About Academic Dress Hire
Dress to impress on graduation day with regalia hire from the professionals.
Academic Dress Hire is the premium graduation regalia hireage company in Auckland. We provide quality regalia, and a personalised fitting for you. We have a long established close working relationship with your Institute and we understand that your graduation is the culmination of years of commitment. We value the importance of the occasion and want to help you look and feel good in the correct regalia.
We are part of the Kate Edger Trust which is a non profit making charity. All proceeds from hireage are gifted back to students in the form of educational scholarships and grants. You'll find more information about the trust below.
Our services include being fitted by our experienced helpful team on the day you collect your regalia.
During Graduation week we extend our hours - please check the Events and Timetables section of the website to view times available for your ceremony. Timetables for upcoming ceremonies
We are located at 17 George Street, Newmarket, Auckland and our standard opening hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm. Parking and Location
The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust
Hiring with us generates financial rewards for students.
Academic Dress Hire is owned and managed by The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.
The Trust is named after Kate Milligan Edger (1857 – 1935), the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in the British Empire.
Each year the proceeds from Academic Dress Hire are returned to the community in the form of nearly 100 awards to assist women involved in research, professional development, artistic or creative activities.
Financial assistance is provided for foundation, undergraduate, graduate and post graduate study at tertiary institutions in the Auckland area. One of our recipients recently wrote:
“As a member of a single income family with school going children it was difficult to accomplish my goals of retraining as nurse without generous support I received through the scholarship. Once again I would thank you for judicious help and I will ensure to contribute back to the society once I graduate as a trained nurse”
“I am honoured as a recipient of this award and I appreciate the fact from the bottom of my heart that such awards are so helpful in cash strained student life allowing us to focus on our studies instead of worrying about the finances thereby enabling students to pursue their goals.”
To find out if we may be able to help you, a family member, or a friend, please visit our website www.auckgradwomen.org.nz/KEET/
