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2025 Graduation

Every year Carey hosts a graduation ceremony in Auckland for graduands from the current or previous year. Graduation is a time to celebrate with your peers, the faculty, and your friends and family.

The Graduation ceremony for students who completed their studies in 2024 will be held on Saturday, 24 May 2025.

Monique Lee and Sela Kivalu giving a speech at Graduation 2021

What you need to know

Certificates and Transcripts

If a student has successfully completed their programme of study at Carey they will be eligible to graduate. Graduates will receive a certificate, in appropriate form, under the common seal of Carey. The certificate will state that their qualification has been conferred.

Students will also receive a final transcript which is an official certification of their grades for their entire of programme of study. If a student requires additional copies of their final transcript they can apply to the Academic Registrar, however, please note that a fee will apply.

The Graduation Ceremony

Students must apply to graduate in the ceremony and pay for the hire of appropriate academic dress. Arrangements for hire are made by Carey.

Postgraduate students need to allow 3-6 months for the examination and final grading of their Thesis. Normally, Masters students will apply for the graduation ceremony in the year following their submission.

Academic Dress

Academic dress comprises of a gown, hood, and mortarboard (hat) worn with formal attire. Certificate and Diploma students wear a gown over formal attire.

Each Carey qualification has its own hood as follows:

    • Master of Theology (MTh) – aqua marine blue, with black inside.
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Theology (PGDipTh) – aqua marine blue on the outside, lined along the edge with white, and black inside.
    • Bachelor of Applied Theology (BAppTheol) – aqua marine blue lined along the edge with white and black on the outside

Apply to Graduate

You will need to request and complete an application form, available from the Academic Registrar.

Apply to Graduate Now

Graduation Photos

Graduation 2024

Graduation 2024

What a special time we had honouring the graduating class of 2023 on 18 June 2024. Take a look at the photos from this wonderful day.
Graduation 2023

Graduation 2023

We had so much fun celebrating the Graduation of students on 20 May 2023. Take a look at the photos from this special day.
Graduation 2021

Graduation 2021

Share in the jubilation at Manukau City Baptist Church by viewing our Graduation photos of 27 March 2021.
Graduation 2019

Graduation 2019

Join in the achievements of the Graduation photos of 6 April, 2019 held at at Manukau City Baptist Church.

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