Dates and times for graduation

Find out dates and times for upcoming AUT graduation ceremonies. Ceremonies are generally 1½ to 2 hours, but allow up to 3 hours overall from when you arrive to the end of your ceremony.

If you plan to attend graduation, please note that the date and time of your ceremony is contained in the correspondence we send to you. Please check this carefully and only make travel and accommodation arrangements after you have received this confirmation.

Summer graduation – 10 and 11 December 2024

Tuesday 10 December

  • Ceremony I - Business, Economics & Law, and Science
    • Arrive by: 9am
    • Doors close: 9.30am
  • Ceremony II - Health & Environmental Sciences A (Health Sciences, Sport & Recreation, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry)
    • Arrive by: 12.15pm
    • Doors close: 12.45pm
  • Ceremony III - Health & Environmental Sciences B (Clinical Sciences)
    • Arrive by: 3.30pm
    • Doors close: 4pm

Wednesday 11 December

  • Ceremony I - Design & Creative Technologies A (Engineering, Computing & Mathematics, Construction, Project Management)
    • Arrive by: 9am
    • Doors close: 9.30am
  • Ceremony II - Design & Creative Technologies B (Art & Design, Communication Studies, Creative Technologies, Architecture)
    • Arrive by: 12.15pm
    • Doors close: 12.45pm
  • Ceremony III - Culture & Society and Te Ara Poutama
    • Arrive by: 3.30pm
    • Doors close: 4pm

Key dates for the 2024 AUT Summer Graduation

30 October 2024
Application closing date for the 2024 Summer Graduation

28 November 2024
We’ll email you about how to redeem your guest tickets

10 and 11 December 2024
Graduation ceremonies take place at Spark Arena

Applications to graduate are now open

If we’ve emailed you to tell you’re eligible to graduate at the next AUT graduation, don’t forget to apply to graduate and let us know if you’re planning to attend your graduation ceremony. Applying to graduate in My AUT is easy – just follow the step-by-step instructions.

HOW TO APPLY

Graduating students

On the day: what to expect at graduation

Find out what to expect at your graduation ceremony – including when to arrive and register, how long ceremonies are, and what happens during your graduation ceremony.

What to expect

Dressing for graduation

Make sure you wear the correct academic dress – check what you should wear at graduation and where to get it.

What to wear at graduation

Contact us

To confirm the completion of your qualification, request assistance at graduation, or for general queries, please contact graduation@aut.ac.nz