Kindergarten Registration

Registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year will open February 24, 2025! Follow the link to the Student Registration page to begin the registration process.

Children entering kindergarten must be five (5) years old before September 1, 2025, while children entering first grade must be six (6) years old before September 1, 2025. Assignment to a kindergarten session (AM or PM sessions) shall be based on geographical area, depending upon the needs or peculiarities as determined by the school principal.

Student registration is completed through a two-step process:

Step 1: Parents or legal guardians complete and submit the online registration application (follow the link to the Student Registration page)

Step 2: An in-person appointment is scheduled online and will take place at the Central Dauphin School District Administration Building to verify and process required documentation (30 minutes)

The registration process is also open for students grades 1-12 registering for the 2025-2026 school year. Please follow the link on the Student Registration page and ensure that when you access the online registration system that you select the link for the 2025-2026 school year.

Registration Process

Registration Process

All required documentation listed below must be presented at the time of your appointment or the registration process will end immediately.

The Pennsylvania School Code Title 22, Chapter 11 section 11.11 states:

“The school district or charter school has no obligation to enroll a child until the parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of the student making the application has supplied proof of the child’s age, residence, and immunizations as required by law.”

You MUST bring the below items with you to register your child

Original state issued birth certificate of child with at least one parent name on it.
Proof of Residency in Central Dauphin School District: lease/purchase of the home, current apartment lease or apartment lease with current utility bill, or recent property tax bill. If residing with a property owner, both parent and property owner must sign district supplied notarized “multiple occupancy forms.”
Record of Immunizations: (shots received to date) Shot records are available from your child’s doctors office.
Proof of Guardianship: Legal custody agreement, if applicable, to be placed in the student’s record.
Parent/guardian Photo Identification: A current driver’s license or non-drivers identification, as additional forms need to be notarized at the time of the appointment.

If you have questions regarding the registration process, please call (717)545-4703 to speak to an employee in the Central Registration Office at the Administration Building at 600 Rutherford Road, Harrisburg, PA. The Central Registration Office is available Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm.

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Registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year will open February 24, 2025! Follow the link to the Student Registration page to begin the registration process.

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