The Open Enrollment application period is for current RCS families who live within the Rochester School District and would like to apply for their elementary student to attend a school other than the home school where they are assigned according to address.  Open Enrollment is open ONLY to  elementary students.

Open Enrollment for the 2022-23 school year is now closed. 

The Open Enrollment application period is generally in February or March for the following school year. 

Applications will be available to complete and submit online, during the open enrollment application period.

Please Note:  Only select elementary buildings will be accepting Open Enrollment applications based on enrollment projections. Middle and high schools do not allow students to attend under open enrollment. 

Visit our Change of Address page for information about changing your address.

Local school districts are required by law to verify birth dates of all pupils entering school for the first time.  Rochester Community Schools requests parents or guardians to present, at the time of registration, a certified birth certificate.  If you need to obtain a certified birth certificate for your child, you can do so by contacting the county or state where your child was born.  The state of Michigan now allows requests for certified birth certificates through their on-line service.  

State of Michigan Birth Certificate Online Request

Please reference the boundary maps for each school in our district.

If you don't have access to a scanner you can use your phone to scan and upload the documents required when enrolling online.  For basic instructions please visit our page Scanning Documents Using a Mobile Device.

Schools of Choice is a program that allows school districts in Michigan to enroll students who live outside of their district. Rochester Schools does not participate in Schools of Choice. 

Please visit the Oakland Schools - Schools of Choice web page for information on schools in Oakland County that participate in Schools of Choice. 

For information on kindergarten transportation please please visit the Kindergarteners On the School Bus Q & A page. 

Q:  My child is not due to have his/her immunizations updated until the summer.  Should I wait until then to enroll?   A:  No, don’t wait.  Complete the online enrollment as soon as possible. Submit immunization records you currently have and turn the updates in at your child’s school when you get them.  Enrollments submitted without any immunization records will not be processed and will be returned to your ParentVUE account so that you can attach the required immunization records. 

Q:  My child has not had their vision screening yet.  Should I wait to enroll?

A:  No, don’t wait.  Complete the online enrollment as soon as possible.  It is Michigan law that every kindergartner has their vision screened before they can start school.  You may turn that proof in at your child’s school before school starts.

Q:  After I complete the online enrollment, will the Enrollment Office contact me?

A:  The Enrollment Office will send a confirmation email upon acceptance of your child’s enrollment. 

Q:  Where can I find the kindergarten age waiver?

A: During the online enrollment process you will be asked to agree to the kindergarten age waiver if your child is not 5 on September 1st of the year you are enrolling for kindergarten. 

Please visit the Virtual Campus web page for information on the Rochester Schools Virtual Campus. 

Current RCS students interested in transferring either into, or out of, the Virtual Campus should contact the building principal or counselor at the building they are currently attending.