Enrollment at Helix Charter High School
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Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will open in January 2025. You can apply anytime between January 6 and March 1, 2025. Lottery results will be announced via email on March 14, 2025.
We are a charter school, so ALL new students must go through this 2-step enrollment process:
Step 1 - Watch the Enrollment Informational Video
Is Helix the right school for your student? Watch the video below (or register for a tour below), which covers the requirements for Helix students & explains the lottery process. This is an important and required step before you apply.
The lottery priorities are:
1. Siblings of returning students
2. Residents in the Helix attendance boundary
3. Children of employees
4. Students who make a two-year commitment to be in the Bagpipe program*
5. Residents in the Grossmont Union High School District attendance boundary will have a 60% weighted preference and all other applicants will have a 40% weighted preference.
*Students interested in selecting the bagpipes on their application must watch an informational meeting by our band director. This is a significant responsibility, and we want to ensure all applicants fully understand the level of dedication required. There are no auditions for this program; applicants are not selected based on ability. Students selecting bagpipes on their applications will be entered in a lottery just for bagpipe applicants. If not selected in the bagpipe lottery, they will be entered in the main lottery. If you already have any of the three priorities listed above, selecting the bagpipes will not improve your chances of enrollment.
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Step 2 - Submit an Application:
Create a SchoolMint account by clicking here. You must complete your application anytime between January 6, 2025 - March 1, 2025. Click here for more information on uploading documentation or see the graphic below. The deadline to submit your application is March 1, 2025.
Lottery Results
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The lottery will be held electronically and results will be announced via email on Friday, March 14. Applications will be considered by grade level. If there are enough open seats for prospective students at a given grade level, all students at that grade level will be granted enrollment. If there are more prospective students than openings at a given grade level, a waitlist will be created. Students whose applications are submitted after the deadline will be placed on the waitlist in the order in which their application is received. If you'd like to check your waitlist number, please log in to your SchoolMint account to find it.
If Accepted:
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If your student is accepted, you will receive an email with instructions for logging into your SchoolMint Account to accept or withdraw your application. If you accept, you are committing to the following next steps, which we will contact you about:
- Student orientation and online enrollment at the Helix campus in April
- Summer conferencing at the Helix campus in June
If Waitlisted:
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You will receive an email from SchoolMint advising of your waitlist status. You can log in to your SchoolMint account to check your waitlist number. If your status moves to accepted, you will receive another email. This may happen as seats will open, typically closer to the beginning of the school year.
- Applicants for grades 10, 11 or 12 will automatically be placed on the waitlist and notified over the summer if you are accepted once we know how much space we have for incoming students.
- Calling, emailing or coming to campus is not necessary to inform the team of your desire to attend Helix.
- Moving into the area after you have been placed on the waitlist will not alter your placement.
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Still have questions? Check out the FAQ document here.
Please email Lauren Knuth at enrollment@helixcharter.net with any further questions.
