Kindergarten Registration
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Enrollment Forms (Adobe Reader)
Kindergarten Registration Information (Adobe Reader)
Kindergarten Early Entry Information
Children applying for Early Kindergarten Entry are not eligible to participate in the open choice selection periods online. Updated forms and information will be available by March, and the district will start the Early Kindergarten Entry approval process in mid-April.
Once a child is approved for early entry, their parents will be able to select a school for that child from their choice list. Some school selections may be unavailable due to capacity limits.
If you have questions about early entry only, call 919-431-7657.
In order to attend kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before August 31 of the current school year. In accordance with state law, gifted children who are age 4 by April 16 also will be considered for admission (see sidebar).
Please note: If you are enrolling in kindergarten for the 2011-12 school year go to your current base school to enroll.
Kindergarten enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year begins Nov. 28, 2011. Nearly all parents choose to enroll their 5-year-olds in kindergarten even though the state does not require children to be enrolled in school until the age of 7. Wake County offers a full-day program.
To enroll your child for the 2012-2013 school year, go to one of the schools from your address choice list. Please contact your local school or check their Website for enrollment schedules. School staff will have different times set up to receive your forms and walk you through the process.
You can also enroll your child at the Office of Student Assignment, or the Center for International Enrollment, or one of the Regional Centers for Enrollment. All incoming kindergarten students for 2012-2013 must participate in the choice enrollment process to be enrolled for kindergarten and assigned to a school.
If you need information about the choice list for your address or the choice process, you can contact any school, or the Office of Student Assignment at (919) 431-7333, or the Center of International Enrollment at (919) 431-7404. Your child does not have to be present to be enrolled, but you will need to take along the following:
- Parent/legal guardian photo ID
- Proof of residence in the form of a current electric, city gas or city water bill, signed lease agreement or closing statement in the name of the parent(s) or court-appointed guardian with a closing date within 45 days (telephone, cable television bills and driver's licenses do not qualify).
- A certified copy of the child's birth certificate, which can be obtained from the county or state health department where the child was born.
Additional items will be required once your school assignment has been made. They are listed below:
- An updated immunization record. Medical evidence of the
following immunizations must be submitted:
- Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP or DtaP): 5 doses. If the 4th dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, the series is complete.
- Polio (OPV): 4 doses. If the 3rd dose is given on or after the 4th birthday, the series is complete.
- Measles: 2 doses received at least 30 days apart: one dose on or after 1st birthday and a second dose before enrolling in school (k-1) for the first time. (Commonly given as MMR) Mumps Vaccine: 2 doses. One dose on or after the 1st birthday and before 16 months and a second dose before enrolling in school for the first time
- Rubella: 1 dose of each on or after the 1st birthday. (Commonly given as MMR)
- Haemophilus Influenza type b (Hib): 1 dose at or after 15 months or the complete series. Hib is not given if the child is 5 years or older.
- Hepatitis B (HBV): 3 doses (children born on or after July 1, 1994)
- Varicella: 1 dose for children born on or after April 1, 2001 without documented history of disease.
If you do not have a certified immunization record, contact your physician or the Wake County Human Services. A new series of shots can be administered. If a record of completed immunizations is not received after 30 days, the principal is required by law to suspend the child from school on the 31st day until evidence of immunizations is presented. - A completed Kindergarten Health Assessment. North Carolina law requires that a kindergarten health assessment be completed on or before the first day of school before a child can enter kindergarten. The health assessment must be completed no more than 12 months prior to the date of entry. Physical examination forms are available at Wake County schools, area doctors' offices or at the Wake County Health Department. Parents whose children do not have a regular physician can get health assessments and immunizations through the Wake County Health Department. First-time appointments should call (919) 250-3947.
- If coming from another school system, a completed Discipline Status Enrollment form (PDF) is required. A copy of the child's latest report card and the previous year's achievement test results are helpful.
Please note that schools are staffed all year and throughout the summer. Please enroll your child as early as possible so the school will be prepared for your child. \