Campus experiences

See your future before you apply

Curated campus visits across Auckland's top universities for prospective students, families and school groups. Walk the libraries, labs and lecture halls, sit in on programme overviews, and ask real undergrads the questions that matter.

Years 11–13 & families School groups welcome Guided visits Student Q&As
Register Your Interest How a Tour Runs
What's included

More than a walk around campus

Choosing a university from a brochure is guesswork. A day on campus turns "one day" into a plan.

Guided campus walks

Libraries, labs, lecture halls and student spaces — the places brochures don't show, guided at a pace that lets questions happen.

Programme overviews

Short sessions tailored to the fields your group cares about — engineering, health, commerce, law, sciences and more.

Real student Q&As

Meet current undergrads and ask what it's actually like — workload, halls, clubs, costs — answers you won't get from a website.

Campuses visited include the University of Auckland, AUT and Massey University (Albany) — with more added by demand. Tours are organised by Vertex and are not official university open days.

How a tour runs

A typical tour day

Coach transport, lunch and a tightly run schedule — designed so school groups and families get the most from one day.

Morning
First campus

Guided walk and a programme overview session matched to the group's interests.

Midday
Lunch with students

Eat where the students eat, and get honest answers in an informal Q&A.

Afternoon
Second campus

A contrasting campus — city versus suburban, big versus close-knit — so students can feel the difference.

Wrap-up
Next steps

Entry requirements, scholarships and timelines, summarised so families leave with a plan.

Who it's for

Three ways to tour

1

Families

Year 11–13 students and their parents join a scheduled group tour date — ideal before subject selection or applications.

2

School groups

A booked date for your class or year group, with coach transport and a schedule matched to your timetable.

3

Visiting groups

International groups on an EduVentures programme can add a campus day to their itinerary — a look at studying in NZ.

4

Vertex members

Study Hub families get first pick of tour dates — one more reason the membership pays for itself.

Questions?

University Tours FAQs

Auckland's major campuses — the University of Auckland, AUT and Massey University's Albany campus — with others added as demand grows. Tours are organised by Vertex; they complement, rather than replace, official university open days.
Mostly Years 11–13, when subject choices and applications start to matter — but motivated Year 9–10 students and their families are very welcome. Seeing a campus early changes how students think about school.
Yes — on family tour dates, parents are encouraged to come. The next-steps wrap-up on entry requirements and scholarships is written for parents as much as students.
Pricing depends on the format — per student for family tour dates, per group for school bookings. Register your interest and we'll send dates and prices; Vertex members get priority booking.
Register Interest

Get first pick of tour dates

Tell us who's keen and we'll send upcoming dates, prices and the campuses on each tour — no commitment yet.

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Registering interest doesn't commit you to anything — it just means we'll keep you in the loop for this season.