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Graduation Schedule Released for 2025-26

Posted June 23, 2025, 3:00 PM. Updated June 24, 2025, 9:55 AM.

APS will hold 20 graduation ceremonies on the week of May 18-22.

Look for a graduation extravaganza in 2026 on the week of May 18-22.

With an eye on maximizing student learning time, Albuquerque Public Schools will compress nearly all its graduation ceremonies into a one-week time frame next year. The lone exception will be College and Career High School’s ceremony, which will take place May 1.

Comprehensive high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies at Tingley Coliseum. Most magnet school celebrations will take place at Berna Facio Professional Development Center. 

The following is the schedule for graduations in 2026.

Tingley Coliseum

• May 18, Atrisco Heritage Academy, 9:30 a.m.
• May 18, Eldorado 2 p.m.
• May 18, Manzano, 6:30pm
• May 19, Volcano Vista, 9:30 a.m.
• May 19, eCADEMY,  2 p.m.
• May 19, Albuquerque High, 6:30 p.m.
• May 20, West Mesa, 9:30 a.m.
• May 20, Valley, 2 p.m.
• May 20, Rio Grande, 6:30 p.m.
• May 21, Cibola 9:30 a.m
• May 21, Del Norte, 2 p.m.
• May 21, Sandia 6:30 p.m.
• May 22, La Cueva, 9:30 a.m.
• May 22, Highland, 2 p.m. 

Berna Facio  Professional Development Center

• May 1, College and Career, 2:30 p.m.
• May 21, Early College Academy 9 a.m.
• May 21, Nex+Gen Academy, 12:30 p.m.
• May 21,Transition Services, 3:30pm
• May 22, School on Wheels, 9 a.m.
• May 22, Freedom, 12:30 p.m.
• May 22, New Futures, 3:30 p.m. 

2026 High School Graduations by School