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Registration and Health Information Required for Students

SAN DIEGO – District-wide registration for students who are new to San Diego Unified School District or attending a different district school than last year will be held beginning August 22 in most locations, at the new school to be attended.

Individual schools may also register students at other times between Friday, August 22 and Tuesday, September 2, the first day of school. A call to the school will verify the registration dates and times.

Children must be registered by a parent or guardian. Required items to bring to registration include proof of residency such as a utility bill, rental agreement, mortgage document or military housing orders; and immunization records that show the child has been immunized against polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus; or provide a permanent medical exemption or personal beliefs exemption.

Students attending school in California for the first time must also provide proof of immunization against chickenpox or proof of having had the illness.

Parents of kindergartners and first-graders new to the district or attendance area must also provide proof of age with a copy of a birth certificate, baptismal certificate or passport. They also need to show evidence of vaccination against hepatitis B and chickenpox. Parents of first grade students, whether new or continuing, must provide evidence of the child’s recent physical examination within 91 days of the start of school. Dental examinations are also required for kindergarteners.

Parents of new and continuing seventh graders must provide evidence of students’ vaccination against hepatitis B and a second MMR vaccination, either at registration for new students or on the first day of school for continuing students.

Students will not be allowed to attend class without all required proofs of immunization under the district’s No Shots -- No School Policy. Parents can find out which school is in their neighborhood by calling the district’s Boundaries Office at (619) 725-5668, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or checking the School Finder online.

Information regarding immunization requirements and availability of vaccinations can be obtained by calling the school nurse or the district’s Nursing and Wellness Program at (858) 627-7580 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.