• Before applying for the lottery, check the Zone Locator tool.

• If the tool indicates that you reside within the Centennial-mandated zone (Centennial Place 531 Luckie St, NW), you are an In-Zone applicant and do not need to apply through our lottery.

• If your address is not located in the Centennial-mandated zone, please apply through the lottery

• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by the county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS);

• A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired;                                                                                             Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;

• Valid U.S. passport ID;Valid tribal photo ID.                                                                                                                   Valid U.S. military photo ID; or

• Valid tribal photo ID.

• Identification of Enrolling Parent

• Georgia Power Bill (current 30 days)

• Mortgage Deed or Lease 

• Affidavit of Residency

• Review Possible Living Situations

  • English

  • Espanol

• Affidavit of Residency

  • English

  • Espanol

• Birth Certificate or Proof of Student Age

• Social Security card

• Immunization (Form 3231)

• Vision, Hearing & Dental (Form 3300)

• Rising 7th Grade scholars must provide current immunization records before returning to school in August
• All children attending prekindergarten and k-12 programs must have a Certificate of Immunization (DPH Form 3231). The Certificate of Immunization must be on file within 30 days of the start of the student’s program.
• Check your scholar’s Form 3231 to verify that the first and last name is spelled correctly.
• Code Section 20-2-771 (2010) Any responsible official permitting any child to remain in a school or facility in violation of this Code section, and any parent or guardian who intentionally does not comply with this Code section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 12 months. The Department of Community Health may adopt rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Code section. The Department of Community Health and the local board of health, or either of them, may institute a civil action in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides for injunctive relief to prevent a threatened or continuing violation of any provision of this Code section.

Proof of Legal Guardianship is required for enrollment if the enrolling adult is not the birth parent. If the person presenting the Scholar for enrollment is not that Scholar’s parent/guardian or grandparent, the school will require the enrolling person to fully complete the Kinship Caregiver Affidavit.  The enrolling person must stand in loco parentis (i.e., be charged with or have assumed the duties and responsibilities of a parent such as providing food, shelter, clothing and medical care). A grandparent may enroll a scholar by presenting a Grandparent Power of Attorney for the Care of a Minor Child.

 To learn more, contact Fulton County Probate Court at 404-613-4070. The Fulton County Probate Court is located at 136 Pryor Street SW, Suite C-230, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Click here to visit the Fulton County Probate Court's web page.