Required Enrollment Documents

Students must reside in the state of Georgia while attending Georgia Cyber Academy.  To prove residence in Georgia, please provide one full page copy of the following documents issued in the Parent/Legal Guardian's name, showing address and date:

• a current and complete Lease Agreement [must show the lease term, legal guardian(s) name(s), resident address, and signature of both the legal guardian(s) and landlord]
• most recent utility bill showing the service address and service dates within 60 days (accepted utilities include: internet, gas, electric, water, cable, or sewage/trash)
• current year renter's insurance
• current year DFCS benefits letter dated within 60 days and showing benefit dates
• current year Housing Authority letter
• Military Placement letter for Georgia
• letter of occupancy provided by religious organization dated within 60 days

OR

If any of the documents listed above are not available, please provide two full page copies of the following supplemental documents issued in the Parent/Legal Guardian's name, showing resident address and date:

• month to month lease [lease with no start or end dates or leases that recently expired showing lease term, legal guardian(s) name(s), resident address, and signature of both legal guardian(s) and landlord]
• current mortgage statement, dated within 30 days
• current year auto renewal registration / tag receipt
• current earnings check statement, dated within 30 days
• USPS address change confirmation, dated within 30 days

 

NOT ACCEPTED

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
• house deed
• cell phone bill
• credit card statement
• medical bill statement
• addressed advertisement
• personalized addressed envelope/letter
• Checking / Savings Bank Statement

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

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If your family is currently residing with someone, and you do not have any of the bills or lease in your name, you must provide both:

1. the Affidavit of Residency [must be notarized and signed by the homeowner and the legal guardian(s)].
2. a proof of residence (listed above) in the homeowner's name  

Affidavit of Residency  

En español

For detailed information and examples, please visit our help center article: 

Information & Examples

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

*If the proof of age doesn't show legal guardianship, like a birth certificate, the enrolling legal guardian will be required to provide Guardianship Documents before approval. Guardianship documents examples: adoption record, court order, or DFCS order. If these are not available, the enrolling legal guardian must provide our Parental or Non Parental Affidavit Form.

Declaración Jurada De Los Padres or Declaración Jurada De No Padres

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.

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

More information can be found on our Student and Family Help Center Article

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

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