World's 1st surviving septuplets graduate

The world's first surviving septuplets have graduated from their high school in the US state of Iowa.

Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny, Natalie and Nathan McCaughey all crossed the stage on Sunday as part of Carlisle High School's class of 2016.

The septuplets were born on November 19, 1997, ranging in weight from 1.04kg to 1.4kg. Their mother had taken a fertility drug.

KCCI-TV in Des Moines reports that the septuplets are going on separate paths following high school, including the military and college.

The station says two of the seven plan to attend Hannibal-LaGrange University in Missouri, where their parents say they were promised a free education.