Page 1 of 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

617-559-6105 - Grades K – 5

617-559-6115 - Grades 6 – 12

School Transfer Requests for School Year 2025-2026

(formerly “Out-of-Assigned District” Requests)

Each year, the Newton Public Schools consider applications for Newton students to transfer

to a school outside of their home (assigned) district. School transfer placements are limited

and made on a space available basis. Newton residents, as well as members of NTA Units A,

B, C, D, E, NESA, and the Custodial Union, may apply for placement of their children in a

Newton Public School. Please note: students placed in specialized education programs

outside of NPS classrooms do not need to apply for a School Transfer Request.

Impact on enrollment, as well as staffing and space availability, for both the requested year

and for future years, are key considerations in the application process. Class, team and

school sizes will be based upon current projections by the School Department.

Applications for the 2025-2026 school year can be submitted online between March 1 and

May 1, 2025. The online form will be available on our website at www.newton.k12.ma.us in

the “Registration” section.

Applications received after May 1, 2025 and before Labor Day may, under special

circumstances, be considered after all other placement decisions have been made. School

transfer decisions will be announced as close to June 1 as possible. Secondary students

approved for a transfer should understand that the course assignment process has begun prior

to June and that they may not receive their first choice in course selection. At all levels,

parents are responsible for their child’s transportation to and from the approved school.

Once a School Transfer request is approved, the student will follow the feeder pattern for

the new school through middle and high school. The family does not need to apply for any

further school transfer requests for that child and does retain the right to return to their

“home” school at the beginning of a new school year. Similarly, once children of staff and

students in the METCO program are placed, the assigned elementary placement becomes

their home school and they will follow that school’s feeder pattern.

Interested families may contact the Elementary Education Office (grades K-5) at

617-559-6105, the Secondary Education Office (grades 6-12) at 617-559-6115 or via email at

registration@newton.k12.ma.us for additional information.

:mm

Rev. 1.3.25

100 Walnut Street

Newtonville, Massachusetts 02460