Orange County Public Schools

Official Birth Certificate

• A duly attested transcript of the child’s birth record filed according to law with a public officer charged with the duty of recording births.

OR

Passport

• A passport or certificate of arrival in the U.S. showing the name of the child.

 NOTE: Under no circumstances shall staff request a passport, visa, or any other documentation to verify the immigration status of any student.

Birth Certificate or Passport*

• To enter kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 1.
• To enter first grade, a child must be 6 years old on or before September 1, and have completed kindergarten.

*Other forms of age verification are permissible under Section 1003.21, Florida Statues

Proof of immunizations on a Form 680, which can be obtained at:

Orange County Health Department:
832 W. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32801

These forms must be completed by a Florida physician or a Florida county health department.

Click HERE for current required immunizations.

*Students may attend school without a Florida Certificate of Immunization if they have a: 

• Religious Exemption (Form DH 681)
• Temporary Exemption (Form DH 680, Part B)
• Medical Exemption (Form DH680, Part C)     

Transcript, withdrawal form or last report card

• Current Homestead Exemption Card
• Property Tax Statement
• Signed Closing Contract
• Lease*

*If you don’t have a lease or own your own home (share housing with someone else) you must obtain a Verification of Residence from Student Enrollment by providing a minimum of four of the following documents:

• Parent or Guardian's Florida driver's license or state ID showing the current correct address.
  
  
• Another item in the Parent or Guardian's name showing the current address, such as: auto registration, current bill or current pay stub.
  
  
• Homeowner or Lessee's Florida driver's license or state ID showing the correct address.
  
  
• Homeowner or Lessee's homestead exemption card, property tax information or lease agreement.

Birth certificate

If applicable, you must provide one of the following:

• Court Custody Documentation (this includes divorce decrees)
• OCPS Educational Guardianship. This documentation is provided by the Office of Student Enrollment when the parent/guardian lives outside of Orange County or adjacent counties of Brevard, Osceola, Polk, Lake, Seminole, and Volusia).
  
  For more information about Educational Guardianship from the Office of Student Enrollment and how to obtain the necessary documentation to register, click HERE.

Once you have gathered ALL of the documents above:

• Download and complete the registration packet.
  
  
• Email completed registration packet and all required documentation to the school. Click HERE to find the school’s email address.