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So, I just got back from my girlfriends High school graduation. She graduated High school today. I too am a December grad, I graduated December 2007. While sitting there, I began thinking. (Miraculously, no one could smell s**t burning) December grads aren't too common in my area. The only school around here that offers December graduations is Academy del Sol, which is an alternative high school. They always have under 400 students total, more often than not a lot less. Today, 35 students graduated. My graduating class was 27 students. So I wonder, ATG, is it common in your area for high school students to graduate mid school year?

Also, for anyone else who DOES graduate this December, Congratulations!

I got my Bachelor of Arts this week. I didn't go to the ceremony though. FF12 called.

If you woulda told me College I'd believe you. I graduate next December. High Schools here don't do that. There's such thing as an august graduation here for high school.

There are no actual graduation ceremonies in December for high schools here, although some people can choose to graduate in December if they have enough credits. Most people just wait for June, and get a few extra credits.

There are usually December graduation ceremonies for Universities, though.

When I was in high school we had minimum day for seniors. So if you were ahead in credits you could either leave early or go in late, but you still graduated in the spring that way.

Here in Australia, December graduations are the norm. The school year commences in either late January or the beginning of February and finishes in December. I am not aware of any high schools that do differently. Universities, can of course differ with some students choosing to enroll/graduate mid-year.