Sequins, sanitiser and social distancing: How the ‘pandemic generation’ finally graduated in style

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December 07, 2020 05:10:18

Graduation looked grim for the class of 2020. But when COVID restrictions eased, students celebrated with a new-found sense of resilience.

For a fleeting, fabulous moment, graduating students could forget the pandemic.

From ball gowns in the bush to sequins on the beach, each celebration took on its own unique character.

Yet this rite of passage almost didn’t happen.

A spate of school coronavirus cases in early July…