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Summer Graduation Ceremony 2026
We are delighted to celebrate the Graduation of our Class of 2026 on Thursday 2 July 2026 with ceremonies taking place in the Stevenson Hall.
This is one of the most important days in the academic calendar. It is the day when our staff gather with our graduands and their families and friends to celebrate their academic achievement.
There will be three ceremonies on 2 July 2026 at 10.30 am; 2.00 pm and 4.30 pm. The following programmes will graduate at each ceremony:
10.30am
- Doctoral Degrees (PhD and DPerf)
- MFA/MA (Acting/ Directing) Classical and Contemporary Text
- BA Acting
- BA Filmmaking
- Bachelor of Education (Music)
- Professional Graduate Diploma in Education – Secondary (Music)
- MA Psychology in the Arts (Music)
- MEd Learning and Teaching in the Arts
- Pg Certificate in Learning and Teaching in the Arts
2.00pm
- BA Dance Artists
- BA Modern Ballet
- BA Musical Theatre
- Professional Graduate Diploma in Musical Directing
- Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Music
- Artist Diploma
- Master of Music (all specialisms)
4.30pm
- BA Production Arts and Design
- BA Production Technology and Management
- Bachelor of Music (Composition)
- Bachelor of Music (Jazz)
- Bachelor of Music (Joint Principal Study)
- Bachelor of Music (Performance)
- Bachelor of Music (Traditional Music)
- Bachelor of Music (Traditional Music – Piping)
Any deferrals of attendance from October 2025 or exit awards at the appropriate level may also graduate at this ceremony. These awards could be from programmes not listed above.
Registration packs have been issued to all graduands and registration will close on 25 May 2026.
Frequently asked questions about this ceremony can be found here.
Please note, there will also be a Graduation and Fellowship Ceremony later in the year on Thursday 29 October 2026. Details regarding this ceremony will be available from August 2026.
If you have any further questions about graduation, please email us at graduation@rcs.ac.uk
Watch the Graduation Ceremony
You can watch our Autumn 2025 graduation ceremony below.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
Graduation Messages
Ross sutherland
Well done to my amazing wife, Lindsey Sutherland, who graduated last night. Three years of hard work, dedication and late nights and you’ve done it super proud of you.
Rosetta
Noëlle, you are a star. What an achievement – many congratulations xxx
Ox
Congratulations SO MUCH to our dear NOELLE!!!! You worked SO hard for this, and we are so very proud of you!!
Sarah Barnes
Well done Lucy Brown – congratulations!!
Angus and Catherine
Well done Jo. We are all really pleased for you. Fantastic achievement. Angus and Catherine
Pietro Pacciani
Combatti Tigreeeeeeeee Sciorti ti amiamo
Loriah Nichols
CONGRATULATIONS NOELLE FROM LORIAH AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT ABILITY CENTER OF VIRGINIA
Karen McCabe
Congratulations to my sister, Nikki McCabe! You’ve done amazing so proud of of you 🩷
Vale
“Sciortino, canta! ” Bravooooo 🥳❤️
Matt H.
Congratulations to all graduates but especially my buddy, Noelle!!!! So proud of you and sending all my love from America!!!!
matjaž mihelič in špela hofinger mihelič
Draga Vita !
Zelo sva ponosna in srečna ob tvojem uspehu. Uživaj, ne spreminjaj se, ostani takšna kot si.
Rada te imava, ravno zaradi stvari, katerih si ti TI.
Ati in Mama
družina Hofinger Mihelič
Vita iskrene čestitke ob veličastnem dosežku. Zelo smo ponosni nate in se veselimo tvoje podelitve. ❤️❤️❤️👩🎓
Radi te imamo mama, ati in Mamuška
Marketing & Communications Team
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! All the best on your next steps 🎉🎓
Follow Along on Socials
We’ll be posting and resharing graduation highlights on the big day across all our social media platforms. Follow along and get involved!
Keep in Touch
We wish you the best of luck in your new chapter as RCS alumni.
Remember to keep in touch and let us know of any exciting news. We welcome all new graduates to sign up to our alumni newsletter to find out what’s happening in RCS and beyond.
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Take home a little souvenir of your time at RCS! From mugs to hoodies and face masks in between – we even have our own tartan.
