New in-district transfer request

This request is for the first time a parent or legal guardian submits a request for their student to attend a school outside of their regular attendance area within the Olympia School District.

New non-resident transfer request
This is a first time request for a student who resides outside of the OSD and would like to attend a school within the OSD.

Renewal request

Renewal requests are for any student attending an OSD school as an in-district or non-resident student. This is to be completed the subsequent school years following the acceptance of a new request.

Yes. You must submit a renewal request each year, with the exception of when your student is “moving up”. “ Moving up” is when a student goes from preschool to kindergarten, from 5th to 6th grade and 8th to 9th grade, these transitions require a new transfer request if the student does not reside in the boundary of the requested school.

Please Note: Transfer students are not guaranteed enrollment from year to year, but the intent is for students to continue year to year in the school where accepted.

Yes, if you have submitted a request for your student to attend an OSD school and you do not reside with the OSD, you are required to visit the OSPI Student Transfer website to find important information and to submit a Choice Transfer Request Form (a Washington State Requirement). Please complete this step after you have been granted a transfer to an OSD school.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THE CHOICE TRANSFER REQUEST UNTIL AFTER YOUR TRANSFER REQUEST TO THE OSD HAS BEEN APPROVED.

If your student is a non-resident and you are submitting a renewal request, please submit the Choice transfer form after your renewal has been approved.

Please Note: Choice Transfer submission is required to be completed annually by the State of Washington.

Visit the website of the district you would like your child to attend to determine their transfer process.

If you are approved to attend a non OSD school, please visit the OSPI Student Transfer website to find important information and to submit a Choice Transfer Request Form (a Washington State Requirement).

Yes. The Elementary and Secondary Education Departments (in collaboration with the schools) will determine if they are able to approve, deny or add your student’s name to a waitlist. Decisions will be made with consideration to space and/or program capacity.

Once a determination is made, the district office will contact the parent or legal guardian via email. In the event your request is added to a waitlist the district will contact you if space and/or program capacity becomes available.

No. Parents or guardians are responsible for transportation of their students who voluntarily attend a school outside of their resident attendance area.

Yes. On the form there is an option to choose a school for your first choice and your second choice. We will do our best to place your student in the school you choose first and if we are unable to, we will look at your second choice.