Enrollment

Once you know your Derry Township address, please call the DTSD District Office at 717-508-7419 or email District Registrar.  At that time, you will be provided instructions on accessing the online pre-registration portal.

After completing the online pre-registration AND assembling all documents required for enrollment, parents or guardians may screenshot or scan all documents to District Registrar to finalize the registration. All new registrations will be processed at the District Office (30 East Granada Avenue, Hershey, PA  17033). 

Finalized registrations will be confirmed once all documentation has been submitted. The parent/guardian of record must be the individual registering a new student.

The district begins accepting registration for the upcoming school year beginning May 15. Once you know your Derry Township address, please call the DTSD District Office at 717-508-7419.

At that time, you will be provided instructions on accessing the online pre-registration portal. After completing the online pre-registration AND assembling all documents required for enrollment (listed below), parents or guardians may screenshot or scan all documents to District Registrar to finalize the registration.

All new registrations will be processed at the District Office (30 East Granada Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033).

Registration appointments during the school year are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Summer registration hours are Monday through Thursday. Finalized registrations will be conducted only through a prescheduled appointment. The parent/guardian of record must be the individual registering a new student and must conduct the registration in person.

The Early Childhood Center (ECC) is home to all of our district kindergarten classes. In order to enroll for kindergarten, a child must turn 5 years of age prior to the first day of September.

More Information About Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration for a new school year is conducted at the ECC in late winter. Specific dates and the procedures for kindergarten registration are announced annually. If your child is eligible to attend kindergarten and you did not complete registration prior to May 15, please follow the instructions for “Registering for the Upcoming School Year” found above.
 
SPECIAL NOTE: New kindergarten enrollments are not accepted after the first two weeks of a school year.