Graduation

Graduation Ceremony details

Schedule 

Ceremony One - 12.30pm 

Ceremony One has graduates from the College of Community Development and Personal Wellbeing, the College of Health and the Central Otago Campus. 

10.40am: Gather outside the Faculty of Dentistry (Great King Street) for the OPSA Graduation Parade
11.00am: Parade departs for the Dunedin Town Hall 
11.30am: Check in at the Dunedin Town Hall Glenroy Auditorium 
11.30am: Dunedin Town Hall doors open to the public
12.00pm: Guests to be seated in Dunedin Town Hall 
12.30pm: Graduation Ceremony starts 
2.30pm*: Graduation Ceremony ends (*estimated time only)  

Please note: If you're not taking part in the OPSA Parade, you need to be at the Dunedin Town Hall Glenroy Auditorium by 11.30am for check in. If you don't check in, you won't be able to take part in the graduation ceremony.

Ceremony Two - 3.30pm 

Ceremony Two has graduates from the College of Engineering, Construction and Living Sciences, the College of Creative Practice and Enterprise, Capable NZ, and the Auckland International Campus.

10.40am: Gather outside the Faculty of Dentistry (Great King Street) for the OPSA Graduation Parade
11.00am: Parade departs for the Dunedin Town Hall 
11.30am - 2.30pm: Free time - when the parade arrives at the Town Hall, please move away from the entrance so we can get everyone sorted for Ceremony One (thank you!)
2.30pm: Check in at the Dunedin Town Hall Glenroy Auditorium 
3.00pm: Guests to be seated in Dunedin Town Hall 
3.30pm: Graduation Ceremony starts 
5.30pm*: Graduation Ceremony ends (*estimated time only)  

Please note: We only have one parade for both ceremonies. If you're not taking part in the parade, you need to be at the Dunedin Town Hall Glenroy Auditorium by 2.30pm for check in. If you don't check in, you won't be able to take part in the graduation ceremony.

Livestream

If some of your friends and whānau can't make it to the ceremony, let them know about our livestream of the event!

We livestream each ceremony and they'll be able to find this on our main Graduation webpage. This usually begins about 15 minutes before the start of each ceremony. 

Travelling to Dunedin

If you are travelling to Dunedin on the day of graduation, please make sure you build plenty of time into your schedule as the roads leading into the city can be busy. 

Parking in Dunedin

The area around the Dunedin Town Hall can get very busy and there will be little to no car parking available here.

We would recommend that you park outside of the main centre of town (if possible). This Where you can park webpage on the Dunedin City Council website might be useful for planning. 

Please make sure you build plenty of time into your travel and parking plans, so you arrive on time to check in for your ceremony. Due to the way our processes work, we’ll be unable to slot you into the ceremony if you’re late and don’t check in on time.