NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
To be eligible for enrollment in Mount Carmel Area schools, students must reside within the boundaries of the Mount Carmel Area School District. Students who live beyond our district boundaries can attend by paying tuition. Tuition rates are determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and are subject to change each year.
Kindergarten pupils must be five (5) years old before July 1st of the current year.
For new families to the Mount Carmel Area School District, click on the Online Registration Process Link which is located below. Once you click on the link please click the online registration button under Username and Password. You must submit the form within 60 minutes or the form will timeout.
Click here – Online Registration Process
For students TRANSFERRING into our district please call Eileen Zarski at 570-339-1500 x. 3120 after successful completion of the online registration of your student. You are required to schedule an appointment to sign the official paperwork and provide the required documentation.
For 1st time Kindergarten or Pre-K Counts students please email Tina Meredith at mereditht@mca.k12.pa.us after successful completion of the online registration of your student. You are required to schedule an appointment to sign the official paperwork and provide the required documentation.
The following documents are required for registration and must be emailed at time of registration:
- Student Proof of Age – Birth Certificate
- Two (2) Forms of Residency (1 from each section):Section 1. Homeowners (mortgage statement, deed, or settlement statement) or Lease/Rental AgreementSection 2. Utility Statement, Car Registration, Driver’s License, Bank Statement
- Immunization Record
- Any court document or formal agreements explaining custody arrangements.
- Last report card/high school transcript from previous school
- Special Education Records (IEP)
Any school requesting records for a student please email the request to the registrar, Eileen Zarski, zarskie@mca.k12.pa.us
Important Change in Definition of “Compulsory School Age”
Effective September 26, 2019, all children from the age of six (6) through the age of eighteen (18) must comply with compulsory school attendance requirements. To meet these requirements, parents must ensure that their child between the ages of 6 and 18 is attending or participating in one of the following: a public elementary, middle, or high school; a public charter or cyber-charter school; a private licensed academic or private religious school; home tutoring by a certified teacher; or an approved program of home schooling. Children may be excused from compulsory attendance for documented medical or other compelling reasons as outlined in District attendance policy and procedures.