TRANSFER INFORMATION

New Haven Unified works with all families wishing to transfer their child into New Haven or between schools within New Haven.  Approval of all student transfer requests depends on space availability at the requested school site.  

Transfer applications will be available starting January 10 of the current school year and must be submitted by March 20. For example, families seeking a transfer for the 2025-2026 school year can access the application on January 10, 2025, and must submit it by March 20, 2025. Late applications may be accepted and considered if space is available.

Decisions on transfer requests received for the upcoming school year will begin in April and may continue until ten days after the start of the school year. Transfer approvals are based on space availability at the requested school and grade level, with priority given to applications submitted by the deadline.  Families will be notified after a decision has been made regarding their application.

Alameda County districts begin approving inter-district transfer requests no earlier than March 1. Your district does not need to approve your application before March 20 for New Haven to honor your application date for the transfer submission deadline.  You only need to ensure that your application was submitted by March 20.

Transfer requests submitted during the school year will be reviewed and approved based on space availability.

INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFERS (Transferring BETWEEN New Haven schools)
All students who live within the New Haven boundaries are assigned to a school based on their resident address.  If a residing student of New Haven wishes to attend a school other than their resident school, they can apply for an INTRA-district transfer by:

  1. Enroll your student into New Haven at their resident school.

  2. Complete the New Haven Intra-district Transfer Agreement form (see below).
    •Complete an Intra-District Transfer Request form and submit it to the Centralized Enrollment Center. 
    •The deadline is March 20 for requests for the next school year.  Late applications will be accepted.

  3. If/When space is available, the student’s family will be contacted to accept the transfer offer.
    •Students who are residents of a school have priority in attending that school.

Intra-district Transfer Request Forms
2024-2025 School Year [in Spanish] (Download and complete the fillable PDF form and submit)

2025-2026 School Year [in Spanish]  (You can complete and submit this form online)

Visit our Enrollment FAQs page for more information about INTRA-district transfers

The procedures for Interdistrict Transfers are guided by New Haven Unified School District Board Policy #5116.1, Intradistrict Open Enrollment.

INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS (Transferring IN or OUT of New Haven Unified School District)
Transferring INTO New Haven from another District

New Haven welcomes students residing outside its boundaries to participate in our academic programs. To transfer into New Haven, students must be enrolled in their district of residence and approved by both their resident district and New Haven. Applicants must follow the steps below:

  1. Enroll in your child’s school district of residence.

  2. Complete the Inter-district Transfer Agreement form.  (Click here for ENGLISH or ESPANOL)
    •Submit your completed application to your district of residence’s enrollment department for approval.
    •Follow your district of residence’s procedures for applying for an interdistrict transfer.

  3. Apply for enrollment in New Haven using our Aeries Online Enrollment platform.
    •You can do this ahead of time to reduce processing time after your application is approved.
    •Doing is not an approval of your child’s request; instead, it informs us of your intent to transfer and speeds up the enrollment process if your child is approved.

  4. After submission, our staff will review your application and contact you regarding the next steps.

  5. Complete steps 1-3 by March 20 to meet the transfer submission deadline.
    •Late applications will be accepted and considered based on space availability.

  6. After your district of residence approves the transfer, New Haven will review your application.
    •If approved, your child will be officially enrolled in New Haven.

Transferring OUT OF New Haven from another District

  1. Complete the New Haven Inter-district Transfer Agreement form. [Click Here for ENGLISH or ESPANOL]
    •This is a fillable PDF that can be completed and submitted online.

    •You can track the status of your request online.
  2. Wait for review of your request.
    •Approved transfers will be forwarded to the requested school district.

    •If a transfer is denied, students are expected to attend their school of residence in New Haven.

Visit our Enrollment FAQs page for more information about inter-district transfers.

The procedures for Interdistrict Transfers are guided by New Haven Unified School District Board Policy #5117, Interdistrict Attendance

For questions about transfers, please contact Hollie Carcallas (hmcarcallas@nhusd.k12.ca.us) at the Centralized Enrollment Center.

Centralized Enrollment Center at the Union City Family Center
725 Whipple Road
Union City, CA 94587
510-476-2625
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm