Register now for kindergarten in Gaston County Schools

It’s time to register for kindergarten in Gaston County Schools!

Parents do not have to wait until August to register, and they are encouraged to go ahead and register now.  Doing so will help elementary schools in preparing for the 2025-2026 academic year. 
    
Kindergarten registration is available online: www.gaston.k12.nc.us/kindergartenregistration, and parents are encouraged to complete the registration process electronically.  

However, parents who cannot register online or who need help with the registration process can visit the Gaston County Schools Student Assignment Office, which is at the former Forest Heights Elementary School building located off of Myrtle School Road in Gastonia.  The address is 2500 Sedgefield Drive.  

To register for kindergarten, a child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2025.  Parents/guardians must provide the following to register:

• Birth certificate or proof of parentage
• Valid ID of parent/guardian who is registering the child
• Two proofs of current address (such as power, water, gas, cable, internet, or landline telephone bills, lease, or mortgage)
• An up-to-date immunization/shot record
• Health assessment form completed on or after August 14, 2024 by a certified health care professional

Anyone with questions about kindergarten registration may call the Student Assignment Office, (704) 810-7284.  

Pre-kindergarten Registration
Gaston County Schools is accepting applications for pre-kindergarten.  Children who will be four years old on or before August 31, 2025 may apply for pre-kindergarten. Initial placement decisions will be communicated starting June 1, 2025, and will continue until all spaces are filled. Once spaces are full, children will be placed on a waiting list. Placement decisions are made exclusively by the Gaston County Schools Pre-Kindergarten Services office.

For more information about pre-kindergarten registration and the requirements and to register online, visit www.gaston.k12.nc.us/prekindergarten.  Anyone with questions about pre-kindergarten registration may call (704) 866-6124.

As a reminder, the first day of school for students is Wednesday, August 13.