Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten registration for children planning to attend Beaufort County public schools during the 2012/2013 school year will be held the week of March 19-23, 2012. Child Find screenings for four year old children who are candidates for Pre-Kindergarten will be held March 26-30, 2012.
Children who will be four years old, on or before September 1, 2012, should register for Pre-Kindergarten; however, space is limited. These children must attend a Child Find screening during the week of March 26-30 and decisions on placement for Pre-K will be made at each school after screening is complete. Parents should call the elementary school in their attendance area to schedule an appointment for screening.
Children who will be five years old by September 1, 2012, should register for Kindergarten.  Children who will be six years old by September 1, 2012, should register for first grade.
All other children entering Beaufort County Schools for the first time in 2012/13 also should sign up during this registration period.
Children must register at the school serving their neighborhood attendance area. Parents should bring their child’s birth certificate, South Carolina Certificate of Immunization (shot record) and two proofs of residency.  No child may be admitted to school without a birth certificate, shot record, and proof of residency.
If you have questions about registering your child for school in Beaufort County, you should call either your neighborhood school, the district administration office at 322-2300, the Family Learning Center in Beaufort at 521-2399 or consult the Beaufort County School District website at http://www.beaufort.k12.sc.us.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES:  For children born in Beaufort County, birth certificates may be obtained from the Health Department/Vital Records office located in the Health Department at 601 Wilmington Street. For more information contact 525-7637.
INMUNIZATIONS:  Children enrolling in Beaufort County School District are required to bring the South Carolina Certificate of Immunization which can be obtained from a private physician or clinic, the Beaufort County Health Department, Beaufort County/Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, Naval Hospital or the Volunteers of Medicine.