How to Enroll

Determining your school

Students must attend the school that serves the geographic area where they reside unless they have an approved geographic exception form. You can search for your school using our SchoolSite Locator tool* — when you enter an address, service boundaries for that area's elementary, middle, and high school will be generated. *The SchoolSite Locator Tool provides a general approximation of that area's school and does not correctly account for an address located on a school's geographical boundary line. Please contact the school directly to verify it is the correct school, as service boundaries can change.

Student Enrollment

1. Walk-in/Mail-in: Enrollment forms and required documents can be mailed or dropped off at school offices. Please contact your school for office hours and specific instructions.

2. Online registration: Students new to the Hawaii Department of Education or transferring* to a different HIDOE School may submit an enrollment application online.

*Parents/Guardians need to complete the withdrawal process at the student's current school before beginning an online application. Parents/Guardians are not required to submit an application for students continuing to the next grade level in the same school or for students in a terminal grade at a HIDOE school that feeds into the next HIDOE school.

1. • Existing or Former HIDOE Families who have a Parent Portal Account: Please follow these instructions for enrolling your child using the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

   • New HIDOE Families or those who do not have a Parent Portal Account: Please follow these instructions for enrolling your child using the online Kiosk.

Once submitted, please contact your school to complete the registration process. Additional health forms such as TB clearance and student health records will be required.

To enroll a student at a Hawaiʻi public charter school, please contact the charter school directly for more information about their individual admissions processes and deadlines.

Required documents

Please gather the following documents and forms prior to beginning the enrollment process.  For online registration, you will be required to upload the completed enrollment form and supporting documents (any format accepted, such as PDF, photo, jpeg). Note: Each uploaded document is limited to 3MB in size.

Completed enrollment form (SIS-10w, Rev. 4/2023)

• The Supplemental Kindergarten Enrollment Form is required for students entering Kindergarten.

• The Home Language Survey (HLS) is required for all newly enrolled students. The Language List may be used to assist with completing the HLS.

Student birth certificate: If the student is from a foreign country, the student's passport or student visa is acceptable.

Valid photo ID of parent/guardian (e.g. driver's license, passport, state ID)

Proof of current address: Documentation by the parent or legal guardian that the child resides at an address within the school's attendance boundary. (Link to our SchoolSite Locator to see school district boundaries and explore school locations.) Preferred documentation to establish proof of residence includes the following (at least one is required for online registration, however, a school may request additional documentation):

• Rental/lease agreement, mortgage document, or current real property assessment document in the parent/guardian's name. A signed and accepted offer to a lease agreement from the leasing office is acceptable if the following are included: Parent/legal guardian's name and signature with date of acceptance; residential address; effective date of the offer; available unit date; and, the deadline to respond date.

• Utility bill for water, electric, gas, or telephone that indicates that the billing is in the parent/guardian's name and is being sent to the house; and

• If the parent or legal guardian cannot provide documentation of legal residence because the parent/legal guardian is living with a relative/friend, a notarized statement by the relative/friend can be accepted by the school with the following stipulation: (a) Notarized statement must state that the parent/legal guardian and child are living with the relative/friend; (b) Notarized statement must state the name of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend's proof of legal residence; (c) Notarized statement must state the same address of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend's proof of legal residence; (d) A copy of the relative/friend's proof of legal residence must be attached to the notarized statement; and (e) Notarized statement must be signed by the same name of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend's proof of legal residence.

Falsification of documents submitted is subject to penalty under Hawaii Revised Statutes 710-1063, resulting in the child being sent back to the school where he/she should properly be attending. The Department may pursue prosecution at its discretion.

Families experiencing unstable housing are covered by enrollment guidelines provided in the McKinney-Vento Act. Please contact a community liaison in your area.

Other documents, if applicable

• Documents from a previous school: These can include a release packet with an unofficial transcript or latest report card, and for special education students, the Individual Education Plan. For 504 students, the 504 Plan.

• Legal documents:

  • Power of Attorney if the child is not living with the parents.

  • Temporary Restraining Order.

  • Guardianship documents.

  • Legal name change.

  • Court orders.​

Student health and immunization requirements

We work in conjunction with the Department of Health to ensure that students meet key health requirements. All children attending school in Hawaii must have a signed and completed Student’s Health Record to document the following:

• Tuberculosis (TB) clearance: Please see below and visit the Department of Health website for more information:

  • Acceptable Clearance 

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • Sample Forms: DOH | Practitioner (page 12, TB manual)

• Physical Examination: Must be completed within one year before:

  • First date of attendance at a preschool or school in Hawai‘i and

  • First date of attendance in the 7th grade.

• Immunizations: Required immunizations depend on the age and/or grade of the student.

  • Beginning July 1, 2020, additional immunizations are required for students entering preschool, kindergarten, and 7th grade, and all students entering school in Hawaii for the first time, regardless of age. 

  • Children may be exempt from immunization requirements for medical or religious reasons if the appropriate documentation is presented to the childcare facility or school. Religious exemption forms may be completed at the childcare facility or school that your child will attend. Medical exemptions must be obtained from your child’s healthcare provider. No other exemptions are allowed by the State.

• Medications: If your child requires emergency rescue medications or other daily/routine prescribed medications, please fill out this form and take it to the school.

A student who does not have documentation of all the required immunizations or a physical examination may be allowed provisional entry with verification of an upcoming medical appointment.

If a child is experiencing unstable housing (per the McKinney-Vento Act) or is an undocumented immigrant, refugee, or seeking asylum (as established by Plyer v. Doe), he/she may enroll and attend class while a school arranges for the transfer of health records or while a Community Homeless Concerns Liaison assists the student in meeting health requirements.

Enrollment assistance

For questions regarding the registration process, forms, or school-related questions, please contact the school directly.