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New Student Registration

We welcome you to the Southern York County School District!  At Southern, we believe that students learn best by experiencing real-world lessons. This is where 21st century skills like communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking are learned through hands-on experience. 

We support the belief that it is important for students to be able to express their ideas and accept others’ differences to succeed in the 21st century workforce. Therefore we foster a classroom environment where students feel safe to share ideas and where civil discourse is encouraged. 

In order to register your child in the Southern York County School District, you must be a resident of and living in the Southern York County School District. If this is your first time enrolling a student online at Southern York County School District, you will need to create a new Sapphire Online Registration account by following our New Student Registration Guide. If it is not your first time enrolling a student online, you may fill out a registration form by following this link. 

At the time of enrollment, the following documents are required:

  • Proof of age such as a copy of birth certificate, passport, hospital records, or notarized statement of age.
  • Immunization record.
  • Two (2) valid proofs of residency such as a driver's license with correct address, copy of your rental agreement or mortgage settlement sheet, utility bill in your name with correct address (preferably dated within the last 3 months), insurance bill in your name with correct address (preferably dated within the last 3 months), etc.
  • If you are not a biological parent the following is required - Court order stating that the party, with whom the student resides, has sole custody or guardianship of the child, with all legal and educational rights and is raising the child “gratis,” as if the child were their own child. This means without support from the biological parents. OR if a court order is not available, the family may provide a signed affidavit (notarized), stating that the child is living with the party with parental permission. In addition, they must provide proof that they are raising the child “gratis”, by providing a copy of their Federal tax return, on which they declare the child as a dependent, and any other documents demonstrating that they are the payees on any state or federal benefits for the child (ex. SSI payee for the child). The party enrolling the child may not be receiving child support from the parents for the child, as they would not be considered as raising the child “gratis.”

The following are documents that can aid in ensuring your child gets the best educational experience possible,  but are not required to enroll your child. Please provide if applicable: 

  • Report card and transcripts from previous school
  • Pupil Services documents (including special education) such as IEP, 504, GIEP

If you need to have a Google document linked below translated, please make a copy of the form and open the "translate" option found under "Tools" in Google. If you need assistance with translation or document ADA accessibility, please email accessibility@sycsd.org and include your name, phone number, child's name, and the name of the school your child attends.

Letter to incoming Kindergarten families