Huntington Beach City School District

Intradistrict Transfers

The Huntington Beach City School District (HCBSD) is committed to providing a quality education for all district students. All intradistrict and interdistrict transfer requests will be approved or denied based on enrollment capacity and in accordance with relevant California education codes, board policies, and administrative regulations.

What is an Intradistrict Transfer?

Intradistrict transfer requests are for students who live within the HBCSD school boundaries but would like to attend a school other than the one assigned to them by residential address.

The District honors these requests if there is sufficient capacity at the school and grade level without displacing currently enrolled students. The District gives preference to siblings attending the same school (California Education Code Section 35160.5(b)).

The District allows for intradistrict transfer requests annually during the Open Enrollment window. If there is not sufficient space to accept all requests submitted, then a computerized random selection will determine placement at the school of choice from an eligible applicant pool. Parents will receive email notification regarding school assignments or wait list status prior to the end of the current school year. Please see the Open Enrollment section for more information.

Open Enrollment

Open enrollment is available only to residents within HBCSD.

The Open Enrollment application period for the 2025-26 school year will begin on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 8:00 am and end on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 4:00 pm.

This process is for NEW requests only. Students who have already completed an intradistrict transfer previously do not need to submit an additional request for the 2025-26 school year.

To complete an application for an Intradistrict/Open Enrollment Transfer, please click on the link below:

2025-26 Intradistrict Transfer/Open Enrollment Application (Access to the form will begin on February 11, 2025 at 8:00 am)

Interdistrict Transfers

An interdistrict transfer agreement is when parents/guardians wish to enroll their student(s) at a school other than the designated school in their attendance area outside of the district (California Education Code Section 46600). Interdistrict transfer agreements must be approved by both the student's original district of residence and the district to which the student seeks to transfer. Both districts must approve the agreement before it becomes valid. It is within the authority of either the home district or the receiving district to revoke an interdistrict transfer agreement at any time for any reason the local board or district superintendent deems appropriate. If a request for an interdistrict transfer agreement is denied, the student's parents/guardians may file an appeal to the Orange County Department of Education.

Please see the sections below for more information regarding outgoing and incoming interdistrict transfers.

OUTGOING Interdistrict Transfers

Education Code - Student Transfer

Please click on the PDF below to access the outgoing interdistrict transfer form. This form should be completed by families that live within the HBCSD boundaries but wish to attend school in a different district. After completing all required sections, email the form and supporting documents to: sdoherty@hbcsd.us. Please be aware that processing time may take up to two weeks from the submission date.

Please complete the transfer forms using a computer, as they are provided in a PDF fillable format to maintain proper formatting.

HBCSD Interdistrict Transfer Form - Outgoing 2024-25 (Current Year)
HBCSD Interdistrict Transfer Form - Outgoing 2025-26

INCOMING Interdistrict Transfers

The HBCSD Board of Trustees updated Board Policy 5117 in January 2021 that directs all permits for interdistrict student attendance into HBCSD to be denied and that authorization of new permits cease, except for students of permanent HBCSD employees who have worked a minimum of six (6) months for the district as long as they continue to work for the district as a permanent employee. If a student's interdistrict transfer request is denied, families will be notified in writing of their right to appeal.

Families requesting an interdistrict transfer must request a transfer form from their district of residence first. HBCSD processes interdistrict transfers in the order received. Interdistrict transfers are valid for one year only and must be renewed annually.