School Entry Requirements

REQUIRED NC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

State law requires that every child entering an N.C. Public School for the first time receive a health assessment by a licensed medical provider. The assessment must occur within the 12 months prior to the student entering school and must be completed on the NC Health Assessment Form (click the form above to view and print). An office visit summary or sports physical form cannot be accepted.

The medical provider, parent or guardian is encouraged to provide a completed health assessment transmittal form to school on or before the child's first day of attendance. 

A parent or guardian has 30 calendar days from the first day of attendance to present the required health assessment according to state law.

North Carolina General Statutes (G.S. 130A-155) require that a parent or guardian of any child enrolled in an N.C. public school present proof of immunization at the time of enrollment for the minimum requirements as specified in the law.

It is the parent's or guardian's responsibility to provide written proof of immunization within thirty (30) calendar days from the first day of attendance.

Do not depend upon school records to arrive from another school system since records may arrive late or with incomplete or unacceptable medical information. If you cannot secure a certified immunization record, contact your physician or Graham County Health Department. If the completion of a new immunization series should run beyond the 30-day period, a physician's written statement that a series is in progress showing the anticipated completion date will allow the student to remain in school.

A parent or guardian has 30 calendar days form the first day of attendance to present the required proof of immunization according to state law.