The enrollment process starts online, then you will need to bring documents to your base school to officially enroll. Learn where to go and what to bring.

Begin by entering your address (also called "domicile" in school board policy) in the Base School Locator. This will show the assigned base schools for your address (domicile). You will need to register them at your base school. You may request a school transfer within 10 days of enrollment.

Enter your address (also called "domicile" in school board policy) in the Base School Locator. This will show the assigned base school for your address (domicile). You will also see options such as magnet schools and calendar application schools that your child can apply to after you enroll at your base school.

Students are guaranteed district bus transportation to their base school, unless you live in a no-transport zone close to the school. Students must sign up for bus service to let the district know they need to be picked up and dropped off.

If you are assigned to a multi-track year-round calendar school, your child will be assigned a track schedule.

Track assignments are made with consideration to parent input, siblings, grade level scheduling, and mandatory class size limits. All track assignments are made at the school.

Families applying for a year-round school will be asked to rank the four tracks when they submit their online application.

Every effort will be made to honor an existing track when a student moves from one year-round school to another year-round school, but this is not guaranteed.

Notification of track change requests for existing students at a school and track assignments for students new to the school will be given in the spring.

All track assignments are subject to change based on enrollment variations. Families should work with the school staff at your school to discuss track assignments.

You may call or visit the Office of Student Assignment for assistance if you have questions or concerns about obtaining the proper documents.

A notary is a person who is authorized to perform certain legal formalities, such as witnessing the signing of contracts or certifying documents and signatures. When a form has been verified by a notary, it is notarized.

Some student assignment forms require verification by a notary. Most banks and post offices have employees who may perform this verification. The Office of Student Assignment may also be able to notarize required forms.

If you will need notary assistance, please call the Office of Student Assignment before your visit to ensure a notary will be in the office.

The Board considers school assignment transfers to be appropriate only in rare or exceptional circumstances. Schools with enrollment caps will not have seats for students who are not in the base attendance area. Schools that are projected to have crowding percentages greater than 95 percent are not available for transfer students. Magnet schools are not available for transfer students.

You may not appeal the final decision of magnet or Early College applications.

The following are eligible to appeal their school assignment:

• Families who are new to Wake County (within 10 days after initial assignment).
• Families who have moved residences within Wake County (within 10 days of updating their address).
• Families who were denied a School Transfer Request that was made during the Transfer Request Period in February/March.

You will receive an email if your request is denied. The email will include information about how to schedule an appeal to the Board of Education.

The school board considers student assignment transfers to be appropriate only in rare or exceptional circumstances. Their decision is final. 

If a transfer is granted, parents assume responsibility for the student's transportation.

Yes. Students who apply for and receive a seat at a new school lose the spot at their previous school. 

We use a set of prioritized criteria when selecting magnet students. Learn more.

All applicants not seated for their first choice school will be put into an "applicant pool" and may be assigned to the application school if seats become available. 

This varies based on the number of available seats at the school, the number of applicants, and the selection priorities for the school.

You may not appeal the decision regarding any application school.

Students who:

• Rising 6th or 9th grade students currently live in the school’s base attendance area and established residence in the base attendance area before the date the enrollment cap was placed. They must register prior to March 1 in order to avoid being capped out and assigned to an overflow school.
• Rising kindergarten students who pre-register for the upcoming school year who have established residency before the cap date. They must register prior to March 1 in order to avoid being capped out and assigned to an overflow school.
• Children of full-time school district employees who work at the capped school.

Families should begin the enrollment process at their base schools, even if that school has an enrollment cap. This allows staff to determine if there is a seat available at the capped school or if your student will be assigned to an overflow school and placed on the wait list.

Families must be living in their homes at the time of enrollment. Families may bring current utility bills (gas, water, or electric), closing papers on a new home purchase, or a lease to show how long they have lived at their address and to establish your initial date of domicile. Offers to purchase a home, or contracts/leases that show the family is not yet domiciled at the home, will not be accepted as proof of residency.

Families may also be contacted at the end of the second quarter for a mid-year placement if a seat becomes available during the first half of the year. Those contacted mid-year can request to continue at their current school to finish the year and remain on the waitlist. If a seat becomes available over the summer, the capped school will reach out to the family.

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