Voluntary Transfer Program

Did you know that a variety of educational options are available for students within the School District of Philadelphia? To take advantage of these opportunities, Parents and students may apply for admission to these programs through the Voluntary Transfer Program.

Starting September 19, 2012 until November 2, 2012, applications will be accepted for the 2013 school year.  Students, including English language learners and children with disabilities, may apply to these programs in special admission; city-wide admission; and other neighborhood schools within the School District of Philadelphia.

See the 2012 High School Directory.

School Choice Transfer

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 allows parents of students enrolled in a School Improvement and/or Persistently Dangerous school to apply for a transfer through the School Choice Program.  To apply for a transfer under NCLB, students must be eligible to participate.  The School District will notify parents of each eligible student and provide a list of School District Public Schools that are not in School Improvement and/or identified as Persistently Dangerous. 

Return to Neighborhood Transfers

Students who attend Citywide Admission and or Special Admission schools have the right to submit an application to attend the school within the boundary lines of the legal residence of their parent or legal guardian.  This process lasts from the first day of school until the end of the third business week in December and can be done at the students current school or at the Office of Student Placement.

Transfers from Persistently Dangerous Schools

EH-36E Transfers are transfers for extenuating circumstances and must meet the following guidelines:

1. There is documented physical/psychological danger to a student in the present school.
2. There is a serious incident report that justifies moving the child out of his/her present school.
3. There is record of past efforts by the school and parents to remedy the situation, with valid documentation that other alternatives are not available.
4. The transfer request ID for the current school year.

This transfer is created at the student’s school, Academic Division of that School or the Parent/Family Resource Center and processed through the Office of Student Placement.

Parents may submit an EH-36E transfer to “OPT-OUT” of a school that has been identified by the state of Pennsylvania as Persistently Dangerous. The EH-36E form is submitted at the school level and will be processed by the Office of Student Placement.

Principals receive notification if in fact their school has been designated as Persistently Dangerous. To view the notification letter, click here.

Parents of children who attend schools that have been designated as Persistantly Dangerous will be sent notification and initiatives which the school will exercise in order to change the schools designation for the following school year.

You may download the Notification Letter in the following languages:
English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese, French, Albanian and Russian.

You may also download the Initiatives in the same languages:
English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese, French, Albanian and Russian.

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