As summer rolls around, students all over the country are gearing up to don their robes, caps and gowns to walk the graduation stage in celebration of their scholarly successes.
From that big, important college graduation to the cutest of pre-K commencements, so many celebrity kids are joining the ranks of diploma recipients this year.
For parents like Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, graduation means their kids will be fully out in the real world post-college, while for others like Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, 2024 marks the year their kids will prepare to fly the nest for the first time, leaving behind home and high school!
But, no matter what grade these grads have successfully completed, their celeb moms and dads are showing pride in their students.
Here is a list of all of the A-list kids walking the graduation stage this spring!
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David Banda and Mercy JamesMadonna/Instagram
Two more of Madonna's kids are hitting a major milestone!
The singer's children David Banda and Chifundo "Mercy" James both graduated from high school, the popstar revealed in a Mother's Day Instagram post reflecting on motherhood.
"Tonight all of my children sleep Under one roof which is Rare and comforting.They grow up too fast and spin out in different directions And yes I have a hard time letting go," the superstar, 65, wrote in the post's caption, writing also, "David and Mercy graduated high school. ... Finally the realization that they were raising me and not the other way around."
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Avery GraceAngie Harmon/Instagram
Angie Harmon's middle child, shared with her ex-husband Jason Sehorn, was all smiles alongside mom and her sisters Finley and Emery at her high school graduation.
"We are all immensely proud of you Avery!," Harmon captured her Instagram post.
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Ivey JoanJamie Lynn Spears/Instagram
Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter Ivey Joan is starting to move up in the grades!
The Sweet Magnolias actress, 33, shared an exceptionally cute carousel on Instagram on May 17, announcing that her youngest daughter had officially finished Kindergarten.
The post was filled with sweet snapshots of Ivey, 6, posing with her mom and older sister, Maddie, wearing cute tie-dye T-shirts with her Kindergarten pals and even an adorable framed photo of Ivey in a white graduation cap and gown.
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Cailey FlemingCailey Fleming/Instagram
Cailey went right from the red carpet (promoting her film IF with Ryan Reynolds) to another major moment: her high school graduation! The actress posed in her gown and mortarboard, plus two honor stoles, for the big day.
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Hank RandallKendra Wilkinson/Instagram
Kendra Wilkinson's first son is off to high school!
Hank Randall Baskett IV, Wilkinson's son with ex-husband Hank Baskett, has been admitted to private high school, the proud mama shared in an April 29 Instagram snapshot of her son.
"Congratulations," the Kendra Sells Hollywood star, 38, wrote of her 14-year-old son in the post's caption. "I love you so much and watched you work hard to get to where you are. I'm so proud of you, my boy. Keep going!!!
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Emma ChamberlainEmma Chamberlain/Instagram
The influencer, 23, proudly shared her high school diploma, which she earned five years after her intended graduation date (pictured behind her) after she left school for mental health reasons and to pursue vlogging full time.
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Laird StoneSharon Stone/Instagram
Sharon Stone's son has graduated from high school!
The Casino actress posted to Instagram for the occasion, captioning her post simply, "LAIRD VONNE STONE GRADUATION‼️" in all caps, making her excitement crystal clear.
The 19-year-old was pictured with his arm around his mom, wearing his brown graduation robes and decked out with graduation cords.
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Karma BridgesCourtesy of Ludacris
Ludacris' daughter just graduated with honors!
On Monday, May 20, the rapper, 46, shared a carousel of photos on his Instagram to celebrate his daughter Karma's graduation from Spelman College.
If his Instagram post was any indication, the "Act A Fool" rapper was overflowing with pride, writing of his daughter in the caption: "Make Sure You Add 'SUMMA CUM LAUDE' When You Speak About MINES @karma.christine HONORS #prouddaddy."
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Nikko GonzalezMatt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Lauren Sánchez's son Nikko Gonzalez is taking the world by storm as a recent college grad!
The Emmy award-winning journalist shared a touching tribute to her firstborn on Instagram on May 9 to celebrate his completion of undergrad.
"Really emotional day for me. My firstborn graduated from college today!" Sánchez, 54, wrote alongside a series of throwback photos featuring her and Gonzalez, 23. "My heart is overflowing with pride for this incredible young man. It seems like yesterday your dad and I were carrying you in our arms."
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Barron Trump Barron Trump.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Barron Trump is done with high school!
The son of former president Donald Trump and Melania Trump walked the graduation stage on May 17, with both his parents and his grandfather in the audience.
The former president was excused from appearing in court for his Manhattan criminal trial on that Friday so that he could support his son from the stands in West Palm Beach, Fla., where Barron attends high school.
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Vivianne "Vivi" RoseJessie James Decker/Instagram
Jessie James Decker and husband Eric Decker have a middle schooler in the house!
