In-District Transfer Requests: Magnet Schools / HB-251 Rising 1st – 12th Grade Students
List of Hall County Schools that do NOT have available space and thus ARE NOT Available for In-District HB 251 or Magnet applications for the 2025-2026 school year:
- Johnson High School – all grades are closed
- Spout Springs School of Enrichment (only available for rising kindergarten students who have enrolled siblings at Spout Springs)
- Flowery Branch High School – all grades are closed
- Cherokee Bluff High School does not have available space in 9th, 10th or 11th grade
- Mount Vernon Exploratory School does not have available space in Kindergarten or 3rd grade
- Martin Technology Academy does not have available space in 4th and 5th grade
- Everwood Elementary School does not have available space in grades 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade.
- Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy does not have available space in Kindergarten or 5th grade
- North Hall Middle School – all grades are closed
- Cherokee Bluff Middle School – all grades are closed
- Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry does not have available space in 1st or 2nd grade
- Chestatee High School does not have available space in 9th grade
Please follow these steps if you live in the Hall County School District and would like to request a 2025-2026 transfer to a school outside of your school zone.
- First, please check your new address with the School Attendance Map to confirm that your address is within the Hall County School District. If your address is not in the Hall County School District, then you may still apply for 2025-2026 through the Out-of-District (Tuition) application process, opening up on March 1.
- Once you have verified your address click the link to the 2025-2026 Magnet/HB 251 In-District Transfer Application
- You are required to upload 2 proofs of residency with your application, click here for the list of approved documents. Applications without acceptable proof of residency will be delayed and will not be considered until proofs of residency are received and approved.
Note: Magnet Schools may also have a separate magnet contract for parents and students.
**Parents/Guardians MUST first register their child in their zoned school, then complete the 2025-2026 Kindergarten Magnet/HB 251 In-District Transfer Application.**
Transfer decisions will be emailed to you on May 2, 2025. The deadline to submit transfer requests is April 14th.
- First, please check your address with the School Attendance Map to confirm that your address is within the Hall County School District. If your address is NOT in the Hall County School District, then you may apply for the 2025-2026 school year through the Out of District Application process which is now open.
- Once you have verified your address click the link to the 2025-2026 Kindergarten Magnet/HB 251 In-District Transfer Application to apply for your kindergarten transfer.
Note: Magnet Schools may also have a separate magnet contract for parents and students.
A currently enrolled student who moves to a new residency address that is within the Hall County School District and who wishes to remain enrolled in his/her current school may apply through the 2025-2026 Magnet HB 251 In-District Transfer Application.
Additionally, families who move to the Hall County School District during the current school year should enroll in their zoned school, and complete the HB 251 Transfer Application to request a transfer to a school with available space.
To submit an in-district transfer request for this school year, please follow the steps outlined above.
Please know that if you choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires parents/guardians to assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of a child to and from the school as long as the child remains at that school.
If In-District transfer is approved, student may remain enrolled at current school.
As a parent or guardian, you can request to have your child transferred to another public school within the school district as long as the district has determined that there is available classroom space at the school you requested. If you choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires you to assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of your child to and from the school.
If a parent requests a transfer to a school that does not have the services required by the current Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP), HB 251 does not require the school to develop those services as long as they are available within the local school system. Students who transfer under HB 251 are subject to GHSA eligibility requirements.
In the event a particular school has available space and the number of transfer requests exceeds the remaining available capacity, transfer requests will be reviewed and approved or denied on the basis of a lottery. Once available classroom space is reached at a school, no more transfers will be accepted at that school.
