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INCOMING 6TH GRADE CUSD STUDENTS
If you live within Newhart's boundaries and your student attends any of the following elementary schools:
Bathgate
Bergeson
Castille
Reilly
Viejo Elementary
you will not need to enroll as a
"New Student" at Newhart.
 
INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER
The Inter-District Transfer process applies to those parents who wish their children to attend school in a district other than their district of residence.
All Inter-District Transfer requests must be initiated in the district of residence.
 
Inter-District Transfers are valid for one school year only and must be renewed annually.
 
An approved Inter-District Transfer must be in effect between the district of residence and the school district of desired attendance before a student can attend the desired school. For more information please visit the CUSD Interdistrict Transfer Request Site

New Student Enrollment

ENROLLING A NEW STUDENT

ENROLLING A NEW STUDENT
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GUIDANCE SECRETARY/ REGISTRAR- ADRIANNA STILLWELL
The guidance secretary/registrar is the first point of contact for parents and students enrolling at Newhart Middle School.
Should you have any questions regarding enrollment, transferring to another school, or transcript request, please contact Adrianna Stillwell (949) 855-0162 during office hours.
 
 

NEW STUDENT ONLINE ENROLLMENT

Students New to Capistrano Unified School District
 
STEP ONE: To enroll your student please click the "Online Student Enrollment" button below and complete the CUSD Online Student Enrollment
SCHOOL LOCATOR

SCHOOL LOCATOR
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To verify that your home address is zoned for Newhart Middle School, click on the button below to use the MySchool Locator map. CUSD schools are assigned by street address.  
STEP TWO: After submitting the online registration form, please gather all the required documents to bring to a scheduled meeting time with the registrar. Click the "New Student Required Documents" button below to view the list of required documents.
SCHOOL OF CHOICE 

SCHOOL OF CHOICE 

If you do not reside within Newhart Middle School's boundries, see the information below about School of Choice (SOC).  Capistrano Unified School District's SOC program offers parents within the CUSD boundaries the opportunity to apply for another CUSD school that they would like their child to attend. To verify if your address is within CUSD boundaries or to find your home school, please use the School Locator tool above. 
 
You must live within CUSD boundaries to apply for School of Choice. If you do not live within the CUSD boundaries, but would like to attend Newhart Middle School, please see our information about the Inter-District transfer application process.
 
Window to Apply for Existing CUSD Students is Now Closed
Students already attending a school within CUSD are existing students. The SOC window to apply for the 2024/2025 school year opened on January 29, 2024 and closed on March 1, 2024. It will reopen again for the 2025/2026 school year around February 1st, 2025.
 
Window to Apply for Newly Enrolled CUSD Students
Students that are new to CUSD (including students returning to CUSD after leaving for over a month), are still eligible to apply for School of Choice. Parents should enroll their student at their home school and request an SOC application form.
AFTER REGISTRATION - ACTIVATE YOUR PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT

AFTER REGISTRATION - ACTIVATE YOUR PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT
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After your student has completed enrollment, create and login to your Parent Portal account. The Parent Portal is used for:
  • Annual online summer re-registration
  • Emergency contact information that can be updated at any time
  • Real-time period-by-period attendance data
  • Medical Information 
  • The following can be viewed and printed at any time: 
Report cards and unofficial transcripts
Test scores including college test scores
Class schedule
Graduation status reports