Create A Graduation Registry Online
Celebrate the graduate in your life: build a registry for the things that matter most in their first year out of study, and let friends and family chip in from one link.
Free to create · No setup fees · It takes a few minutes
Why a graduation registry?
Only what they need
Skip the random gift cards. Add exactly what helps for the year ahead, from any store online, so the graduate gets things they will actually use.
Gifts as cash
Guests contribute securely and the graduate receives the money directly, ready for rent, a move, or the first big purchase after study.
One link to share
Send a single link to friends, family and the whole cohort, and track who gave what in one place.
What helps most in year one
- Laptop & tech
- Books & study gear
- First-apartment essentials
- Work wardrobe
- A moving fund
- Travel fund
- Kitchen starters
- Gift cards
Who creates a graduation registry, and when
A graduation registry usually works best when the graduate sets it up two to four weeks before the ceremony, then shares it with family rather than printing it on any invitation. The focus is the move out of study and into work: a first rental, a professional wardrobe, and the kit for a first real kitchen. Those are the gifts that carry weight in year one, and they are exactly what a broad family circle struggles to buy without a list.
If a parent or relative is organising the celebration, you can still create the registry on the graduate's behalf and hand them the link to fill in. Once the graduate moves into their first place, a housewarming registry picks up the same shopping list where this one leaves off.
Cash helps more than clutter
The most valuable graduation gift is often money towards a real cost: bond on a first rental, the flights for a gap-year trip, or a professional certification that leads straight to work. A graduation wishing well lets guests who prefer to give money help with the parts of the transition that add up quickly, alongside the physical items on the list.
Not sure a graduation-specific list is right? Our guide to choosing a gift registry compares how the platforms differ on fees and on how you actually receive the money, and our how much to give guide helps guests settle on a figure.
- Who should set up a graduation registry?
- Usually the graduate, since they know what their first year out needs. A parent or relative can start it on their behalf and hand over the link to fill in.
- What do Australian graduates actually need?
- The practical first-year kit: a reliable laptop, work-appropriate clothes, first-apartment basics, and often a cash fund towards moving costs or a short course that helps them start work.
Celebrate the graduate in your life
It's free to create and takes a few minutes. Add gifts and share the link with friends and family.