Graduation ceremony schedule for 2023

Ceremonies in Auckland are approximately two and a half hours.

For more information about graduation, including application opening and closing dates, see Applying to graduate.

Tai Tokerau 2023 graduation ceremony

Friday 3 March

1pm

Location: Forum North

  • Faculty of Education and Social Work

Autumn 2023 graduation ceremonies

Location: Spark Arena

Tuesday 2 May 2023

7pm

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries

Wednesday 3 May 2023

10am

  • Faculty of Education and Social Work
  • Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, and the Liggins Institute

3pm

  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Law

Thursday 4 May 2023

10am

  • Faculty of Science

3pm

  • Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Faculty of Science

Spring 2023 graduation ceremonies

Location: Spark Arena

Monday 18 September 

6pm

  • Faculty of Education and Social Work
  • Faculty of Business and Economics

Tuesday 19 September

10am

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Engineering, including the Auckland Bioengineering Institute
  • Faculty of Law

3pm

  • Faculty of Science 
  • Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries

The ceremony times for Tuesday 19 September will be advised to graduands when the final confirmation email is sent approximately one week after applications close.

Students from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS) will not graduate in the Spring 2023 graduation ceremonies, but in the December graduation. 

FMHS and the Liggins Institution 2023 Graduation – 14 December

Location: Auckland Town Hall

10am

  • School of Medicine

1pm

  • School of Nursing
  • School of Optometry
  • School of Pharmacy

4pm

  • Schools of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences