October 1, 2025
School tours begin (families may visit schools)
October 17, 2025
Online application opens; paper applications become available
October 18, 2025 (10am-2pm)
Enrollment Fair — all schools participate, workshops + info launch
Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
December 12, 2025
Deadline to apply for Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) & Lowell High School
January 30, 2026
Main Round Deadline — last day to submit, revise, or cancel TK-12 applications
Interdistrict transfer applications due (permits may continue until April 17)
January 31, 2026
Waitlist opens; families applying after January 30 join waitlists or get assigned to schools with space
Week of March 16, 2026
Main Round assignment letters mailed; interdistrict notifications sent; waitlist status visible in ParentVue
March 26, 2026
Last day to accept or decline Main Round assignment; final day to submit hardship appeals
April 20, 2026
First Waitlist assignment emails sent; then rolling as space becomes available
April 27, 2026
Open Enrollment for 2026-27 begins
August 28, 2026
End of waitlist offers; end of open enrollment transfers