Online Student Registration | Transfer

Online Pre-K Registration

To register with the Jersey City Public Schools Pre-K please click on the link below

For important information regarding Pre-K Registration please read this

For registration and other inquiries, please call the Early Childhood Office at 201-915-6078/6045.

Are you having technical issues submitting online pre-k registration? If so, explain your concern and submit this form.

To register with the Childcare centers, please use the following list to contact them directly.

Online K-12 Registration

To register with the Jersey City Public Schools K-12 please click on the link below

Important information to remember:

Before you begin registration, please gather the following:
- Household Information -- address and phone numbers
- Parent Information -- address, email, phone numbers, proof of residency
- Student Information -- demographic information, birth certificate and health immunization record
- Emergency contact -- Name and phone numbers

The following documentation must be submitted:
1. Child's birth certificate
2. Two (2) proofs of address (for example - utility, telephone, or cable bill, driver's license, lease)
3. The school nurse will need the following:
Students who are New to the United States: If you are registering a child who speaks a language other than English or who has moved to the US from another country, you must first go to the Multilingual Intake Center (even if the child is an English speaker), so that your child can be appropriately placed in their home school. For more information about this is go here - Multilingual Intake Center.
Registrations for selective high schools: McNair High School, Innovation High School and Infinity High School registration is a separate process.

For K-12 registration follow ups, please get in touch with the School Contacts for the School your Student applied to.

To request a School Transfer Only, please fill out this form: School Transfer Form

Important information to remember:

A Parent will have to fill out the following form and request a Student Transfer in any of the following cases

To successfully complete and submit the Form make sure you have the following documents

Acceptance Document from the Receiving School i.e. School your student will be transferred to
if you are transferring from one Jersey City Public School to another Jersey City Public School, also upload a Proof of Residency
Proofs of residency can be ANY one of the following:

New Jersey Driver’s License

State identification

Utility bill (example: PSE&G, SUEZ Water)

Telephone bill

Cable TV bill

Residency evidence on leasing company's letterhead

Employment documents

Benefit statements

Notarized letter from private homeowner including names of all persons residing in the residence

Unemployment claims

For Transfer related inquiries, please email : [email protected]