§ 51400 Elementary School Graduation Diplomas

Education Code·California

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•School boards can give diplomas to elementary students who pass exams.
•Diplomas can be given for regular elementary school or special classes.
•This rule is for public schools, not private ones.

Example

A kid finishes 6th grade but wants to prove they know enough to move on.

The school can test them, and if they pass, they get a diploma even if they didn’t finish all the usual classes.

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§ 51400 Elementary School Graduation Diplomas

The governing board of any school district maintaining an elementary school may provide for the conferring of diplomas of graduation, by examination, and may issue diplomas of graduation from the elementary schools of the district and from special day and evening classes of elementary grade maintained by the district of any type or class. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 51400.

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