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 - Age Requirements
- Required Records for School Enrollment
Students shall be admitted to the Hall County School District when all
legal requirements are verified at the time of entrance. Reasonable and
sufficient public notice is given at the beginning of each school year
of the information required for students who will enter school in this
district.
Age Requirements
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Georgia law requires that students attend a public or private school or
home study program between the ages of six and sixteen.
Free public kindergarten is available in every Hall County elementary
school. A child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1,
to be admitted to kindergarten and six (6) years of age on or before
September 1, to be admitted into the first grade. The law does not
require that a child be enrolled prior to the child's sixth birthday,
however all children enrolled for 20 school days or more in the public
schools of this state prior to their sixth birthday shall become
subject to the compulsory attendance law.
Georgia law does make an exception on the September 1 deadline. It
reads; "A child who was a legal resident of one or more states for a
period of two years immediately prior to moving to this state and who
was legally enrolled in a public kindergarten or first grade, or a
kindergarten or first grade accredited by a state or regional
association, shall be eligible for enrolling in the appropriate
education program authorized in this part, if such child will attain
the age of five in kindergarten or six for first grade by December 31
and is otherwise qualified."
All children and youth who have attained the age of five years by
September 1 shall be eligible for enrollment in the appropriate general
education program unless they attain the age of 20 by September 1 or
they have received high school diplomas or the equivalent. This
specifically includes students who have reenrolled after dropping out
and who are married, parents, or pregnant.
Special education students shall also be eligible for enrollment in
appropriate education programs through age 21 or until they receive
high school or special education diplomas or the equivalent, provided,
however, they were enrolled during the preceding school year and had an
approved Individualized Education Program (IEP) which indicated that a
successive year of enrollment was needed.
Other students who have not yet attained age 21 by September 1 or
received high school diplomas or the equivalent shall be eligible for
enrollment in appropriate education programs, provided they have not
dropped out of school for one quarter or more.
| Required Records for School Enrollment |
- Georgia law requires the following in order to enroll in the Hall County School System:
1. Birth Certificate.
The birth certificate must be an official certified copy. Childs who
present themselves for enrollment without the required birth
certificate may be provisionally admitted to school and granted up to
thirty (30) days within which to present an official certified birth
certificate.
International Families:
If a birth certificate is not available, international families must
show proof of a child's birth such as a passport, pink or green card,
baptismal certificate with a birth date, federal I-94 card with birth
date, or copies of permanent records that verify the child's age from
another U.S.A. school district. (A "Notarized Parental Statement" form
may be used to verify the birthdate of a student only when other
documents are not available.)
2. Georgia Certificate
of Ear, Eye, and Dental Examinations. The official Georgia EED
certificate (State Form # 3300) may be obtained from a private Health
Care Provider or a county health department. No appointment is
necessary.
3. Georgia Certificate of Immunization.
The official Georgia immunization certificate (State Form # 3231) may
be obtained from a private Health Care Provider or a county health
department, vital records department.
4. Proof of Residence.
Proof of residence is required so that a child may be assigned to a
school in his/her school zone. Any one of the following items will meet
the requirement as long as it contains the name of the parent/guardian,
and a street address (a post office box is unacceptable): current
telephone, gas, water, electric or cable bill on proper letterhead.
5. Official Social Security Card. The
State of Georgia has enacted certain legal requirements involving
furnishing the social security number of all students enrolled or
seeking enrollment in this school district. A parent may comply with
this law by exhibiting the official copy of the child's social security
number to the principal or objecting to the incorporation of a social
security number in the child's records by signing a waiver form which
will be furnished by the school. A permanent student identification
number shall be assigned in each case in which the social security
number is not furnished.
The following items are helpful but not immediately required to enroll:
- Withdrawal Slip From Previous School Attended.
- Health Records.
- Psychological Evaluation.
- Current IEP.
For more information about entrance requirements,
please contact the
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