Kindergarten Registration Guidelines

  • Register for kindergarten at the District's Registration & Verification webpage. Please direct any enrollment inquiries to your resident school. 

    Enrollment Guidelines

    • Students must be five years old by September 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
    • Parents of children with a fifth birthday on or between September 2 and September 15 may request consideration for early admission. Visit our Kindergarten Early Admission page for more information.
    • Lake Oswego elementary schools offer a full-day kindergarten program to all students.

    Online registration SHOULD be used if:

    • You are registering a new student who has never attended an LOSD school or program at any time in grade K-12.
    • You live within LOSD boundaries.
    • You are registering your student for one of the District's six elementary schools.

    Online registration should NOT be used if:

    • Returning Student:  your student withdrew from an LOSD school in the past, is not currently enrolled in LOSD, and is now returning to an LOSD school. Use the paper registration form.
    • Early Admission: you wish to enroll your student into a grade level that is above the student’s age. Visit our Kindergarten Early Admission page for information about this grade level.