You’ve Finished Your Programme and Passed Your Examinations with Flying Colours. So What About Graduation?
You’ve worked hard throughout your programme at The National School of Aesthetics, and now is the time to recognise your achievements. We hold a simple graduation presentation for graduates on our campus.
Quick Links about Graduation
When the Graduation Is Held
The ceremony is usually held on the last day of your programme or the last day of the term, although this can vary from intake to intake.
See the Important Dates section of the Student Handbook for tentative dates for your graduation.
When Graduation Tickets Are Available
During recent graduations, we have been moving away from assigning specific tickets to specific people.
However, our Student Liaison Officer and CEO keep track of who is attending via a spreadsheet.
We will start collecting names for each student’s guests on:
- 1 June for mid-year graduations
- 1 December for end-of-year graduations
Each student is limited to a few guests plus themselves.
For more information, please contact the Student Liaison Officer around 1 June or 1 December.
Visitor Requirements for Graduation
Parking for Visitors at Graduation
Visitors must park on the streets surrounding the school.
The school’s carpark is reserved for only team members and special guests for graduation.
Arriving Before or On Time
Visitors should arrange to arrive before the scheduled starting time for graduation.
This allows the visitors time to find a carpark, walk to the school, check-in, and get a seat before the ceremony starts.
We will lock the doors a few minutes after the ceremony starts so our ākonga / students and team can enjoy graduation uninterrupted.
Visitor Requirements
All visitors to The National School of Aesthetics:- Must sign in using the visitor’s register on reception (unless instructed otherwise)
- Should wear an appropriate mask if they have any cold-like or flu-like symptoms, no matter how mild.
- Tested positive for COVID-19 within 5 days of your visit; or
- Tested positive for COVID-19, are beyond the 5 days of suggested isolation, and still have COVID-like symptoms.
- Highly encourage everyone to be immunized against COVID-19 for their own protection and to protect others.
- Welcome mask use for visitors who wish to wear one; however, please be advised you may need to remove them for some treatments.
Graduation Dress Code
We ask that ākonga / students and their guests dress in smart casual and formal attire only.
People showing up in inappropriate attire (i.e. jeans, et cetera) may be turned away.
This is a special occasion to honour the graduates, so we ask all guests to comply to respect the graduates.
Getting Your Certificates at Graduation
For ākonga / students who are graduating in June or December, you will receive your certificates at the ceremony.
For ākonga / students graduating but not attending the ceremony, please see When To Get Your Certificates If You Don’t Attend Graduation section of the Certificates and Diplomas page.
Special Awards
Certificate of Excellence
An ākonga / student who gains an overall mark of 90% or higher may be awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
To gain a Certificate of Excellence, the ākonga / student must:
- Be enrolled in an NZQA-Approved programme of 40 credits or more; and
- Gain 90% or higher overall grade; and
- Pass all sections of his or her programme; and
- Meet the ethical and behavioural guidelines.
The Board of Directors reserves the right to deny the Certificate of Excellence to any ākonga / student who fails to meet ethical or behavioural guidelines or brings the school’s reputation into disrepute.
Student of the Year
The ākonga / student who gains the highest overall grade in their intake in their programme may be awarded the Student of the Year award.
In order to gain the Student of the Year award, the ākonga / student must:
- Be enrolled in an NZQA-Approved programme of 120 credits or more; and
- Gain the highest overall grade and demonstrate outstanding academic achievement for his or her intake; and
- Pass all sections and meet the attendance criteria of his or her programme; and
- Meet the ethical and behavioural guidelines.
The Board of Directors issues the Student of the Year award at their discretion and reserves the right to deny the award to any ākonga / student who fails to meet ethical or behavioural guidelines.
If the top ākonga / student is not awarded the Student of the Year award, the student with the next highest overall grade for the intake may gain the Student of the Year award.
The Board of Directors also reserves the right to issue separate Student of the Year awards for different programmes (i.e. one for the ākonga / student with the highest overall grade of the intake graduating from the New Zealand Certificate in Nail Technology and another for the ākonga / student with the highest overall grade of the intake graduating from the New Zealand Certificate and Diploma in Beauty Therapy).