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New Student Enrollment

Welcome, and thank you for choosing Forest Hills Public Schools for your child. We are committed to providing a quality academic program that helps each learner reach their individual potential. We are excited to have your family as members of our exemplary school community.

If you have questions about our enrollment process or are unsure which school building you should enroll your students at Forest Hills Public Schools, please visit our FHPS Attendance Area Map or contact us at (616) 493-8800.

For those who live outside of the Forest Hills Public Schools District, please click here to review our Schools of Choice policy and application process.

Also, please visit our Student Handbook page to download copies of the current handbooks.

Kindergarten through Sixth Grade Enrollment

girl with sign saying K-6 enrollment

Enrollment Age Requirements

A recently enacted Michigan law amended the Revised School Code (MCL380.1147), which changed the minimum age requirement for a child enrolling in kindergarten. Children must turn 5 years of age on or before September 1, in order to register for school.

If you are interested in the preschool programs available at Forest Hills, please visit the Child Services website.

Children who turn 5 after September 1, and not later than December 1, may request an early entrance waiver to attend kindergarten by filling out the Kindergarten Early Entrance Waiver Form.

Kindergarten Early Entrance Waiver Form

Enrollment Procedures for Grades K-6

Expand the toggle bars below that apply to your student. Then, PRINT AND COMPLETE the required forms listed and RETURN the completed forms to the school your child will attend.

Summer Months

During the summer months, please submit enrollment forms to the Administration Building, 6590 Cascade Rd SE. Questions regarding enrollment during the summer may be directed to the Administration Building, 616-493-8800.

Kindergarten Enrollment Forms

The following forms must be completed in their entirety:

  1. K-12 Enrollment Form
  2. Health Appraisal (with vision and hearing screening)
  3. FHPS Health History Form
  4. FHPS Consent for Disclosure of Immunizations
  5. Kindergarten Parent Questionnaire
  6. FHPS Kindergarten Preschool Questionnaire  (if applicable, from previous preschool)
  7. Classroom Guidance/Prevention Education
  8. Concussion Awareness
1st through 6th Grade Enrollment Forms

The following forms must be completed in their entirety:

  1. K-12 Enrollment Form
  2. FHPS Health History Form
  3. FHPS Consent for Disclosure of Immunizations
  4. Classroom Guidance/Prevention Education
  5. Concussion Awareness
  6. FHPS Request for Student Records 

In order to complete the enrollment process, the student’s parent/guardian must also provide these required documents:

Additional Documents Required for All Enrollment

Here is what you’ll need to enroll a child:

  1. Two Proofs of Residency in the Forest Hills Public School District
    1. Lease Agreement (including the page with landlord and tenant signatures)
    2. Mortgage Statement (within last month)
    3. City Assessor’s Tax Statement (current year)
    4. Current Utility bill or Cable bill (within last month)
    5. Notarized Affidavit of Residence if living in someone else’s home/apt
      • This person’s driver license and two (2) proofs of their residence
      • The parent must also provide two (2) proofs of their residence
  2. Driver License (of parent or guardian) for identification purposes only
  3. Child’s Certified Birth Certificate (must be an original copy)
  4. Immunization Records
  5. Vision and Hearing Screening (required for kindergarten)
  6. Court documents, if applicable (i.e. guardianship, foster care, etc.)
  7. Most Recent Report Card (applies to 7 & 8th graders)
  8. High School Transcript (applies to 10th-12th grades only)

Please have the following information with you as well:

  • Emergency Contact Names/Phone Numbers
  • Previous School Name/Address, Phone and Fax Numbers

Seventh through Twelfth Grade Enrollment

high school students 7th-12-th grade enrollment

Enrollment Procedures for Grades 7-12

  • To enroll a child in grades 7-8, please review the enrollment procedures listed below. Complete the required forms. During the summer months, please return the required and completed forms to your child’s corresponding high school. Our high school registrars assist with middle school enrollment during the summer.
  • To enroll a child in grades 9-12, please review the enrollment procedures listed below. Complete the required forms. Return the required and completed forms to the high school office.
  • If you do have questions during the summer about enrollment procedures, please call the Administration Office, 616-493-8800.

Expand the toggle bars below that apply to your student. Then, PRINT AND COMPLETE the required forms listed and RETURN the completed forms to the school your child will attend.

7th through 12th Grade Enrollment Forms

The following forms must be completed in their entirety:

  1. K-12 Enrollment Form
  2. FHPS Health History Form 
  3. FHPS Consent for Disclosure of Immunizations
  4. Concussion Awareness
  5. FHPS Request for Student Records  

In order to complete the enrollment process, the student’s parent/guardian must also provide these required documents:

Additional Documents Required for All Enrollment

Here is what you’ll need to enroll a child:

  1. Two Proofs of Residency in the Forest Hills Public School District
    1. Lease Agreement (including the page with landlord and tenant signatures)
    2. Mortgage Statement (within last month)
    3. City Assessor’s Tax Statement (current year)
    4. Current Utility bill or Cable bill (within last month)
    5. Notarized Affidavit of Residence if living in someone else’s home/apt
      • This person’s driver license and two (2) proofs of their residence
      • The parent must also provide two (2) proofs of their residence
  2. Driver License (of parent or guardian) for identification purposes only
  3. Child’s Certified Birth Certificate (must be an original copy)
  4. Immunization Records
  5. Court documents, if applicable (i.e. guardianship, foster care, etc.)
  6. Most Recent Report Card (applies to 7th, 8th &  9th graders)
  7. High School Transcript (applies to 10th-12th grades only)

Please have the following information with you as well:

  • Emergency Contact Names/Phone Numbers
  • Previous School Name/Address, Phone and Fax Numbers