Individual schools schedule new-student
registration dates in early August. However, students may be enrolled by
appointment at any time, and parents are urged to enroll their children as soon
as possible after arrival in the area. For information regarding school
assignment according to geographical residence, call 703-246-6930.
Determine which school your
child will attend by entering their street address at http://www.fcps.edu/boundary or by
calling 703-329-9831.
Contact your child’s school to make arrangements
for enrollment. Most schools begin getting information together in late March
or early April for parents of incoming kindergartners, and many schools host an
orientation or open house. You will need to register your child at the school
he or she will attend.
Student
Registration, 703-876-5219, provides school enrollment for students whose
home languages are other than English (Multilingual registrars are available to
help families with limited English proficiency.); foreign exchange students and
students requiring I-20 student visas; all students whose natural parents or
legally adoptive parents do not reside in Fairfax County; tuition-paying
students; and students in foster care placed by other Virginia counties or by
out-of-state agencies.
To enroll a student, the following are required:
§ The presence of a parent
or legal guardian. (A photo ID may be requested.)
§ Birth certificate.
§ Proof of residency in
Fairfax County, generally a lease or a deed.
§ Transfer slip or report
card from the previous school and/or original transcripts.
§ Certificate of a recent
(within 12 months) physical
examination by a licensed physician for a student being admitted for the
first time into elementary school. A transfer student entering elementary
school must provide either a record of a physical exam completed prior to
enrolling in the previous school or a record of a physical exam completed
within the past 12 months. Commonwealth
of Virginia School Health Entrance Form (PDF document)
§ Evidence of a negative tuberculin
skin test (TST) or a normal chest X-ray administered within 90 days
for all students who have resided in a foreign country (with the exception of
Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand) during the last five years
for a consecutive period of five or more months.
§ Evidence
of required immunizations: Virginia law requires students to be immunized
against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and
hepatitis B. Students born on or after January 1, 1997, are required to have
been immunized against chicken pox. Effective October 1, 2008, immunization
against human papillomavirus will be required for female students entering sixth
grade. Students who lack required documentation of immunizations may be barred
from attendance. Detailed information about immunization requirements is
available in FCPS Regulation 2101. Objections based on religious grounds may be
discussed with the principal. (see current
version of Regulation 2101)
§ Registration forms are
available online at www.fcps.edu/forms.htm.
Virginia law indicates that:
§ A child who has reached
his or her fifth birthday on or before Sept. 30, 2008, must be enrolled in
kindergarten for the 2008-09 school year unless the parent or guardian notifies
the principal of the local school, in writing, that he or she does not want the
child to attend.
§ A child who will be six
years old on or before Sept. 30, 2008, must attend school.
§ A qualifying parent may
elect to provide home instruction for his or her school-age child in lieu of school
attendance. For important information regarding home
instruction, call 571-423-4470.
Parents can print, complete, and submit Student Health Information (PDF document) forms at
the time of registration.
Tuition is charged for students whose parents do
not live in Fairfax County. Contact Student
Registration, 703-876-5231, for enrollment of nonresident students. FCPS
has implemented procedures for the enrollment of homeless students. Parents or
guardians of families experiencing homelessness may contact Student
Registration at 703-876-5231 or any Fairfax County public school for enrollment
assistance.