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When is Atlanta high school graduation?

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By Molly Bloom
April 11, 2017

Atlanta Public Schools graduation ceremonies start on Thursday, May 18. Most ceremonies will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Thursday, May 18

Adult Education Graduation at Crim High School, 6:30 p.m., 256 Clifton St. SE

Saturday, May 20

Drew Charter School, 4 p.m., Drew Charter School Gymnasium, 900 East Lake Blvd

Tuesday, May 23

Crim, 5:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Coretta Scott King/BEST Academy, 7:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Related: Atlanta Public Schools calendar 2017-2018

Wednesday, May 24

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, 3:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Douglass, 5:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

South Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Thursday, May 25

Washington, 1 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Grady, 3:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Mays, 6:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Friday, May 26

Carver, 10 a.m., Georgia World Congress Center

North Atlanta, 1 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Jackson, 3:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

Therrell, 6:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center

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