Welcome to Virginia Beach City Public Schools. If you and your family are new to our community, we look forward to enrolling your child or children into a world-class school division. The following information serves as a guide to assist you with the school division’s student registration process in compliance with the Commonwealth of Virginia law. To learn more about our school division, academic programs, and services for our students please visit our Web site vbschools.com.
The office staff in every school is able to assist you with registering your child for school and answering questions you may have about your child’s school.
Q. What should I bring to register my child in school?
A. To register your child for school please bring:
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proof of residence/address (lease agreement and/or gas, electric,
or water bills)
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certified birth certificate
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physical examination report
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current immunization records
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Social Security number
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two emergency contact phone numbers that are current
Q. What requirements must I follow in order to register
my child/children for school?
A. The following Virginia state guidelines are required for enrolling
a student in a Virginia public school:
- A child must be five years old on or before September 30
of the upcoming school year to enroll in kindergarten.
- A certified birth certificate is required of any student being
admitted for the first time to any public school in Virginia.
- The student must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
and must submit proof of address (lease agreement and/or gas,
electric, or water bills) when registering at a new school.
- Virginia law requires that a student must present a Social Security number upon enrollment. Virginia Code §22.1-260 requires that a student present a federal Social Security number within ninety days of enrollment. Parents who are unable or unwilling to present a federal Social Security number may request that the
school division provide an alternative identification number.
No student will be denied enrollment or services based upon
not providing a Social Security number.
- No student shall be admitted for the first time to any public
kindergarten or elementary school in a school division unless
the student furnishes a copy of a comprehensive physical
examination from a qualified licensed physician or licensed nurse practitioner, performed no earlier than twelve months prior to the date the student first enters kindergarten or elementary school. When such a physical is performed for first-time entry
to kindergarten, the Virginia Form MCH-213F
 is required.
This form is available at all school offices and can be downloaded
on the school division’s Web site vbschools.com by selecting the
category Student Health Services on the home page.
- If transferring from another school, school division, or from out of state, a copy of such an examination must be in the
previous school’s record and available upon request. The need for a physical examination does not apply to pupils entering secondary schools, although this report is often very beneficial.
- Virginia law requires proof of immunizations for all students entering a public school. Month, day, and year of immunizations must be reflected. Kindergartners, entering school for the first time, must have immunizations verified on
Virginia Form MCH-213F
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Q. What immunizations are required of my child/children prior to enrollment as a Virginia Beach
City Public Schools student?
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DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, TETANUS (Tdap) - A minimum of three doses, with at least one dose
administered after the child’s fourth birthday.
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POLIO - A minimum of three doses, with at least one dose administered after the student’s fourth birthday.
If four (or more) have been administered before the fourth birthday, no more are required for school entry.
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MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA (MMR) requirements:
- Measles (Rubeola) - Two doses of Rubeola vaccine are required for all students enrolled in kindergarten
through grade 12. The first dose must have been at age 12 months or older; the second dose no sooner
than one month after the first dose.
- Mumps and Rubella - A minimum of one dose of each administered at 12 months or older. This is usually administered in combination with Measles (Rubeola) as the MMR vaccine.
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HEPATITIS B - The series of three vaccines is required for all students born on or after January 1, 1994. The third dose must not have been given before 24 weeks of age.
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VARICELLA (Chicken Pox) - This is required of all students born on or after January 1, 1997, and must have been administered after 12 months of age, unless the medical history and lab tests are officially
documented.
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All sixth graders are required to have a Tdap (tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria) booster, prior to entry
to sixth grade for the 2009-2010 school year. If such a vaccine has been received in the last five years,
this booster is not required. Documentation of this vaccine may appear as DPT, T, Td, Dtap, and/or Tdap.
A student whose immunizations are incomplete may be admitted conditionally, if the student provides
documentary proof at the time of enrollment of having received at least one dose of the required immunization(s) accompanied by a schedule for completion of the remaining required dosage(s). At the time of enrollment,
ALL immunizations must be as current and as up-to-date as possible. Enrollment and attendance can be
delayed if compliance with immunization requirements is not met.
