Graduation

Graduation day is the culmination of all the time and work that you have put into gaining your qualification. It gives you a great chance to celebrate all that you have achieved. It is a brilliant way to highlight the end of this amazing chapter in your life. Take this moment to appreciate your achievement and recognise its importance.

Group of graduates celebrating outside the Borders Events Centre

Graduation 2026

Borders College recently celebrated its Graduation 2026 ceremony, honouring the exceptional achievements of their students.

Four graduates standing inside the borders events centre

Graduation Information Booklet 2026

For the ceremony to be held on Friday 18th September 2026. Adobe pdf file.

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Graphic showing the logos of the companies who sponsored graduation 2026

Graduation Sponsors 2026

We are delighted to announce that the following organisations are sponsoring the 2026 Graduation.

Charlesfield Farms has evolved from a traditional farm into a diverse rural enterprise. The estate combines agriculture, renewable energy, and commercial development, balancing heritage with innovation to secure a sustainable future. Its diversification strategy addresses economic change, climate challenges, and land use policies, ensuring long-term resilience. Committed to community and environment, Charlesfield exemplifies how rural estates can thrive while supporting people, place, and progress.

Eildon Housing is a charitable housing association based in the Borders since 1973 is dedicated to supporting and strengthening our communities. Their mission goes beyond bricks and mortar and the high quality, sustainable, affordable homes they offer. They deliver exceptional care and support to older people and individuals with learning disabilities. Their values – caring, committed, connected, and creative – are at the heart of everything they do.

Floors Castle is a historic estate in the Scottish Borders and the largest inhabited castle in Scotland. It combines heritage, tourism, gardens, hospitality, events and retail, while serving as the family home of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. The wider Roxburghe Estate also encompasses farming, forestry, conservation, property and renewable energy.

MKM Building Supplies is a UK-wide builders’ merchant serving trade professionals and DIY customers. Established in 1995, it supplies building materials, timber, plumbing, heating, electrical products, tools, kitchens, bathrooms, landscaping and decorating products. With over 140 branches, MKM focuses on local expertise, customer service, delivery, trade support and sustainable building solutions.

Morrison Construction, one of Scotland’s leading construction firms, brings decades of expertise to essential infrastructure projects such as schools, bridges, and flood defences. As part of Galliford Try, the company actively promotes sustainability and innovation, while remaining rooted in community values.

Mott MacDonald is a global, employee-owned engineering, management and development consultancy. It plans, designs, delivers and maintains infrastructure across transport, energy, water and buildings. The company combines technical expertise, digital innovation and sustainability to help clients address complex challenges and improve lives worldwide.

Safe Services is a Scottish Borders-based security systems company, specialising in the design, installation and servicing of CCTV, intruder alarms, fire alarm systems and access control. Based in Galashiels, the company provides security solutions for businesses and organisations across the region, helping customers protect their premises, people and assets.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is a registered social landlord and Scottish charity supporting tenants and communities across the Scottish Borders. It provides affordable homes, tenancy support and community services, while investing in new housing, neighbourhoods and sustainability. SBHA also works to strengthen the local economy and improve residents’ quality of life.

Location Warning Notice – Filming/Photography

Please be advised that filming and/or photography will be taking place during Graduation. If you do not wish to appear in any images captured, please tell us so that we can take appropriate steps to ensure you are not included.

The photographs/film will be used by Borders College for editorial, marketing and public relations both in print and online.

If you have any concerns about this please email: marketing@borderscollege.ac.uk.

For information regarding our Graduation please contact enquiries@borderscollege.ac.uk or telephone 01896 66 26 00.

Graduate Information

Doors to Graduation Hall will open two hours before the ceremony is due to begin, at which time graduates and their guests may enter to take their seats. Everyone must be seated 15 minutes before the ceremony begins. There will be a team of marshals on duty to assist you and to control the flow of graduates and guests into the Graduation Hall. Please follow these arrangements to ensure that congestion is kept to a minimum.

The ceremony will begin with the academic procession of the College’s senior staff, during which the graduates and guests are asked to stand.

As graduates will return to the same seats following their presentation on stage, personal possessions and programmes etc. may be left on the chair.

At the end of the ceremony, graduates will process to the reception area, following the stage party. Guests are asked to remain in the Hall until all graduates have processed. A team of marshalls will be ready to guide you.

Contact
If you still require further information, please contact Borders College on 01896 66 26 00.

Graduation Crest

The main feature of the crest is a shield, representing history, establishment and heritage. The shield is split into four sections, alluding to the shires of the region. The ‘B’ and ‘C’ sections are tonally representative of the College’s corporate colours. The green section represents the predominant colour of the Borders landscape. The Saltire element stresses that the region is proudly Scottish. The shield is surmounted by a torch, the traditional symbol of learning and endeavour. Below the crest is a rope in the form of the shires bound together with the gold thread of learning.

Graduation crest