K-12 Registration - Click here

Please note that children must be 5 years old by August 31st, 2025 (DOB 9/1/2019-8/31/2020) to enroll in kindergarten and 6 years old by August 31st, 2025 (DOB 9/1/2018-8/31/2019) to enroll in 1st grade for the 2025-2026 school year.

You do not need to re-register if your student currently attends Shrewsbury Public Schools.

The Preschool waitlist for the 2025-2026 school are open.  Please click the link below to register.

2025-2026
Preschool - Click here

Please note that children must be 3 years old by August 31st, 2025 (DOB 9/1/2020-8/31/2022) to enroll in Parker Road Preschool or 3 years old by March 1st, 2025 (DOB 9/1/2020-3/1/2022) to enroll in Little Colonials for the 2025-2026 school year.

Clear, legible scans or photographs of documents are allowed.  Your student's registration will not be complete until we receive all of the following documents.

In order to help the enrollment process run efficiently, we kindly ask that you upload the documents in the registration portal.  If you are unable to upload in the portal, you may email them to registration@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us.  Please include your child's full name and year of enrollment.

• Student’s birth certificate or passport
• Student's health records: immunization records & copy of last physical exam

• Complete and sign the School authorization form (grades 1-12) We use this to request student records from the previous school
• Students Official high school transcript (grades 9-12)

• Parent's photo ID: Driver’s license, passport, or other valid government-issued ID
• Please add one (1) or two (2) emergency contacts 

• You are Required to provide Two (2) Utility Bills dated within 30 days from these options: SELCO (Internet + electric = 2), Gas, Propane, Oil & Water

• P&S Agreement
• Property Deed
• Real Estate Tax Bill
• Mortgage Statement 

• Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) documents
• Section 504 Accommodation Plan documents
• Guardianship papers, custody papers, or court orders

If you need help obtaining medical records for your student, you may visit a local clinic that provides free physical exams and school immunizations through the Worcester Free Clinic Coalition or www.worcesterfreeclinics.org.  Click here for the Massachusetts School Health Record Form to bring to your child's doctor.

The Town of Shrewsbury must be the legal residence of parent/guardian(s) and student(s) in order to attend school in Shrewsbury Public Schools.  If using a P&S agreement, you must be residing in the home within 60 days of the closing date listed on the P&S according to School Committee policy.  Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 76, Section 5 states: "Every person shall have a right to attend the public schools of the town where he/she actually resides, subject to the following section.  No school committee is required to enroll a person who does not actually reside in the town unless said enrollment is authorized by law or by the school committee.  Any person who violates or assists in the violation of this provision may be required to remit full restitution to the town of the improperly-attended public schools.  No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to a public school of any town, or in obtaining the advantages, privileges and courses of study of such public school on account of race, color, sex, religion, national origin or sexual orientation." (Amended by st. 1971, c.622, c.1; st. 1973, c. 925, s.9A, st. 1993, c.282; st.2004, c.352, s.33)

To be eligible to attend Shrewsbury Public Schools, parent/guardian(s) and student(s) must physically reside within the bounds of the Town of Shrewsbury.  Owning property, paying taxes, or residing in a building that is partially within town boundaries (driveway, land, etc.) alone does not meet criteria to enroll.  Please click here to see the map of the town lines and residences eligible for enrollment in Shrewsbury Public Schools.

If warranted, residency checks may be conducted by the School Department or the Shrewsbury Police Department at any time during a child's enrollment in the Shrewsbury Public Schools.