Admissions

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Grades K-5 Admissions Process

Each year, during our application period, Wai’alae School offers Informational Sessions so that parents/guardians can learn more about our school and see if we’re the right fit for their child and for their family.

Students enrolled in our Preschool program are not automatically enrolled/advanced to Kindergarten when they become eligible for Kindergarten.  Therefore, a new Student Application Form must be submitted.  As a reminder, if your child does not reside in our service area (i.e. district), then applications are due before in district students.

Application &
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New student application
k - 5
current Student ReEnrollment

Pre-k Enrollment

Thank you for your interest in enrolling your child in Wai’alae School’s Preschool Program!  Our Preschool program is authorized through Act 46 of the 2020 Hawai’i State Legislative Session and falls under the oversight of the Hawai’i State Public Charter School Commission. This is a tuition-free program, but there may be fees or costs associated with school meals and school activities.

For the Upcoming 2024-2025 School Year, Wai`alae Public Charter School is responsible for the enrollment process.

Pre-k Enrollment

The Preschool Application Packet
for the 2025-2026 School Year

Age Eligibility Criteria

For the 2025-2026 school year, our Preschool Program is open to students who are 3 years old or 4 years old on or before July 31, 2025.

    For 4-year-old children, their birthday must fall on or between August 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021.

    For 3-year-old children, their birthday must fall on or between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The Preschool Application Packet for the 2025-2026 school year will be available starting at 9:00am on Monday January 6, 2025.
     1) Please read this letter from the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission

        State Public Charter School Commission - Preschool Application Letter

     2) Download the Wai’alae School Preschool Application Packet
        Wai’alae School Preschool Application Packet for the 2025-2026 School Year
     3) Submit fully completed Wai’alae School Preschool Application Packet, including required forms and documents, to the Wai’alae School Office. 
         The Preschool Application Packet must be submitted in person, during Office Hours.

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection (for enrollment in the 2025-2026 school year) will be made by a lottery that will be conducted by Wai’alae School in April 2025.
All COMPLETED Preschool Application Packets that are submitted to the Wai’alae School Office on or before 4:00pm Monday March 31, 2025
will be placed into the lottery.
Any completed applications that are received after 4:00pm Monday March 31, 2025 will be added to the end (bottom) of the waitlist that is generated by the lottery.

PRESCHOOL INFORMATIONAL SESSION

We will be holding one Preschool Information Session on Friday February 7, 2025, 8:30am.  For planning purposes, signing up for the Session is required:

     Preschool Informational Session Sign Up