Eligibility for Convocation

Diploma and Degree students who have successfully completed all requirements of their respective programme of study will receive an email and SMS invitation in mid-August to register for the NAFA Convocation ceremony and to book the academic gown. Please update your personal email address and contact number with the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected] if you have any change in your contact information.

Students who are unsure of their graduation status and eligibility to attend the ceremony, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected] or call (65) 6512 6132 during office hours from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays (excluding Public Holidays).

Registration of Attendance and Rental of Academic Gown

All graduands who are attending the Convocation ceremony must register their attendance as well as rent the academic gown from the appointed academic gown management services provider, Serangoon Broadway. (Note: Your registration of attendance for the convocation ceremony will be confirmed if you complete the booking of the academic gown)

National servicemen are reminded that the academic gown should not be worn over the army uniform.

Graduands without the academic gown will not be allowed to attend the ceremony.

Please register your attendance and order your academic gown online at the Serangoon Broadway website at https://www.serangoonbroadway.com/ from 16 August – 6 September 2024.

The rental fee and refundable security deposit are as follows:

The rental fee and refundable security deposit are to be made to Serangoon Broadway during the academic gown collection. The preferred mode of payment is cash and NETS.

Login instructions

• Go to Serangoon Broadway homepage: https://www.serangoonbroadway.com/
• Click on ‘Login’ at the top right-hand corner of the page.
• The ceremony code is as follows:
• Ceremony Code : SBNAFA0310
• Login after which the subsequent steps are self-explanatory.

Important Note:

We regret that you will not be allowed to attend the ceremony if you did not register online to rent the academic gown and confirm your attendance by 6 September 2024.

Guest Invitation

Each graduand will be issued with TWO guest tickets during the academic gown collection at Serangoon Broadway.

We regret that children below the age of 7 will NOT BE ALLOWED to attend the ceremony.

Please be advised that your guests are to be formally dressed for the ceremony. Guests will be ushered for seating in the Lee Foundation Theatre at the following times (admission by tickets only):

Day 1: 3 October 2024

Day 2: 4 October 2024

Collection of Academic Gown

Please note that all graduands are required to make an appointment online for the academic gown collection no later than 6 September 2024.

Graduands may choose to make an appointment for the academic gown collection immediately after the submission of the academic gown order form OR at any other convenient time by logging into the Serangoon Broadway portal at https://www.serangoonbroadway.com/ with the ceremony code SBNAFA0310.

Please note the following period for the collection of academic gown:

Please be reminded that you must collect your Graduate Admission Card and Guest Admission Tickets when you collect your academic gown from Serangoon Broadway. It is important to bring along the Graduate Admission Card for the ceremony.

Note: Do collect your gowns early to avoid large crowds on the last few days of the collection period

Address:

Serangoon Broadway

1365 Serangoon Road

Singapore 328244

Telephone: +65 6293 3998

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Attire Guidelines for Graduands

As the Convocation is a formal occasion, all graduands must be appropriately attired for the ceremony as follows:

For male graduands:

• Long-sleeves shirt with tie and long pants
• Covered shoes with socks

National servicemen are expected to change into the recommended attire as above. It is important that the academic gown should not be worn over the army uniform.

For female graduands:

• Shirt/ Blouse, with skirt/ long pants or a dress
• Shoes of appropriate height

Graduands who are inappropriately dressed will not be allowed to attend the ceremony. The following are examples of unacceptable attire:

• Gym wear, tank top/ singlet, T-shirts, Jeans, Shorts, Bermudas
• Sandals, slippers

Graduands are reminded not to hold their mobile phone in their hand or leave on the seats while moving up on stage to receive the Diploma/ Degree. It is recommended that the mobile phone be kept in their pockets or mobile phone pouch/bag under the academic gown.