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2025-26 Kindergarten Registration Information

Registration for new students entering public school kindergarten in the fall of the 2025-2026 school year begins February 2025 at all Lower Dauphin elementary schools. 

District Kindergarten Orientation for Parents will be held at the Lower Dauphin Middle School on January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm.

Children entering kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year must be 5 years of age before September 1, 2025.  Children entering first grade in the fall of 2025 must be 6 years of age before September 1, 2025.  

Parents or guardians are to register students at the school currently assigned to the address where the child's parent or guardian resides.  Parents may check the PA Department of Community & Economic Development Municipal Statistics to see which school they are assigned to per their address:

https://apps.dced.pa.gov/Munstats-public/findmunicipality.aspx

Step 1:  Parent Information Form 

Please complete the LDSD Kindergarten Parent Information Form for every child who is eligible to enroll in kindergarten.  Even if you do not intend to enroll your child for the 2025-2026 school year, we still ask that you complete the Parent Information Form so that we can remove your child from our building roster. 

Scheduling for registration appointments will occur at the District Kindergarten Parent Orientation or we will call you once we receive this information. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXYcVWZiDoYOwDDzjGVcmaWjrKaQD-bw2KYXSxS2T1ZI64Zg/viewform

Step 2: Gather Needed Documents for registration:

The parent or guardian must present the following information at the time of registration:

  • The child's evidence of birth
  • An authorized record of immunizations
  • Proof of residency in the form of a lease, a deed, or a utility bill
  • Photo id of the parent/guardian
  • Proof of custody if required

State law prohibits a child from attending school for even one day unless proof of immunization has been provided.  

Families who need language support during the registration can request an interpreter through the school when they make the registration appointment. 

Step 3: Further links will be available on January 23rd.

Registration Dates Per School:

Nye Elementary (200 S. John Street, Hummelstown  717-566-0300)  February 24-28, 2025

Londonderry Elementary (260 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown  717-944-9462)  March 3 & 4, 2025

Conewago Elementary (2809 Hershey Road, Elizabethtown  717-367-7233)  March 6 & 7 2025

South Hanover Elementary (15 W. Third St. Hershey  717-566-2564)  March 10-14, 2025

East Hanover Elementary (2673 Sandbeach Rd., Grantville,  717-469-2686)  March 18-21, 2025

 

Families choosing homeschool, cyber/charter, or private school need to call the Lower Dauphin Central Enrollment line at 717-566-5317 to inform the district of your desire to educate through a different entity for the school year.