Dates and times for graduation

Graduation dates are generally published six months before the event. You’ll receive an official AUT correspondence with your specific ceremony details (day and time) closer to the event. We recommend that you wait to receive this information before you make travel arrangements.

2025 Winter Graduation ceremony dates and times

The 2025 Winter Graduation will be held at Aotea Centre. To help in your planning for graduation, please note that ceremonies are generally 1½ to 2 hours long, but you should allow up to 3 hours overall from when you arrive to the end of your ceremony.

Thursday 7 August 2025

Health & Environmental Sciences A (Clinical, Health Sciences)*

• Arrive by 9am
• Doors close 9.45am

Design & Creative Technologies A* (School of Future Environments) and Health & Environmental Sciences B* (Sport & Recreation, Science)

• Arrive by 12pm
• Doors close 12.45pm

Design & Creative Technologies B* (Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Art & Design, Communication Studies)

• Arrive by 3pm
• Doors close 3.45pm

Friday 8 August 2025

Business, Economics & Law A* (Business)

• Arrive by 9am
• Doors close 9.45am

Business, Economics & Law B* (Business & Law, Culture & Society, Te Ara Poutama)

• Arrive by 12pm
• Doors close 12.45pm

* Please check your individual graduation letter to find out which ceremony you’ve been allocated to.

Future graduation dates

AUT has two graduation ceremonies each year. Our winter ceremony is normally late July or early August, and our summer event is held around mid-December.