Registration
How to Register Your Child for School
To register your child in the Princeton Public School District, you will need to complete our online registration forms first. If you do not have access to a computer, please visit the Princeton Public Library or call the Residency Office at 609-806-4200, ext. 2061, to access the online registration.
Families registering multiple children across the district schools should bring all residency evidence to the registration meeting for your youngest child. Please inform the registrar that you are enrolling children at additional schools so that your residency documents can be forwarded to the registrar at those schools.
After completing the online registration forms, you will need to sign the Eligibility for Registration Form, and bring proof of residency, your child's birth certificate or passport to verify birth date, and their medical and immunization records to your child's registration appointment. Your child will not be officially registered in our district until you have completed this step.
For questions about residency, please contact the Residency Office at 609-806-4200, ext. 2061.
Eligibility
Full Day Preschool
To be eligible for Preschool, a child must reach four years of age on or before October 1. Preschool classes are located at Riverside School and Johnson Park School for all district 4-year olds, at the YWCA for district 3-year-olds. Our dual language immersion PreK for 3 and 4 year olds is located at YWCA.
Full Day Kindergarten
To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must reach five years of age on or before October 1. All Princeton residents are eligible to enroll.
*Free/Reduced Meals Program
For more information regarding free/reduced meals program, visit Free/Reduced Meal Program
Preschool Through Grade 5 Registration
Registration Procedures
Preschool through Grade 5 registration will be held at the Princeton Public School’s Administration Building at 25 Valley Road. Please review the residency documentation requirements and required health forms on this website in preparation for your appointment.
Open House Registration for PreK and Kindergarten is scheduled yearly in February for the upcoming school year. This year the dates are: February 5, 2020 9AM-3PM, February 6, 2020 2-7PM, and February 7, 2020 9AM-3PM.
Registration AFTER Open House Registration dates, will be held by appointment only at the Valley Road Administration Building Residency Office
Please contact the Residency Office to set up an appointment or with any questions at 609-806-4200, ext. 2061, or email residency@princetonk12.org
Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Opportunity for District Kindergartners
Princeton Public Schools offers Dual Language Immersion (DLI) classes at Community Park School. The program is open to all district incoming Kindergarteners. For more information regarding the DLI program, click here.
Registration for Sixth Grade through High School
Registration for sixth grade through high school occurs at the school. Please bring all required original documentation to the school to meet with the registrar. You can set up an appointment by calling the school registrar at the number below.
Please review the residency documentation requirements and required health forms on this website in preparation for your appointment.
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John Witherspoon Middle School (JW) |
609-806-4272 |
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Princeton High School (PHS) |
609-806-4282 |
What School Will My Child Attend?
Our four elementary schools are neighborhood-based, so where you live determines which school your child will attend. Please review our Residency Manual to see which elementary school your child will attend determined by your address.
Please note that students enrolling in Kindergarten and 1st grade at Community Park School who do not wish to participate in the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program will be assigned to an alternate elementary school. Those families should, however, begin the registration process at Community Park. Students in the Littlebrook, Johnson Park, and Riverside neighborhoods may opt to participate in the DLI program at Community Park School. When registering your child, please indicate your interest in the program at that time.
If your student is in grades 6-8, your child will attend John Witherspoon Middle School.
Students in grades 9-12 will attend Princeton High School.
Proof of Residency
All students must be properly domiciled in Princeton to attend the Princeton Public Schools. Only full time residents of Princeton may enroll their child or children in the Princeton Public School District. Students who are not residents will be charged full tuition. Individuals who knowingly violate this state law may be referred to law enforcement officials to determine whether intentional fraud has occurred.
Please understand that “a student is domiciled in the school district when he or she is the child of a parent or guardian whose permanent home is located within the school district. A home is permanent when the parent or guardian intends to return to it when absent and has no present intent of moving from it, notwithstanding the existence of homes or residences elsewhere.” 6A:22-3.1 (a) 1.
Please read our full residency requirements to attend PPS district schools.
The parent/guardian of any registering student must provide residency documentation per type of residency:
Own Home
One Primary Original Document
- Tax Bill (confirm “dwelling” indicated on bill, not just land)
- Closing Statement OR Agreement of Sale (confirm “dwelling” or “house”)
- Deed for home
Three Secondary Original Documents (with address listed within 30 days of registration)
- Property Tax bill
- Any utility bill
- Any Insurance Documents
- Pay Stub
- Car Registration
Rent
One Primary Original Document – must be updated annually
- Fully executed official lease with expiration date
- University Housing Letter **
- Seminary Housing Letter **
- Notarized Affidavit of Residence (renting with no lease)
Three Secondary Documents
- Any utility bill
- Any insurance documents
- Pay stub
- Car registration
** = Other proofs not required
Other – Living with family/friend or Homeless
One Primary Document
- Notarized Affidavit of Residence. Person owning the home or renting the apartment must attend a registration meeting. An appointment must be scheduled with the Residency Office. Please call 609-806-4200, ext. 2061 to make an appointment.
Three Secondary Documents
- Person providing Affidavit must provide documents listed above
- Property Tax bill
- Any utility bill
- Any Insurance Documents
- Pay Stub
- Car Registration
Required Health Forms
Physical Exam Requirements
All kindergarteners, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 11th graders, and all new students entering the district are required to have physical exams by a primary care physician. You must have your physician complete the Physical Exam Form - PHS/JW and/or Physical Exam Form - Elementary. Physical exam reports from up to one year prior to the student's start date will be accepted. If you are moving to the United States and want to participate in a school sport, you must have a physical in the U.S.
Immunization Requirements
Please review the New Jersey Department of Health Immunization Guide (Immunization Requirements) for the minimum required number of vaccine doses (shots) that children must have in order to attend a New Jersey public school.
All students must be age-appropriately vaccinated for the grade they are entering. The New Jersey Department of Health recommends following the immunization schedule listed on the CDC website.
Tuberculosis Test
If you are moving to the United States from another country, please check with your school nurse to see if you will need a TB test.