Please contact Mrs. Ellen Oxales, Registrar in the Guidance Office to confirm your neighborhood school or click on the link below to be connected to the Capistrano Unified School District Website.  This link provides an opportunity to verify your neighborhood home school by typing in your street address.

http://webapps.capousd.org/sls/schoollookup.asp

Pick up and complete an enrollment packet.  Provide proof of residence, immunization records, and evidence of age with a birth certificate for new students to CUSD and the last grade report or transcript with withdrawal grades if applicable. Please see the Enrollment Document list for further details.

Please Note – Enrollment is different than the Registration Packet. 

Proof of Residence in compliance with the CUSD board policies.

Residency of a student shall be verified through two different documents:

• The first document must be a current rental/mortgage/property statement.

• The second document must be a current gas, water or electric bill. All other documents will not be accepted, no exceptions. If the utility document is not in the parent's/guardian's name, an additioanl form, "Proof of Residence" must be signed before enrollment can be completed. This form may be picked up from the Registrar.

Immunization record.

Students must meet all immunization requirements to be enrolled and attend classes. New students may be able to contact the prior school of attendance to obtain these records. Current CUSD students may request these records by clicking on the link below or contacting the Registrar's office.

To find out more about CUSD immunization requirements:

Immunization Requirments

To request an immunization record: 

Immunization Record

In addition, CUSD requires tuberculosis screening for entry into preschool or before the first school entry. Therefore, if the student is enrolling from OUTSIDE the U.S.A. for the first time, a TB skin test will be required. Proof of written evidences must be provided with a Mantoux (PPD) Skin Test .  This test must be completed within the past eighteen months including results records in millimeters. If skin test results are positive, a x-ray date and statement that the child is free of communicable TB is required.

Birth Certificate/Age of Admission.

Students enrolling for the first time in a CUSD school must provide proof of age with a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport or immigration certificate.

Clearance/Withdrawal form.

Students entering after the start of the school year will need to provide a withdrawal form from the prior school. This form should have the student's prior class schedule and must have a copy of any withdrawal grades if applicable.

Transcript.

An official transcript is preferred at the time of enrollment; however unofficial transcripts will be accepted. Please contact the student’s last school of attendance for this document.

• Completed testing results from the English Language Development Center.  K-12 English Learner Program 

• A notarized signed Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit if another adult is assuming responsibility for the student with the permission of the child’s parents.

• A copy of the California High School Exit Exam Student Parent Report if the student has already passed the California High School Exit Exam.

• A copy of the students Individualized Educational Plan if the student has special services.  This copy must be obtained prior to enrollment.  Enrollments are by appointment only due to additional regulations. 
  • Provide a copy of the IEP to SJHHS.
  • Schedule an enrollment appointment with the Registrar.
  • Schedule a 2nd appointment for SE site services for an intake appointment.

Immediately after enrollment, a Registration Packet may be provided to the student.  All required registration forms must be completed and turned in on the first date of attendance. 

All students must complete the registration forms every year. This includes current CUSD students who are automatically enrolled from the prior middle schools and SJHHS students from the prior school year of attendance. These required forms includes the following:

• Student Information Card/Emergency Card
• Student Ethnicity/Race
• Acknowlegement Card
• Voluntary Drug Testing Program Form 
• McKinney-Vento Assistance Act
• Migrant Education Program (if applicable)