Registration Requirements

Forsyth County Schools must have ALL REQUIRED documents upon registration for students to be enrolled and receive a schedule for the upcoming school year. If you are missing documents by the time of your registration appointment, please attend the appointment and a registrar will review what you have. You will be able to return the missing documents at your convenience without an appointment.

Parent/Legal Guardian Photo Identification

A valid (not expired) State Issued Driver’s License, State Issued Identification Card, Military Identification Card, or Passport are acceptable.

Proof of Residency

If you own your residence please provide the following two documents.

• A current (within 60 days) utility (gas, electric, water, residential telephone, and cable/satellite are acceptable utilities) and
• A deed, property tax statement, mortgage statement, or settlement statement.

If you lease or rent your residence, please provide the following two documents.

• A current (within 60 days) utility (gas, electric, water, residential telephone, and cable/satellite are acceptable utilities) and
• A current lease/rental agreement signed by the owner of the residence (must include start date, expiration date, and renewal term if applicable).

If you are unable to provide both proofs of residency in your name, please complete a Forsyth County Schools Affidavit of Residency (available at the Registration Center or on the Registration Center’s website). (Notaries are available at your child’s school or the Registration Center.) The following two documents must be provided in addition to the Affidavit of Residency.

• A current (within 60 days) utility (gas, electric, water, residential telephone, and cable/satellite are acceptable utilities), and
• A deed, property tax statement, mortgage statement, or settlement statement of the owner of the residence or Lease/Rental Agreement of the lessee of the residence signed by the owner of the residence (must include start date, expiration date, and renewal term if applicable).

If you have not received a utility bill, you may contact one of your utility companies to request proof that service has been initiated. The proof must include Parent/Legal Guardian Name, Company Name, Date, and Service Address.

Student Proof of Age

A certified copy of the Birth Certificate (may be requested from the Georgia Department of Human Resources Vital Records at (404) 679-4701 or Forsyth County Probate Court at (770) 781-2140. Birth certificates for children born in other states may be obtained by contacting the Vital Records Department within the state) OR Hospital issued Birth Certificate OR Hospital issued Birth Record OR Military ID (student) OR Passport OR Valid driver’s license (student) OR Adoption Record OR Religious Record signed by an Authorized Religious Official OR Official high school transcript (all proof of age types must have date of birth)

Immunization Certificate

(Beginning July 2020: 11^th grade students will need a second MCV 4.) “New Entrant” means any child entering any school in GA for the first time or entering after being absent from a GA school for more than twelve months or one school year. A current and completed (must be marked complete for school attendance; no expiration date) Georgia Department of Human Resources Form 3231 (must be signed by a licensed Georgia Physician or Georgia Health Department) is required by state law showing immunizations. This form may be obtained from the Forsyth County Health Department located at 428 Canton Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 781-6900 or a Georgia physician. Students coming from another state or country should contact a Georgia Health Department or Georgia physician to have their immunizations transferred to Georgia Form 3231.

Certificate of Hearing, Vision, Dental and Nutrition Examination

NEW Georgia Form 3300 – Revised 2013 – for any child entering a Georgia school for the first time or any child entering after having been absent from a Georgia school for more than twelve months or one school year. (All students from a Georgia school must provide the 3300 on file from their Georgia school or new Georgia Form 3300.)

2025-2026 school year: A new 3300 form must be dated August 5, 2024, for kindergarten – 12th grades, or within 1 year of registration date for students that will be starting Special Needs Pre-K.

2026-2027 school year: A new 3300 form must be dated August 6, 2025, for kindergarten – 12th grades, or within 1 year of registration date for students that will be starting Special Needs Pre-K.

A complete (vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition) Georgia Department of Human Resources Form 3300 is required by Georgia state law. This form may be obtained and completed by a Georgia Health Department located at Forsyth County Health Department 428 Canton Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 781-6900 or a Georgia Physician and Georgia Dentist.

Social Security Card or Waiver Form

A waiver form will be provided at the time of registration. Students are not eligible for Hope Scholarship unless a copy of their social security card is received. 

Please provide judge signed custody papers if parents are divorced or separated.

The Parent that has primary physical custody will need to enroll the child based on their address. In cases of separation or divorce the student will be deemed to reside with the parent/guardian who is indicated in the legal agreement or the court’s final decree to have physical custody. In cases of joint physical custody by parents/ the student will be deemed to reside with the parent/guardian with whom the student resides overnight during the majority of the school week (Forsyth County Schools Board of Education Policy JBCAA). If parents do not have judge signed custody documents, they may complete an Adult Affidavit (available at the Registration Center).