The Willie Jeffries School of Excellence team is thrilled to announce that we are still open for enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. This page contains information and relevant documents for enrollment. Questions pertaining to enrollment can be sent to [email protected]. We are excited to welcome our students to the WJSE Family!
If you face internet access challenges or require assistance, please reach out to Jada Ulmer at j[email protected] or visit our office at the address mentioned above for support.
*Please note that acceptance is subject to availability.
**For applicants applying to Kindergarten, if you do not have the above documents, you have the option to submit a letter detailing prior educational experiences such as participation in a HeadStart program, daycare, preschool, etc. This letter can be composed by either the parent or the program director. If the applicant was not enrolled in an educational program, please provide a letter confirming this.
Submit hard copies to our office – bring them by in person or mail to:
Willie Jeffries School of Excellence
Attn: Enrollment Office
3105 Five Chop Rd
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Submit the application and relevant documents via email to [email protected].
Submit the application and relevant documents via our online application:
Once an applicant has been offered a seat at our school after the lottery in February of 2024, you will need to accept the offer within 7 calendar days. After acceptance you will be provided with your child’s login credentials for their Student Information System account to complete the two-step registration process:
Required documents to finalize registration:
Applications received during the “Open Enrollment” window will be eligible for the lottery. In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of available spaces for any grade level, a lottery will be held to determine who is offered a seat and establish the waitlist for that grade. An official offer will be extended to the applicants selected in the lottery process via email. They will have five (5) business days, starting from their offer date, to either accept or decline the extended offer.
Should an applicant not get selected in the lottery process, they will automatically be placed on the Waiting List. As seats become available, applicants on the Waiting List will receive offers. Therefore, an applicant that is not selected in the lottery will not receive any formal communication from the school until they are extended an offer via email.
Attendance is mandatory and compulsory for five-year-olds. State law states “students may enter Kindergarten in the public schools of this State if they will attain the age of five on or before September 1st of the applicable school year or have substantially initiated a public school Kindergarten program in another state that has a different attendance age requirement from South Carolina”.
Each child’s application becomes part of their registration in our student information system where grades, schedules, and attendance are stored. Please complete a separate application for each one of your children and list the siblings within each application to receive sibling preference.
No, your child automatically has a space in the appropriate grade for the next school year, if the “Intent to Return” document year is completed by the assigned deadline. WJSE does require students to complete the Intent to Return form each year.
During Open Enrollment, it is essential to complete a separate application for each child. Please ensure that you include all siblings related to the student in the designated siblings’ section of each application to qualify for sibling preference in the lottery. It’s important to note that there is a maximum 20% allocation for preference options. If you have additional siblings beyond this 20% cap, they will be included in the lottery for enrollment.
Applications are year specific. Applications submitted for the current school year will not be valid, roll over, or be processed in the next school year. If your child is currently on the waitlist, please submit a new application during the next school year’s Open Enrollment period.
No, you do not need to call. Throughout the process, parents will be notified where they are on the waiting list.
You will be contacted by email if your child is offered a seat or placed on the waitlist. Once your student receives an offer, you will need to confirm your offer within (5) business days or the offer will be automatically declined. After accepting the offer, you will have (10) business days to complete the online registration process in the Student Information System and provide all the required documents. Please see the Enrolling with our Online Registration section above for the specific documents required.
No, we are a public school of choice and there is no cost to attend. There is however, a $25 non-refundable commitment fee for each student when your student confirms their seat. This fee will be applied to applicable student fees during registration. The remaining balance for student fees will be due by the first day of school.
Yes, students will be required to wear uniforms. Students must follow the dress code every day. Further information regarding uniforms will be provided once the student has been accepted.