The couple's oldest daughter, 10, was pictured in a snap on her mom's Instagram with her three other siblings, looking very studious in an adorable matching pink dress and headband.
"Our sweet girl Vivianne has officially graduated elementary school and will be a middle schooler come August🥹! I can't believe how fast time flies. We are so proud of our amazing girl❤️🥹," a proud Decker wrote in her Instagram post, which featured snaps of Vivianne's graduation ceremony and some cute throwback flicks.
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Ella StillerElla Stiller/Instagram
Ella Stiller is following in her parents' footsteps.
Stiller, the daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, graduated from The Julliard School on May 24 and celebrated the occasion with a Taylor Swift-themed Instagram post.
"YOU WOULDN'T LAST AN HOUR IN THE ASYLUM (@juilliardschool) WHERE THEY RAISED ME (No, like, really)," the 22-year-old jokingly wrote, quoting Swfit's song "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" in reference to Julliard in her celebratory post.
She continued on, explaining that she couldn't be happier to be done with school and thanked her family "for the unwavering support that got me there and through.I have a degree in playing pretend!!! Yay!!!"
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Georgia GayHeather Gay/Instagram
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay's daughter, Georgia, is getting ready to leave the nest!
In a snap Gay shared to Instagram of the high school graduate, the RHOSLC star, 49, can be seen hugging her daughter who looks quite accomplished under a layer of graduation robes, leis and medals.
The proud mother wrote of her daughter in her caption, "She's a graduate 🩷Couldn't be prouder of @georgiaggay 🦅."
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Ben SweeneyAli Sweeney/Instagram
Alison Sweeney's son is all grown up!
The Days of Our Lives actress, 47, posted a picture of her newly graduated high schooler, Ben, on Instagram, all dressed up in his graduation regalia and posing with his parents.
"We are so proud of Ben - What a big night cheering on Ben as he graduates high school! Oh the places you'll go. ❤️," Sweeney wrote of her son in an Instagram post.
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Mason Walter WilkersonMelissa joan Hart/instagram
Melissa Joan Hart's son has graduated high school and is ready to take flight... at aeronautics school!
The Melissa & Joey actress, 48, posted an emotional tribute on Instagram in celebration of her first son, Mason's college graduation.
In her May 26 post, the proud mama reflected on her son's high school journey, saying, "It has been a week of lasts and firsts and all the emotions in between. We are so proud of Mason for completing his high school career and accepting his spot in an incredible aeronautics school!"
The Sabrina the Teenage Witch actress continued, "He has some big dreams and plans to back them up, and we will be here to support it all."
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Sage JillLindsay Arnold/Instagram
Even the littlest of students deserve their flowers!
Sage, daughter of Dancing With the Stars' Lindsay Arnold Cusick and her husband, Samuel Cusick, looked adorable in her red grad cap in a family photo on Lindsay's Instagram.
"1st year of Preschool graduation for our Sagey girl 🫶," the caption read. Sage looked exceptionally cute holding her little diploma in some extras that Lindsay posted in the same photo
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Massai Dorsey Nia Long and Massai Dorsey.Nia Long/Instagram
Nia Long's "baby" is not a baby anymore!
Long's son, with her ex, Massai Z. Dorsey, looked ready to celebrate in his cap and gown and graduation lei in a snap that his mom shared to her Instagram on Monday, May 20.
"Oh my baby @massaidorsey I'm so proud of you! Let's get it! Congratulations! #classof2024 #nyugraduation #proudmama ♥️🎉," she wrote.
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Riley Burruss Riley Burruss.Riley Burruss/Instagram
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss has a college grad in the house!
21-year-old Riley Burruss is among a few celeb kids who have graduated from New York University this year. Kandi documented Riley's graduation weekend on her Instagram, beginning with the school's all-school commencement on May 15.
"My baby did it! @rileyburruss is officially a college graduate!!!!!" Kandi wrote in her post, adding, "Sidebar… I didn't know that some schools have more than one graduation. So her first one was today & tomorrow is the one where she actually walks across the stage. I'll be posting all week. I'm a proud mama!"
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Reonna PaulInstagram/richpaul
Adele's "stepdaughter" is a college grad!
During a May 17 show in Las Vegas, the 36-year-old singer congratulated her boyfriend, Rich Paul's daughter Reonna Simone, on her college graduation from Clark Atlanta University. A video from a fan in attendance at the show captured the moment.
In the video, the "Easy on Me" singer can be seen saying, "It is my stepdaughter's graduation this weekend." Continuing on, the singer added of the 21-year-old, "Her name is Reonna. So I love you, darling. Congratulations. She is the first family member that has graduated college, how amazing is that?"
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