Drake finally graduates from high school at age 25

It’s hard being a teenage celebrity. The paparazzi, the screaming fans, the inability to graduate from high school. It’s all so difficult, which is why we can imagine that it’s gratifying for celebs when they finally receive that elusive high school diploma. The latest famous person to be awarded said diploma is Drake, who, at 25, has officially graduated high school.
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The rapper joined Degrassi at age 15 and never finished high school. But this week, Drake tweeted that he’s finally finished high school. Drake wrote, “97% on my final exam. 88% in the course. One of the greatest feelings in my entire life. As of tonight I have graduated high school… Thank you to my teacher Kim Janzen for spending the last 5 months working tirelessly with me!! OVO SOUND.”
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This is big news for the rapper, who left Toronto’s Forest Hill Collegiate Institute for Degrassi, which he has said was motivated by a desire to help his family. Drake told Complex last year, “My mother was very sick. We were poor, like broke. The only money I had coming in was off of Canadian TV, which isn’t that much money when you break it down… A season of Canadian television is under a teacher’s salary, I’ll tell you that much.”
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Drake isn’t the only celeb to graduate high school late. Justin Bieber was awarded his high school diploma earlier this year, although not quite late since he’s only 18. The singer missed out on his graduation ceremony due to the commitments of, you know, being famous but did get a cap and gown on Ellen. The real winner is actor Nolan Gould, the 13-year-old star of Modern Family, who graduated high school recently and is already taking college classes. Top that, Drake.
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