• An official document showing proof of birth date. (Required for kindergarten and 1st grade registration only.)Examples include an original birth certificate or birth registration, or an official state or federal form with date of birth. By state law, kindergarten and 1st grade students entering a Georgia public school for the first time must be age five on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and age six on or before September 1 to enter 1st grade. Read more about kindergarten in GCPS. In all Georgia public schools, kindergarten students are evaluated during the year to determine their readiness for 1st grade. Parents of students coming to 1st grade from private kindergartens or out-of-state schools should call their local school for information about registration and evaluation.
• Academic transcript/Discipline record. (Grades 7-12 only.) Prior to admission, transfer students in grades 7-12 must provide a certified copy of their academic transcript and discipline record from prior school or a parent/guardian must authorize release of all records from the previous school.
• Proof of residency in attendance zone. Examples include a non-contingent sales contract, lease, or deed. A lease or deed must be accompanied by at least one utility bill (excluding telephone bills) with the same address. A contingency contract is not acceptable. Call your local school if you live with a friend or family member and need information about verifying your residency.
• Evidence of vision, hearing, and dental exams obtained in the past year. This information must be on Georgia Form #3300, available from the health department or your physician and dentist. Letters from appropriate healthcare professionals and out-of-state certificates are acceptable, if completed within the last 12 months and stapled to the state form.
• A Georgia certificate of immunization. State form #3231(revised March 2007) must be completed by the health department or your private physician. Required shots include the series for Hepatitis B, DPT, and Polio; an MMR shot, plus additional mumps and measles shots or a second MMR, or healthcare provider documentation of illness; and 2 doses of the varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine or documentation of illness. A valid Form #3231 must be marked in the box with either “Complete for School Attendance” or “Date of Expiration.” By state law, a valid immunization form or immunization exemption (for medical or religious reasons) is required for enrollment. You may request an exemption from your local school. Click here to learn more about required immunizations for new kindergarten students and students entering 6th grade.
• Proof of custody/guardianship. A Letter of Guardianship is required for registration if the enrolling adult is not the birth parent. To learn more, contact Gwinnett County Probate Court at 770-822-8265. Click here and select "Probate" on the Probate Court web site.
• The child’s social security number. State law requires that schools ask for this number at the time of enrollment. Students will be enrolled, even if the number is not provided. However, parents will be asked to sign a waiver.
• A photo ID. The school may ask the enrolling adult to present a photo ID.

All students entering a Georgia school for the first time, including those moving from another state or country and those returning to a Georgia school after an absence of one or more school years, must have Georgia Form #3231 (revised March 2007), the Georgia Department of Human Resources Certificate of Immunization. State Form #3231 must be completed by one of the Georgia health departments or a private Georgia physician. A fee may be charged for completing paperwork or for administering required immunizations.

Required shots include the series for Hepatitis B, DPT, and Polio; an MMR shot, plus additional mumps and measles shots or a second MMR, or healthcare provider documentation of illness; and two doses of the varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine or documentation of illness. A valid Form #3231 must be marked in the box with either “Complete for School Attendance” or “Date of Expiration.” By state law, a valid immunization form or immunization exemption (for medical or religious reasons) is required for enrollment. You may request an exemption from your school.

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There are three health department offices in Gwinnett County:

Buford Health Dept. 2755 Sawnee Ave. Buford, GA 30518 (770) 614-2401

Lawrenceville Health Dept. 455 Grayson Hwy., Suite 300 Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (770) 339–4283

Norcross Health Dept. 5030 Georgia Belle Ct. Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 638–5700

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• Learn the AKS to pass each class and earn the necessary Carnegie units (class credits);
• Pass Gwinnett's high school Gateway, which is first administered in the 10th grade; and
• Pass Georgia's High School Graduation Tests (content-area subtests and writing test), which are administered in the 11th grade.
• Fulfill Georgia's Graduation Requirements.

• Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
• New Life Academy of Excellence