Virginia school entrance health form 2023: Fill out & sign online (2024)

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Virginia offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including a private school choice program, charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and intra-district public school choice via an open enrollment policy.

Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA) is a tuition-free, full-time online public school program. We're dedicated to inspiring and empowering students in grades K–12 through an education experience tailored to each child's needs.

Who: All children who turn five years old by September 30th up through age 18 are required by Virginia law to be enrolled in public school, private school, or state-approved home school. Generally, students may enroll in school up until the age of 20 or until they graduate².

Age. A child may enter kindergarten if he or she turns five on or before September 30 of the year he or she enters school. This age requirement also applies to students who transfer from other school districts after the start of the school year.

Open enrollment policies

Under intra-district enrollment policies, students may transfer to schools within their home districts. Under inter-district enrollment policies, students may transfer to schools outside of their home districts.

In Virginia, while a transfer within your district may be possible, transfers between districts are generally not available and may cost.

Virginia Families

You may sent your child to any private school that you want to, including schools outside your district. Contact your local public school.

The states that have extended their open enrollment periods for their residents include: California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington D.C. That means if you live in one of those states, you have more time to consider your health ...