Questions and the need for further
clarification of immunization requirements may be directed to your school nurse at your school or to the
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Q. Besides a doctor’s office, where can
I have my child/children immunized?
A. Routine immunizations for children are provided free of charge through the
Virginia Beach Department of Public Health. Please call ahead for clinic hours: Virginia Beach Department of Public Health, 4452 Corporation Lane, phone: 757.518.2700 or 757.518.2716.
Q. We are a military family moving
to Virginia Beach. What health facilities are available to my family?
A. School physicals are offered by appointment only through TRI-CARE North Region,
1.866.MIL.HLTH (1.866.645.4584) or at tricareonline.com. Immunizations can be obtained at Boone Clinic, 757.953.8351 or at Oceana Clinic 757.953.3805. It is
advisable to call for clinic hours. Please
have medical records, immunization records, military ID cards, and the
MCH-213F
form with you.
Q. Where do I register my child for school?
A. Registration for all students is conducted
at the assigned home school based on your current Virginia Beach address.
Q. How do I find out what school my
child/children will attend?
A. If you are planning on relocating to Virginia Beach or recently moved to the area, you can find your assigned elementary, middle, or high school by visiting our School Locator/Map Center. The School Locator/Map Center will also provide you with a detailed map of the geographic location for each school.
You may also call the Office of Demographics and Planning at 757.263.1055 or e-mail vbschzones@vbschools.com.
Q. What procedures must be followed to register a child if we move within the city of Virginia
Beach and have been assigned to a different home school?
A. To register transfer students within the school division, please bring:
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proof of residence/address (lease agreement and/or gas, electric, or water bills)
- previous school transfer form including immunization record
- previous school report card or progress report card as appropriate
- two emergency contact phone numbers
Your child’s new school will request records from the previous school.
Q. We have just moved to Virginia Beach and my children are in grades higher than kindergarten. As new students
to the school division, what should
we bring to register?
A. To register new students to the school
division, please bring:
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proof of residence/address (lease agreement and/or gas, electric, or water bills)
- certified birth certificate
- current immunization records
- physical examination report, if applicable
- previous school report card or transfer form
- Social Security number
- two current emergency contact
phone numbers
Your child’s new school will request records from the previous school.
Q. If I have additional questions about registering my child as a student who should I contact?
A. Should you need additional information, please contact either your neighborhood school office or the Coordinator of Health Services at 757.263.2025.
Q. How can I find out more about
Virginia Beach City Public Schools?
A. The Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ Web site – vbschools.com – is a great
resource for learning about the largest school division in the region. Our site contains a very thorough selection of information about our schools, of interest to parents and students of all ages! You may also call the Department of Media and Communications Development at 757.263.1949.
Health Insurance is Important for Every Child
To ensure that every child in Virginia Beach City Public Schools has access to the resources needed to grow up healthy, health insurance is available for children, of families who qualify based on income, through Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS). FAMIS provides access to quality health services for children who do not have health insurance.
There are no monthly or yearly costs to your family with FAMIS. For children enrolled in FAMIS only, there are small co-payments ($2 or $5) for certain medical care. Services covered under
FAMIS include: doctor visits, hospital and emergency care, well-child and well-baby checkups, shots, prescriptions, tests and x-rays, vision and dental, care, mental health care, and more.
For more information about this service, please contact your school nurse or school Social worker for a referral, or call the Department of Human Services at 757.437.3610.
Children may be eligible for FAMIS if they: live in Virginia; are under age 19; meet certain
income criteria; and are U.S. citizens (some non-citizens also qualify). A parent’s citizenship
is not considered.
Applying for FAMIS is quick and easy:
- Call toll-free 1.866.87FAMIS (1.866.873.2647). Interpreters are available.
Representatives will connect you with someone who speaks your preferred language.
- Apply online at www.famis.org.
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