Open Enrollment
For the 2025-2026 school year, the Open Enrollment application period will open on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. and close on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.The Board of Trustees for Santa Clara Unified School District has established a policy of limited Open Enrollment (BP 5116.12 and AR 5116.12) in our District. Although some of our schools are already at capacity, this policy allows families who reside within our district boundaries to request enrollment for their children at any school within our District, when/where space is available. Admittance to the school of your choice under OE is done by an annual random lottery system.
If you would like your child to attend their school of residence, you do not need to complete an OE application. You will only need to complete a New Student Registration. If you do not know your school of residence, please refer to the district's School Locator webpage.
If you applied for OE last year and were not admitted, you will need to reapply again this year if you want to be considered for your school of choice.
Families with children previously placed at their school of choice through OE need only reapply if the child will be changing schools (moving from elementary to middle school or middle school to high school), requesting a different school of choice, or enrolling an additional child (sibling).
Please direct any enrollment questions to the Enrollment Center at enrollment@scusd.net or (408) 423-3596.
Open Enrollment Instructions
More Information
- Open Enrollment Application Window (Application Period: January 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. - February 7, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.)
- Late Open Enrollment Application Period (April 2, 2025 at 9 a.m. and closes on the first day of school at 4 p.m.)
- Open Enrollment Priorities Clarified
- Family Information Sessions
- Elementary Programs/Schools of Choice: Don Callejon Arts and Design School, Millikin Basics+, Scott Lane Spanish Dual Language Immersion Program, and Washington Open (Parent Participation)
- Secondary Programs/Schools of Choice: 49ers STEM Leadership Institute, Don Callejon Arts and Design School, Mission Early College High School, and Peterson+
- Students Attending School on an Intradistrict Transfer During the Current School Year
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions