Free Last Day of School Signs for Preschool Through College

A last day of school photo can capture a year of change with little planning: choose a sign, take a picture, and save it alongside the first day’s. These printable signs come in two designs, cover 17 school levels from preschool through college, and can be kept for reuse in later years.

The year’s final weeks can get busy, so having a sign ready ahead of time makes it easier to keep this small tradition simple. You can take a quick picture at home, include siblings, or use a sign for a classroom keepsake. The point is to mark the moment in a way that suits your family or class.

Two styles, 17 school levels

Each PDF set includes the same 17 labels, so you can choose based on appearance rather than which grades are available. The options are:

• Preschool
• Pre-K
• Kindergarten
• 1st Grade through 12th Grade
• High School
• College

The colorful design has a white background. The chalkboard design uses white lettering on a dark background. Either can work for a standalone photo, and you can also pick the style that matches the sign you used at the start of the school year.

The files are undated, which means you can save them and use them again. If you have more than one child, you can print the relevant pages from the same set rather than looking for a separate download for each grade. The college sign is included as a bonus option.

Choose paper and print only what you need

Both designs are non-editable PDF downloads. After opening the file, select the pages for the grades you need. There’s no reason to print all 17 unless you expect to use them.

Regular paper is a practical choice if you plan to put the sign in a frame or attach it to a surface. Cardstock gives a child a firmer sign to hold during the photo. Either way, check that the page is oriented and sized as you expect before printing several copies.

Printing a few days before the final school day can take one small task off an already full week. Store the selected pages where they’ll be easy to find, along with any frame or other item you plan to use. If you’re taking pictures of several children, printing each needed grade at once can help keep the process moving.

Make the photo easy to compare

For a clear before-and-after pair, take the last day picture in the same spot as the first day picture. Have your child hold the sign, use a similar framing, and save both images together. The familiar setting makes it easier to notice changes over the school year.

You don’t need extra decorations or a special outfit for the picture. A single portrait gives each child a moment of their own; a sibling photo adds a shared family record. If you’d like both, take the individual pictures first, then bring everyone together.

Families who homeschool can use the signs when their school year ends, whenever that happens. The labels identify the level being completed, while the photo marks the finish of the year’s learning. Teachers can print the grade they teach and invite students to take turns holding it for an end-of-year keepsake.

A small routine like this can make the final day feel distinct without turning it into a production. Keeping the file and photos together also makes it easier to repeat the tradition and look back across several years.

Download a design

Each link opens a free PDF set with all 17 signs. Choose the version you prefer, then print only the pages that apply.

Colorful Last Day of School Signs

Download the colorful last day of school signs as a PDF.

Chalkboard Last Day of School Signs

Download the chalkboard last day of school signs as a PDF.

Save the files somewhere you can locate them next year. Since the signs have no date, the same downloads can serve again when another school year comes to a close.

Pair them with first day signs

To make a beginning-and-ending photo pair, use the matching free first day of school printable signs, also available in colorful and chalkboard styles. You can browse more free printables for activities and ideas for home or school.