed by an assessment board by Friday 13 December 2024 will be contacted by the Graduation Office in December and asked to complete the Graduation Registration form in OASIS by noon on Tuesday 14 January 2025.

For Spring conferral, students who have completed their studies and had their award agreed by an assessment board after 13 December 2024 and by Friday 4 April 2025 will be contacted by the Graduation Office from March onwards and asked to complete the Graduation Registration form in OASIS by noon on Tuesday 15 April 2025. 

For Autumn conferral, students who have completed their studies and had their award agreed by an assessment board after 4 April and by Friday 5 September 2025 will be contacted by the Graduation Office from August onwards and asked to complete the Graduation Registration form in OASIS by noon on Tuesday 23 September 2025.

The registration process will include checking your name, confirming your address and registering your interest in attending, or not attending, your graduation ceremony. Booking your attendance at your graduation ceremony will then be managed by BSC Colombo on your behalf. Please make sure therefore that BSC Colombo hold your accurate details.

All students, regardless of when their award is conferred, will be invited to the annual graduation ceremony in November 2025.

Whether or not you wish to attend your graduation ceremony, it is important that BSC Colombo have a correct record of your name and the address where you can be contacted until December 2025. If you are not attending and we do not have your correct address details, you may not receive your certificate.

For queries about your graduation ceremony and receiving your certificate, please email the British School of Commerce (graduation@bsccolombo.edu.lk).

Initial allocation – Graduands will be required to pay a nominal fee of Rs. 10,000. You will also require a ticket for all guests you wish to bring to your ceremony. Two guest tickets are included in the nominal fee, and you may bring a maximum of two guests aged 6 years or over. Tickets will be checked at the venue so guests must keep hold of their ticket. Tickets will be available via the BSC Colombo campus and please direct any queries to graduation@bsccolombo.edu.lk.

Tickets must be paid for at the BSC campus. You will receive an email from BSC with further details of how to purchase your tickets following completion of the University of Suffolk Graduation Registration form in OASIS.

Additional tickets - If there are any extra guest tickets remaining, all graduates who register to attend will be offered any additional tickets that may be available for sale at the BSC campus (at a cost of Rs. 3000 each) after the initial ticket purchase deadline . Any additional tickets available will be sold on a first come, first served basis. There is no guarantee that there will be any additional tickets available and no additional tickets can be reserved in advance.

Arrangements can be made for students or guests with special requirements. Students are asked to notify us in advance of any special arrangements they or their guests require when they purchase their tickets.

Academic dress - Graduands must wear academic gowns for the ceremony. We are using the graduation services of a local supplier who provides a cost effective, high quality service that covers all the needs and requirements of graduation.

Arrangements are in place for you to be able to rent your gown, hat and hood from the BSC campus (dates and times to be confirmed). A deposit of Rs. 8150 (cash only) must be made at this time and you shall also be given your name tag and seat number at this time.

You should direct any queries that you may have to graduation@bsccolombo.edu.lk in the first instance.

Photography - the appointed official photographers for the ceremony shall also be present at the BSC campus (dates and times to be confirmed) and you can discuss and book your requirements with them. Their graduation portrait service will be available on the day and can be booked separately, but please note that photography must be pre-booked and pre-paid as payment will not be available on the day itself. You should direct any queries that you may have to graduation@bsccolombo.edu.lk in the first instance.

Please inform us if you do not wish to be part of the official photographs that may be used for publicity purposes.

A letter of congratulation will be handed to graduates on the day as you process across the stage. The actual Certificates will be available to graduates on the day following the ceremony, from the BSC campus. If you have changed your name without notifying the University of Suffolk, or we appear to hold your name incorrectly, please indicate this when completing the online graduation registration form in OASIS. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that the details held by the University and BSC are correct. No changes can be made to your name after the deadline to complete the graduation registration form.

For graduates whose awards are being conferred in Autumn, if you do not attend the ceremony but have completed the graduation registration form in OASIS, your certificate will be posted to the BSC campus and available the week after the graduation ceremony.

For graduates whose awards were conferred in Winter and Spring, certificates will be posted to the BSC campus six weeks after the conferral date.

Whether you choose to attend your ceremony or not, it is important that we have a correct record of your name and the address where you can be contacted until the end of December 2025. If you are not attending and we do not have your correct address details, you will not receive your certificate.