About 100 people dressed in black gowns with coloured hoods marched from the Strand to the Holy Trinity Events Centre for the Bethlehem Tertiary Institute graduation ceremony in Tauranga on Saturday afternoon.
Students graduated with a range of qualifications including Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma of teaching, Bachelor of Counselling and Diploma of Family Support.


Bethlehem Tertiary Institute Graduates procession through the streets.


Past graduates Angela Captein and Graham Hare were guest speakers at the ceremony. They inspired gratuates with what they have done with their qualifications since leaving the institute.