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The end of the school year is always a time for celebration, whether your students are graduating from preschool, elementary school, or high school. Reading progress, new skills, friends they’ll always remember: It’s all significant. And nothing celebrates the end of a school year like a graduation!
Before students and families start planning the next steps, spend a special moment commemorating all they’ve learned and achieved during the school year. We’ve gathered versatile and festive graduation certificate templates for all grades, special programs, and any other graduation you’re planning this year. Plus, you’ll find tips for personalizing your graduation certificates to say goodbye to a truly remarkable class of students.
Find the best graduation certificate for your specific students
Giving out awards for students takes just a moment, but the genuine connection you make with them lasts a lifetime. Find the right graduation certificate for your class setting and edit the templates to make them even more memorable.
Editable graduation certificates can be more personal at any grade level
No matter what grade students are completing, their achievements are worthy of attention. Use editable diploma templates designed for a range of grades (or editable to reflect the grade you’re teaching) to create mementos kids and families will treasure long after graduation day.
Editable Certificate of Completion | Graduation Diploma for Any Grade Level
By A Teachable Teacher
Grades: PreK-6th
Celebrate the completion of another grade with cheerful, colorful graduation certificate templates. Two styles of editable awards let you choose between printing student names and achievements or printing blank certificates and writing the names by hand.
Graduation Certificate Diploma Template for Pre K to Grade 12 – Editable
By Timely Tutor Resources
Grades: PreK-12th
Ranging from formal to fun, these graduation certificates and diplomas are classic and versatile ways to congratulate students on a year well done. Choose from nine diploma designs, edit the text (or choose a prefilled option), and print. You can even add a student photo!
Commemorate kindergarten with customizable diplomas
Kindergarten is a big year — and it’s over already! Use printable and editable kindergarten graduation certificates to send your students off to first grade with your well-wishes and appreciation.
Kindergarten Diplomas – EDITABLE – Graduation – Chalkboard – Certificates Photo
By Keeping My Kinders Busy
Grade: Kindergarten
It’s the last day of kindergarten, and it’s time to celebrate! Use a resource that includes both kindergarten graduation certificates and kindergarten graduation diplomas, each with editable name, program, signature, and date fields for a special memory.
Bring bilingual diplomas for English learners
Words can’t quite capture how you feel about your students, but words in students’ and families’ native languages can come really close. Find bilingual graduation certificates to hand out to students who are learning English or to students who are graduating from a dual-immersion academic program.
End of the year Editable Awards In Spanish-Diplomas de fin de curso
By Bilingual Classroom Resources
Grades: K-5th
Subject: Spanish
¡Felicidades! For bilingual students and families, having a Spanish-language keepsake commemorating their completion of an elementary grade makes all the difference. Find the right version in a selection of 80 awards, including black-and-white versions, which are all editable.
Dynamic diplomas highlight specialized programs
Not every graduation happens at the end of the school year! Mark students’ completion of a specialized program with a progress certificate. You can include these diplomas in the end-of-year graduation ceremony or hand them out to students when they achieve major milestones in their programs.
SPEECH THERAPY GRADUATION & PROGRESS CERTIFICATES PARENTS
By Monae’s Speech House
Grades: PreK-6th
Graduating from speech therapy is a moment that reflects periods of hard work, dedication, and steady progress. Mark this important moment with one of over 60 colorful graduation certificates, all ready to let students know just how proud you are of them.
Tips for Personalizing Graduation Certificates
Graduation award templates make it easy and convenient to celebrate students, but for that personal touch, you’ll want to customize them a bit more. Find inspiration in these tips and tricks for personalizing diplomas to give students an extra smile when they look back on their ceremony.
Include school-specific imagery and symbols
There’s always room to make a graduation diploma template feel more authentic to your students’ experience. Even adding a small image in the corner or choosing a color scheme to match the school colors can make it feel like the graduation certificate was specially made at your school.
Consider including details like:
- A picture of the school mascot
- The school logo
- A school motto
- A photo of the school
- A foil seal or stamp with the school emblem
Choose wording that expresses your appreciation
Traditional diploma wording can feel a little stiff and impersonal (who says “Hereby” these days, anyway?). Change it up by choosing an editable graduation certificate template that lets you change the wording to something that really resonates with students, whether they’re earning a preschool graduation certificate or graduating from high school.
Some wording ideas for diplomas may include:
- (Name) has mastered preschool skills and is ready to face kindergarten!
- (Name) is an official graduate of 6th grade math, reading, and the kickball.
- Based on (Name’s) exemplary achievements in junior high school, we recommend them for promotion to senior high school.
- (Name) has proven their mastery of high school skills, including the Common Core State Standards, and has been a valuable member of our high school community.
Add personal details for each student
Go beyond reading each student’s name at the graduation ceremony, and make the diploma itself a personalized keepsake. Younger students and their families will love these personal touches, and you may get a tear or two from your teen students, too!
- Add specific achievements for each student, such as “Finished his first novel” or “Improved her mile running time by two minutes.”
- Find templates that let you add pictures of each student, and include a cute class photo of them (or their yearbook picture) on the certificate.
- Ask the student who their most impactful mentors have been, and have those individuals sign the diploma (if possible).
- Include a small graduation ornament or bookmark with the graduation year alongside the diploma that students can keep going forward.
Include professional touches for older graduates
When done right, a high school graduation certificate can look just as impressive as a graduate degree. Use these tips to make diplomas for older students look like professional documents that they can frame or display proudly.
- Customize the diploma with darker colors, such as black, navy, or maroon.
- Select a high-quality diploma cover that feels more substantial than the typical cover.
- Invest in an embossing system that allows you to include a school seal.
- Print your diplomas on thicker parchment paper rather than regular printer or cardstock paper.
Celebrate a special moment in students’ education
There’s not enough space on any graduation certificate to describe how valuable your time with your students has been, or how much you appreciate knowing them in this step of their academic journey. But when you find graduation resources that are customizable, versatile, and relatable for each grade, that certificate can be a significant symbol for that journey — and for your important part in it!