Enrollment Information

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

Enrollment Process Overview:

Begin the online enrollment process by creating a Parent BackPack account and uploading all required documents.  Once the enrollment application is completed on BackPack and approved by the school, the student's family will be contacted by a school counselor to discuss course requests/recommendations.

STEP 1 – Click this link to Find Your School Assignment by Address - Families can look up school assignments based on address.  Students who live in the Riverside High School attendance zone may enroll.  

**Students who do not live in the RHS attendance area will need to enroll at their assigned school.  

STEP 2 - If you are attempting to enroll a student at Riverside High School and you have never created a Parent Backpack Account for Greenville County Schools, please CREATE AN ACCOUNT at the link below. All enrollment applications are completed through the GCS Parent Backpack Portal and documents must be uploaded in Parent BackPack part of the application process.

Instructions to create an account:  Create a Greenville County Parent BackPack Account 

STEP 3 - Please WITHDRAW YOUR STUDENT FROM THEIR PREVIOUS SCHOOL before you enroll at Riverside High.  The sending school should provide you with a withdrawal form and a copy of the student's most recent transcript or report card.  We will need these documents to process your enrollment.

 STEP 4: Create and submit a “New Enrollment” application through your Parent BackPack. 

(* Note, you must create a New Enrollment application for EACH student you are attempting to enroll).

STEP 5 - Be sure to upload all required documentation (see list below) directly on Parent BackPack. PLEASE double check to make sure that all documents you upload and submit are good, clear, legible copies without any portion of the document(s) cut off or missing.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

Parent/Legal Guardian Verification

• Government Issued Photo ID

• Divorce/Separation Documents, if parents have divorced

• Court Ordered Guardianship Papers, if applicable (A notarized statement from parent or legal guardian is not sufficient.)

Proof of Residency - (At least TWO documents from the following list are required)

•  CURRENT utility bill(s) displaying your name, the service address and a billing date within the past 30 days. (*Acceptable types of utility bill proofs are: electric, gas, water, cable, or internet). 

*You may submit two different types of utility bills to qualify as your TWO proofs of residency.

• Closing statement or current (within last 30 days) mortgage statement for primary residence showing your name and the property address.

• Current signed lease agreement with your name, the dates/term of the lease, and the name and phone number of the landlord/property management company.

• Most recent state or federal income tax return.

• Current statement from DSS or other government agency which provides residency of parent/legal guardian.

Student Information/Documents Needed

• State/County issued certified birth certificate or student passport/VISA

• Immunization Certificate or 30-Day Wavier (available at the school)

**(NOTE: SC STATE law requires all students to have their immunizations on a SC DHEC form. The 30-day waiver will allow you enough time to transfer your child’s immunizations over from the other state/country to the required SC form.) Your student MAY begin school with this waiver in place, BUT will not be allowed to return to school if the SC DHEC form has not been returned by the 30-day deadline)

• Withdrawal/Transfer form from last school attended to include: grades & attendance

• Most recent Report Card/High School Transcript

• Copy of student's IEP or 504 plan, if applicable

Additional Information – As APPLICABLE/NECESSARY:

• Court Order or legal binding document restricting parent(s) access to education records

• Written consent by parent (legal guardian) that stepparent/other caregiver be granted access to educational records

• Request to restrict release of Student Directory Information (available from school)

Certain circumstances may necessitate additional enrollment documentation. 

Your child's school will advise if these are needed:

•  Notarized Educational Affidavit

• Notarized Residency Affidavit and 2 proofs of address (from above list) Along with one proof of occupancy for enroller (usually the parent) – This proof should be some type of business/organization type correspondence received via USPS mail at the residential address listed on the affidavit.

• Notarized Custodial Parent Affidavit

*Reminder:  Once the BackPack enrollment application and all documentation has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the school. If the enrollment has been approved by the school, you will receive an email from BackPack indicating that your student has been enrolled.  Once the enrollment is complete, the student's family will be contacted by a school counselor to discuss course requests and recommendations.

Bus Transportation Department - Greenville County School District transportation information is available for students who live more than 1.5 miles away from school. 

If you have questions about the enrollment process, please contact our registrar at (864)355-7804.