Graduation

On track to graduate? Find out all you need to know here for Graduation 2024.

Graduation forms and receiving your award - complete by 27 October 2024

If you have already completed your qualification or you know you are on track* to complete your qualification this year, you can choose to receive your award:

at the NMIT graduation ceremony or
in absentia (where you opt to collect it, or be sent it by post free of charge or by courier for an additional fee - please be specific on how you would like to receive your award if you are not attending the graduation ceremony in person).

Please complete one of the following, ‘Receiving your award’ forms below by 27 October 2024 to indicate your preference.

Receiving your award online forms:

Receiving your award printable forms:

*If you are not sure you are on track to complete your qualification this year, please see your Programme Support Co-ordinator or pop into the ākonga hub (A block) and we can help you.

Seta Baker Graduate 2 Column 1470x980px — 2022 Graduation parade.

Ceremony tickets will be available here mid November. Please check back here to order your tickets.

We're excited to welcome our NMIT graduands again in 2024. Achieving graduation is a huge milestone and we acknowledge this annually with a formal graduation ceremony.

This year, graduands can choose the song they'd like to hear when they stand together on stage at the end of the ceremony.

Please take a moment to vote for your preferred song(external link).

It's time to organise your award and regalia and mark the occasion with your friends and whānau. Graduation guest tickets are free.

Our Nelson Graduations are held over two sessions, a morning and an afternoon ceremony. We will let you know by 11 November which ceremony your programme is allocated to.

If you have whānau or guests attending from out of town, it's best to book arrival for the night before.

Nelson Graduation

Venue: Trafalgar Centre, Paru Paru Road, Nelson

Date: Friday, 13 December 2024

If you have whānau or guests attending from out of town, it's best to book arrival for the night before.

Check-in Time	Ceremony	Street Parade Procession (Post Event)
Morning: 9:00 AM	10:00 AM	12:00 Noon (Approx.)
Afternoon: 1:00 PM	2:00 PM	4:00 PM (Approx.)

Click here for nearby parking options.(external link)

Marlborough Graduation

Venue: Marlborough Events Centre, 42A Alfred Street, Blenheim

Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Check-in Time	Ceremony	Street Parade Procession (Post Event)
1:00 PM	2:00 PM	Following ceremony

Frequently asked questions

Order a graduation bear

Can I attend graduation if I have already received my award in 2024?

I'm not going to graduation. Do I still need to complete the receive my reward form?

What if I or my guests have special needs?

When can I pick up my certificate if I don't attend graduation?

What do I wear to graduation ?

NMIT hires graduation regalia on your behalf from the Nelson Soroptomist Education Trust. Therefore, you're not just preparing for your special day—you're also supporting a great cause. The fee for hiring your regalia goes to the Nelson Soroptimist Education Trust, which helps fund the Soroptimist Scholarship(external link). Your contribution helps support future students and makes education more accessible for all.

NMIT requires payment by 27 October 2024 to secure your graduation regalia.

If you change your mind about attending graduation after you have paid, you will receive a full refund, provided a request to enrolments@nmit.ac.nz for a refund is received before the graduation ceremony.

Regalia Requirements

Masters Graduands: A Gown, Hood, and Trencher.

Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Supervision Graduands: Either regalia of your previous qualification or an NMIT Gown, an NMIT Diploma Stole, and an optional Trencher. You will need to specify your previous qualification and where you received it if you wish to attend in previous regalia.

Postgraduate Diploma Graduands: A Gown, Hood, and a Stole. Trencher is optional.

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise Graduands: A Gown, SIT Hood, and a Stole.

Graduate Diploma Graduands: A Gown and a Hood.

Bachelor Graduands: A Gown, Hood, and a Trencher.

Diploma Graduands: A Gown and a Stole.

Certificate Graduands: Formal clothing.

Regalia Hire Costs

Gown	$35.00
Hood	$20.00
Stole	$10.00
Trencher	$20.00

NMIT does not allow you to wear more than one hood at a time. Please wear the regalia appropriate to the award you are receiving. We encourage you to embellish your regalia with garments of honour from your cultural tradition, such as a korowai or ta'ovala if you wish.

How do I know what size my trencher should be?

What if I am graduating with more than one qualification?

Where do I pick up my regalia?

Marlborough Ceremony

Marlborough Events Centre(external link)

Monday 9 December: 2.00 - 4.00 pm

Tuesday 10 December: 10.00 am - 12.00 noon

You will be able to return your regalia afterwards to the same area you collected it.

Nelson Ceremony

The Johnny Cash Room, G block, Nelson Campus(external link)

Wednesday 11 December: 11.00 am - 2.30 pm, 4.00 - 6.30 pm

Thursday 12 December: 11.00 am - 2.30 pm, 4.00 - 7.30 pm

Friday 13 December: 8.00am - 12.00 noon

Please return all regalia after the NMIT celebration between 1:00 - 6.30 pm on Friday 13 December 2024 to the Johnny cash room, G block, Nelson campus.

Non Return of Regalia

You may incur extra costs if regalia is returned wet or damaged.  You will incur the full replacement costs if regalia is not returned on the day.

The costs are:

Gown: $445.00

Trencher: $100.00

Diploma Stole: $40.00

Hood: $165.00

How do I pay for my regalia?

When are graduation guest tickets available?

How do I get a regalia refund?

Can I get professional photographs taken on the day?

What happens after the ceremony?

A graduation reception with light refreshments will take place after your ceremony. Your guests are also invited to the graduation reception.

Marlborough

A formal street parade procession will follow the ceremony around the central business district, returning to the Convention Centre for the Graduation Reception. You may wish to consider a change of footwear for this. Don't forget sunscreen!

Nelson

A formal street parade procession will follow the Nelson-based ceremony from the Trafalgar Centre to the Nelson NMIT Campus for the Graduation Reception. You may wish to consider a change of footwear for this. Don't forget sunscreen!