How do you register your child in Duval County Public
Schools?
Find out which school your child(ren) will attend.
If you
don't know where your child will attend school, call Pupil Assignment at
390-2144. They will tell you where your child(ren) will attend school based upon
your home address.
Visit the school your child(ren) will
attend to register during school hours.
You can check the school listing on
our website for individual school hours. Click here to go to the school
listings. After the last day of school, please call ahead before going to the
school to verify school hours. To find the last day of school, select here to
see the District calendar.
Bring the following
information with you:
Results of a Florida physical (school-entry health
exam) performed within one year of the date of enrollment.
Proof of
address. Acceptable documents include:
a Jacksonville Electric Authority
(JEA) bill,
a credit card statement,
a mortgage agreement,
a lease agreement (from a company, not a private individual) or
a piece of mail forwarded to the current address and containing a yellow
U.S. Post Office forwarding address sticker.
Proof of all required
immunizations (Florida certification of immunization, DH Form 690) or an
exemption.
A complete list of immunization requirements is available
byselecting here.
KINDERGARTEN and FIRST GRADE STUDENTS:
Certified
birth record. Acceptable birth records include:
Original certified birth
record;
Duly attested transcript of the child's birth record filed
according to law by a public officer charged with recording births;
Duly
attested transcript of a certificate of baptism showing the date of birth and
place of baptism, accompanied by a sworn affidavit by the parents;
Insurance policy on the child's life that has been in force for at least
two years;
a bona fide contemporary Bible record of the child's birth,
accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parents;
a passport or
certificate of arrival in the United States showing the age of the child; or
a transcript of record of age shown in the child's school record of a
least four years prior to application and stating the date of birth.
PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN OTHER SCHOOL:
When a child has been enrolled
in another school district, parents are asked to provide the latest report card
from that district.
OPTIONAL: a Social Security number.
Transfers to other schools are permitted on space availability and
random selection. Applications for transfer are accepted in May for the opening
of school and in January for the second semester.
TRANSPORTATION:
School bus transportation is provided free to all
students who live more than one and a half (1.5) miles from their
school.
There are various before and after school services provided at
the schools. Please check with your individual school for services
available at that site.
The Jacksonville Children's Commission, an agency
of the City of Jacksonville also provides a list of before and after school
services.