History Main / GraduationForEveryone

* In ''[[Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', The fictional author bio of Newt Scamander states that he graduated Hogwarts. However, in the [[Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem film series of the same name]], it is revealed that Newt was expelled from Hogwarts [[spoiler: after taking the blame for Leta's antics.]] Considering that he apparently graduated anyway, this means everyone who attends Hogwarts graduates.

* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity''. Mike and Sulley are expelled from the titular university at the end of the film, so they work their way up at Monsters Inc. until they reach where they are by the events of [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc the first film]].

* In ''Fanfic/FamilyGuyFanon'''s "Full Metal Jackass" from Season 4, Chris graduates from middle school, despite the fact he was a BookDumb teenager that was shown to be a C- to D student in all his classes (aside from Art and Science).

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2012-08-05 only one didn't graduate.]] All the more painful in that it appears to be an eighth-grade not a high school graduation.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', [[spoiler:this is subverted. Mike and Sulley are expelled and work their way up at Monsters Inc. until they reach where they are in the first film.]]

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* Averted in the backstory of WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'s [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Binky Barnes]], who's repeating fourth grade. Then the series gets firmly [[StatusQuoisGod frozen in time]], so who's to say if he'll ever graduate or not.

* Three examples from Disney:
** It's revealed in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' that Baloo never graduated from grade school, and thus may be barred from attending his class reunion.
** In the last episode of ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'', everyone in Herc's grade manages to graduate--except for Herc's rival, Adonis, who has to go to summer school in order to graduate.
** Averted in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In the SeriesFinale (which is called "Graduation"), all the seniors at Middleton High manage to graduate...except for [[AlphaBitch Bonnie Rockwaller]], whose belief that "nothing important ever happens during the last week of school" ends up biting her in the ass--because of what she did, Bonnie's just one credit short of being able to graduate and, as a result, has to go to summer school in order to get her high school diploma. And to really add insult to injury (at least for Bonnie), Mr. Barkin is the one teaching summer school.

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''--both Harold and minor character Torvald are thirteen years old but still in fourth grade due to repeated flunking.

* ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'': Amusingly, every named character, including Steph, who spent over a year legally dead and not attending school, and Ives, who missed at least a semester due to illness, who survived high school, graduated, except the title character, who dropped out in his final semester. Tim never really liked school anyway.

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** Buffy, who barely had time to study and missed class most of the time due to having to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld fight monsters all the time]], was able to graduate in Season 3 after getting help from [[HollywoodNerd Willow.]] She also got very good SAT scores. In later seasons, due to having to take on even more responsibilities [[spoiler: after her mother's death]], [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she was forced to drop out of university]].

* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' ends with all six of the main girls graduating high school and bound for college, even the [[BookDumb "Knuckleheads"]], who consistently get the lowest grades. The story does go out of its way to justify it when they take their entrance exams: Tomo [[BrilliantButLazy genuinely worked for it]] (mostly [[VitriolicBestBuds to spite Yomi]]), [[PassionateSportsGirl Kagura]] got in with her athletic skill, and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Osaka]]... well, she got rejected a few times, but made it eventually. [[ChildProdigy Chiyo]] got a secured spot at an American university, and [[AcademicAthlete Sakaki]] passed her exams without issue. Ironically, Yomi had the most trouble and was the last to succeed, despite being a BrainyBrunette.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'': Amusingly, every named character, including Steph, who spent over a year legally dead and not attending school, and Ives, who missed at least a semester due to illness, who survived high school, graduated, except the title character, who dropped out in his final semester. Tim never really liked school anyway.

** Buffy, who barely had time to study and missed class most of the time due to having to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld fight monsters all the time]], was able to graduate in season 3 after getting help from [[HollywoodNerd Willow.]] She also got very good SAT scores. In later seasons, due to having to take on even more responsibilities [[spoiler: after her mother's death]], [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she was forced to drop out of university]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'': Amusingly everyone named, including Steph who spent over a year legally dead and not attending school and Ives who missed at least a semester due to illness, who survived high school graduated except the title character who dropped out in his final semester. Tim never really liked school anyway.

When it happens in RealLife, this is called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_promotion social promotion]]. As a general rule in America, this is standard in elementary education, possible in middle school and not supposed to happen in high school, but this varies between schools, districts, and teachers.

** Buffy, who barely had time to study and missed class most of the time due to having to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld fight monsters all the time]], was able to graduate in season 3 after getting help from [[HollywoodNerd Willow.]] She also got very good SAT scores. In later seasons, due to having to take on even more responsibilities [[spoiler: after her mother's death]], [[SurprinsinglyRealisticOutcome she was forced to drop out of university]].

** Buffy, who barely had time to study and missed class most of the time due to having to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld fight monsters all the time]], was able to graduate in season 3 after getting help from [[HollywoodNerd Willow.]] She also got very good SAT scores. In later seasons, due to having to take on even more responsibilities [[spoiler: after her mother's death]], [[RealityEnsues she was forced to drop out of university]].

** In SeriesFinale for ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', it's revealed that the TitleCharacter's main rival, Bonnie Rockwaller, is the only person in their grade who was unable to graduate. According to Mr. Barkin, Bonnie had blown off all of her classes during the last week of school, due to her belief that nothing important ever happens during that time. But because of what she did, Bonnie missed out on some stuff that ultimately leads to her being just one credit short of being able to graduate--and as a result, she has to go to summer school in order to get her high school diploma. And to really add insult to injury (at least for Bonnie), Mr. Barkin is teaching summer school.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': When Homer and Marge Simpson attend their high school reunion, it's revealed that Homer failed one of his classes and thus never (technically) graduated. This was actually foreshadowed in an earlier episode (one that shows how Marge and Homer met) where he avoids Marge before their high school prom by not going to school for two weeks (and missing the relevant classes).
* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': at the end of the series, just about everyone graduates from Middleton High...''except'' [[AlphaBitch Bonnie]], whose belief that she could skip the last week of school with no consequences ended up biting her in the ass; she ends up having to attend summer school in order to officially graduate.

** In the last episode of ''{{Disney/Hercules}}: The Animated Series'', everyone in Herc's grade manages to graduate--except for Herc's rival, Adonis, who has to go to summer school in order to graduate.

* Averted in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Oz had to repeat the 12th grade.

** Of course, the out-of-universe purpose served by this was to keep him at Sunnydale High with the other characters even though he was a year older than them.

* On ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow,'' a running plot point is the question of whether Max, George's [[LIsForDyslexia dyslexic]] and generally BookDumb son, would have to repeat the fifth grade. To the show's credit, it even notes that it might be better for him if he ''does'' repeat; however, he squeaks by enough to pass. George himself never went to college, and his difficulty with school is partially attributed to also struggling with dyslexia. As an adult, he takes a community college course because he wanted to be a good role model for Max.

** In SeriesFinale for ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', it's revealed that Bonnie Rockwaller (the TitleCharacter's main rival) is the only person in their grade who was unable to graduate. According to Mr. Barkin, Bonnie had apparently blown off all her classes during the last week of school, due to her ill-conceived belief that nothing important ever happens during the last week of school. But because of what she did, Bonnie missed out on some pretty important stuff--which, according to Mr. Barkin, left her just under the lowest required amount of credits in order to graduate. In the end, Bonnie has to go to summer school in order to get her high school diploma (and is taught by Mr. Barkin, to her chagrin).