REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
REGISTRATION/TRANSFERS

The Registrar’s Office is located in A-116. During the school year, the office is open for new student registration from 8:00 – 10:00 AM, Tuesday – Friday.   In addition, there are special registration times offered at the beginning of each semester and over the summer; please check the school calendar or contact the Registrar’s Office at 281-920-8039.

If a Westside student wants to transfer to another HISD school, the child’s parent or guardian must complete the Application for Student Transfer and deliver it to Mary Hansen in the main office.
If a student wishes to withdraw from Westside, he or she should contact Rick Wood in A-118, by phone at 281-920-8047, or email at rwood@houstonisd.org.

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION – WHAT TO BRING

1. Birth certificate, passport if it lists the parents, or other acceptable document of identity.
2. Current TEXAS Driver’s License for the person registering the student.  The person registering the student must be the parent listed on the Birth Certificate or Passport or have an Application of Determination showing custody. (This is only obtainable at the HISD Administration Building on W. 18th St .)
3. Divorce decree (if applicable) to verify custodial rights.
4. Social Security card (optional)
5. Proof of residence
• Apartment dwellers:  an original lease agreement (no copies), signed by management, with the student listed as an occupant.
• Home dwellers:  A current (within the last 2 months) utility bill with the parent’s name and address.
• Non-zoned Students:  a transfer letter showing that you have been granted a transfer by HISD to attend Westside.
6. Immunization records (Please be advised that students who are not in compliance with immunization requirements, by law, do not meet attendance requirements.)
• DPT/DT - 3 doses required with last dose after age 4 and 1 within 10 years.
• Polio (oral) 4 doses required, with last dose after age 4
• MMR (rubella, rubeola, mumps) 2 doses required, 1st dose after age 1 
• Hepatitis B - 3 doses required.
• Varicella (Chickenpox) 1 dose on or after 1st birthday, 2nd dose required if 1st dose was after age 13 yrs, or history of illness.
7. Final report card with promotion status from this past school year for incoming 9th graders.
8. An unofficial transcript for incoming 10th, 11th, or 12th grade students. If the unofficial transcript is not available at registration, the student will be placed into 9th grade until the transcript can be produced.
9. Special Education papers/ARD records if applicable.
10. Withdrawal papers from the previous school are required for registration during the school year.

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Westside High School
14201 Briar Forest, Houston, TX 77077 . (281)-920-8000 . Fax (281)-920-8059