Required Enrollment Documents

Students enrolling in Georgia Cyber Academy must reside in the state of Georgia.  To prove residence in Georgia, please provide one of the following documents issued in the Parent/Legal Guardian's name:

• a current and complete Lease Agreement (showing signature date of lease, terms, name and address)
• most recent utility bill showing the service address and issued within 60 days (gas, electric, water, internet, cable, or sewage/trash)
• current year renter's insurance
• current year Medicaid or DFCS form letter issued within 60 days
• current year Housing Authority letter
• Military Placement letter
• letter of occupancy provided by religious organization

If any of the documents listed above are not available, please provide two of the following documents issued in the Parent/Legal Guardian's name:

• mortgage statement issued within 30 days
• current year auto renewal registration / tag receipt
• current within 30 days earning summary
• current within 30 days checking or savings account statement - credit card or mobile financial services (Cash App, Venmo, etc.) NOT ACCEPTED
• USPS address change confirmation

The following documents are NOT ACCEPTED as proof of Georgia residency and will result in your application being denied:

• driver's license
• auto or home insurance policy
• property or personal tax records
• cell phone bill
• credit card statement
• medical bill statement
• addressed advertisement
• personalized addressed envelope/letter
• documents reflecting an out-of-state address

If you do not have a Proof of Residency document in your name, an Affidavit of Residence Form may be submitted, completed by you and the home owner/leasee. Form must be notarized.  En español

If you do not have any of the above proof of residency documentation, please contact enrollment@georgiacyber.org, 470-400-7887 

Proof of age can be provided via any of the following documents

• Birth Certificate
• Passport
• Valid Student Driver's License
• Permanent Resident Card
• Adoption Record

If your child's birth certificate has been lost or destroyed, visit the following website for information on how to obtain a copy: https://www.usa.gov/replace-vital-documents#item-36582

A copy of the enrollee's Social Security Card or a Student Social Security Number Waiver must be provided.  En español

If your child does not currently have an assigned social security number, please inform the school and a temporary number will be available to the student. No student shall be denied enrollment in any public school of this state for declining to provide his or her social security number or for declining to apply for the number. (JBC(2)  160-5-1-.24 (f))

If your child's Social Security Card has been lost or destroyed, visit the following website for information on how to obtain a replacement card: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/replacement-card.html

GAfutures requires the student’s Social Security Number (SSN) on a student’s transcript in order to determine HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship eligibility. The SSN is also needed to allow HOPE eligible colleges/universities to view scholarship eligibility and determine the financial aid they will award. For re-enrolling students, your Counselor will let you know during your senior year if you do not have your SSN on file.

Georgia Law requires children attending school (Kindergarten – 12th grade) to be age appropriately immunized with all the required vaccines at the time of first entry in school. A new entrant is a child entering a school in Georgia for the first time or entering after having been absent from a Georgia school for more than 12 months or one school year.

All students, regardless of grade and including foreign exchange students, must have the Georgia Department of Public Health Form 3231 immunization certificate marked complete.  Visit the Georgia Department of Public Health - Information Regarding Immunizations and Health Certificates​ page for more information.

Sample 3231 Form

AFFIDAVIT OF RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO IMMUNIZATIONDepartamento de Salud de Georgia: Formulario 2208 Objeciones religiosas a la inmunización - Español

A student, regardless of grade level, who has never been in a Georgia public school must provide certification of eye, ear and dental examinations on the Georgia Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition Screening (Form 3300).

Any child admitted to school without a certificate must present one within 90 calendar days. Forms may be obtained and completed at the local public health departments or physician offices. 

Sample Form 3300

Certificate of Scoliosis Screening Form 4400 is required for students entering grade 6 and grade 8.    If a student is under the care of a physician or if the parent/guardian does not wish to have their student screened for scoliosis, the opt-out option can be selected on Form 4400.

Scoliosis Screening Parent Letter

Download Form 4400

Any child admitted to school without a certificate must present one within 90 calendar days. Forms may be obtained and completed at the local public health departments or physician offices. 

CARTA A LOS PADRES PARA LA PRUEBA DE ESCOLIOSISDescargar Formulario 4400

A copy of the enrollee's most recent report card, progress report, or High School transcript must be provided. 

Private, Public, or Charter School Transfers:

If the student is transferring from a private, public, or charter school please submit the following:

• Current Grades 1-7: most recent progress report/report card.
• Current Grade 8: 8th grade promotional report card at the end of the 2022-23 school year.
• Current Grades 9-12: an unofficial transcript at the end of the 2022-23 school year including the most recent semester's credits earned.

If you do not have a copy of the most recent report card, progress report or High School transcript, please contact the enrollee's previous school to request student records.  

Homeschool Transfers:

For students in grades K-9 transferring from homeschool, please provide a homeschool report card or progress report.  For students in grades 10-12 transferring from homeschool, please complete the GCA Homeschool Transcript form and upload as your student's Homeschool transcript:
 

GCA Homeschool Transcript form

TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE EDUCACION EN CASA DE Gca

Based on the Academic Report or Transcript documentation provided, if your student has experienced a gap in their education, please complete and submit the Statement Acknowledging Missing Attendance.  En español

A copy of at least one legal guardian's state-issued photo identification must be provided.

Acceptable photo identification includes:

• Driver's license
• State Identification Card
• Passport