Student Transfer Requests
Transfer Provisions Apply to Residents of Prince William County Only
Transfer season for the 2020-21 school year
opened on January 1, 2020, and will close on April 30, 2020
Students will attend the appropriate school for their attendance area. Attendance areas are established for each school by the School Board. These attendance areas shall be established in a manner that best meets the needs of the students in the county. Attendance areas shall also be established for each designated site program that serves more than one school. Prince William County residents, who are parents or guardians of students enrolled in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS), may request a student transfer from their student’s base school during the established time period.
Student Transfer Request Procedures
Kindergarten, Elementary Grades 1-5, and Middle School
Student transfers may be requested for the following reasons:
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Specialty Program - Students must be accepted into a program and remain in good standing.
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Parental Employment in Prince William County Public Schools
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To Leave a School that is Significantly Over Capacity to Alleviate Overcrowding - The School Division will designate which schools students may transfer in to and out of by January 15 each school year. The list will be posted on this page.
- List of over-capacity and under capacity elementary schools for the 2020-21 school year.
- There are no significantly under capacity middle or high schools for the 2020-21 school into which students may transfer.
- To Address Hardship in Finding Safe Affordable Before and/or After School Child Care within the Student's Attendance Zone
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Lack of School Age Care at the Student's Base School - Elementary Only
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Extenuating Circumstances
See PWCS Regulations 721-1 and 721-2 for more detailed information about the reasons for student transfer.
If your student transfer request is denied.....
If a transfer is denied by the requested school principal, an appeal may be submitted to the Office of Student Services. See below for guidelines:
Student transfer appeals for students in grades 1-5 shall be in writing and sent either via fax or e-mail to the Supervisor of Elementary Counseling and Related Services, Dr. Deborah Ransom at ransomdv@pwcs.edu. Please be sure to also courtesy copy her secretary at brownte@pwcs.edu, if emailing your appeal.
Student transfer appeals for students in grades 6-12 shall be in writing and sent either via mail, fax or e-mail to the Supervisor of Secondary Counseling and Student Support Services, Richmond Hill, at HILLRL@pwcs.edu, and be sure to also courtesy copy his secretary at BOESELCA@pwcs.edu if emailing your appeal.
The deadline for student transfer appeals for students in grades 1-12 is June 1.
Appeal requests for kindergarten students who were registered prior to June 1 shall be in writing to the Supervisor of Elementary Counseling and Related Services by June 30.
Appeal requests for kindergarten students who were registered after June 1 shall be in writing to the Supervisor of Elementary Counseling and Related Services within 30 days of registration.
The Supervisor of Elementary Counseling and Related Services or the Supervisor of Secondary Counseling and Student Support Services in consultation with the Director of the Office of Student Services will review each case, and approve or deny the transfer appeal request. This decision is final.