Caps, Gowns & Countdown: It's Graduation Season in Kane County
It’s graduation season in Kane County, with high schools across the county’s nine school districts preparing for ceremonies in May. Kane County Connects has compiled a list of graduation dates, times and locations to help people plan ahead.
Be sure to check each district’s guidelines for attendance, as well as whether ceremonies will be livestreamed or available for later viewing.
Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates.
- Batavia School District #101
May 20, 2026, at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) Convocation Center at 7 p.m. - Central School District #301
May 29, 2026, at the NIU Convocation Center at 7 p.m. - East Aurora District #131
May 31, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center. - Geneva CUSD #304
June 1, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center. - Kaneland School District #302
May 17, 2026 at 5 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center. - School District #300
May 16, 2026, at the NOW Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates
• Hampshire High School at 2 p.m..
• Jacobs High School at 6 p.m.
• Dundee-Crown High School at 10 a.m. - School District U-46
May 23, 2026, at the NOW Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates
• Elgin High School: 11 a.m.
• Bartlett High School: 2 p.m..
• Larkin High School: 5 p.m.
• Streamwood High School: 8 p.m.
• South Elgin High School: 8 a.m. - St. Charles CUSD #303
• St. Charles North: May 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at the NIU Convocation Center.
• St. Charles East: May 18, 2026, at 4 p.m., at the NIU Convocation Center. - West Aurora School District #129
May 17, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the NIU Convocation Center.
Interesting to ponder. Children who are in kindergarden in 2026 will be graduating high school in 2039.
The Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE), based in Geneva, is one of 38 agencies in Illinois supporting local school districts. Serving more than 9,600 educators and 100,000 students across nine districts, the ROE provides services including professional development, licensing, testing, safety inspections, transportation training, and alternative learning programs.
Its mission is to support education through leadership, advocacy, and coordination between state and local schools.
