Apply for 2023-2024 School Year

1) Gather your required documents 

Gather required documents and create a list of at least 5 school choices.

2) Complete and Submit Your 2023-24 Application

We are currently in the Round 2 application period. Apply before the Round 2 deadline — April 21 — to give yourself the best possible chance of getting into a preferred school. Families will receive their Round 2 school assignments during the week of May 29. 

Submit an Online Application (Learn how to submit an online application)
or Download a PDF application in your preferred language (English | Español | 中文 | Tiếng Việt | Tagalog | Gagana Sāmoa | العربي)

See how to submit a paper or PDF application. Don't forget to include these required documents.

3) If needed, an enrollment counselor will contact you to schedule a Language Assessment for your student. 

Students in K-8 who speak a language other than English and wish to enroll in a language program may need be assessed for their current language skills. An Enrollment Counselor may reach out to schedule a language assessment. Click here to learn more. 

IMPORTANT: Ruth Asawa School of the Arts and Lowell High School have different application processes. The deadline to apply to these two schools for 9th grade for 2023-24 has passed.

• Now that you have received your assignment, you need to accept or decline, in ParentVUE or by returning a paper form in-person. Your assignment letter has detailed instructions. You can also view instructions at sfusd.edu/mainround and get answers to your questions about your options in our Frequently Asked Questions section. 
• If you wish to apply to a different school for 2023-24 than the school you were assigned to in the Main Round, you will be able to submit a Round 2 application before the Round 2 application deadline of April 21. See the Frequently Asked Questions about Round 2 below. 

Any family can apply for Round 2, regardless of whether they applied in the Main Round and regardless of whether they currently have a school assignment for next year.

However, if you submitted a Main Round application, please wait until you receive your Main Round assignment before applying for Round 2.

Any schools that have open seats after the Main Round are available in Round 2. Generally, this means that there are fewer school choices available in Round 2. 

That is why we strongly recommend that families who applied in the Main Round accept their Main Round school assignment: you may not get the school you want in Round 2. 

IMPORTANT: Please note that if you apply for Round 2 and get a school assignment, your Main Round assignment will be automatically canceled. 

If you would like to keep your Main Round assignment, you will need to cancel your Round 2 application by Friday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m. PT. 

Applications and instructions are now available at Applications and Forms. 

The deadline to submit is April 21, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. PT to the Educational Placement Center; April 21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PT if submitting the application online via ParentVUE. 

IMPORTANT: If this is your first time applying, please submit all required documents. If you have already submitted your required documents in the Main Round, you do not need to submit them again.