pick a graduation date

[daijobu]

I'm being asked for a graduation date for our high school on various forms.  What should I keep in mind in choosing one?  I was thinking either Friday May 31 or Friday June 14?  

[alewife]

I always chose the graduation date to be about two weeks past the end date of their last outside class.  That way, if we got behind a little bit in our "home-brewed" classes due to the end of year craziness of online final exams and days eaten up with AP exams, the kids had two weeks at the end to devote to wrapping up the stuff they did with me. 

[Arcadia]

I have always put June 2022 on forms if asked for DS13 because my school district always end the school year in June and starts the school year on August 15th or 16th.

[yvonne]

 Like Alewife, I picked a date about two weeks after I thought we'd actually finish to avoid any issues with classes finishing late or testing or .... anything else that could possibly come up.  I felt like too early a grad date was more likely to cause problems than a later graduation date.

 

[easypeasy]

Agreeing with other responses! I picked a date 2 weeks past my "on paper" ending date. DD had an official graduation date set, so I put two weeks after that on her paperwork. That gave us plenty of time for last minute paperwork gathering, finalizing the transcript, etc & I didn't feel pressure to get that all done while actually finishing the school year and/or preparing for the graduation ceremony. ?

[Bootsie]

I would choose a date that is in line with public schools in the area.  Some states have graduation dates much earlier than other states; locally, graduation dates are mid-May.  If a student wants to take summer classes at a university or apply for a job, they may be limited if they can't put "graduated" on their application like other students in the area.

[rbk mama]

We picked the date of his last AP exam ?  

[charlotteb]

Was your child able to attend a homeschool graduation? Or did you have a ceremony/party at home to mark the end of their school? That's the date I would put on.  My kids did a HS graduation, so that was their date.