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
* Check your individual graduation letter to find out which ceremony you’ve been allocated to.
Future graduation dates
Summer Graduation – 16 & 17 December 2025, Spark Arena
Applications for Summer Graduation have not yet opened. If you are eligible to graduate in December 2025, you will receive an email notification around September/October 2025 with further details on how to apply. We recommend that you wait to receive this information before you make your travel arrangements.
Prepare ahead
The name printed on your graduation parchment is as per your verified name on our system.
If you have changed your legal name, you need to provide a certified copy of ID (birth certificate, passport, name change certificate, etc.) showing your full legal name and upload it via myAUT> My Document.
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.
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.
Dressing for graduation
Make sure you wear the correct academic dress – check what you should wear at graduation and where to get it.
Contact us
Get in touch to confirm the completion of your qualification, request assistance at graduation or for general queries:
Email graduation@aut.ac.nz