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Transfer Students for Spring 2025 or Fall 2025-2026

Hello Future Cavalier!
 
Thank you for your interest in Junipero Serra High School.  We are accepting transfer students for the upcoming Spring 2025 & Fall Semester 2025-2026.
 

Get started early and complete your application for the Spring 2025 semester or if you are applying for Fall 2025-2026 semester.

 

Spring Semester 2025 - starts January 6, 2025

deadline to apply 12/15/24

 

Fall Semester 2025 - starts August 11, 2025

deadline to apply 7/15/25

 

Step 1:  Application
 
Step 2:  Submitting Transcripts
  • Transfer Students: (10th Grade or 11th Grade).  Submit OFFICIAL transcripts for all grades completed & from all high schools attended.  
  • Please include the semester you just completed and include any credit recovery you have completed.
  • We must receive official transcripts from each school the student attended for high school including any online program(s).
  • Email all documents/transcripts to: [email protected]
    • NOTE: Transfer students with "D" and/or "F" grade(s) are required to academically recover credits to be considered for admissions and receive a Serra diploma upon successful completion of senior year.  Academic Recovery passing grade is a "C" or better.  
    • If you have a "D" or "F" on your transcript - you must provide an official transcript showing that you took the class again and passed with a "C" or better.
    • Please see the attached JSHS-approved high school credit recovery options.
    • Credit Recovery for transfer applicants must be completed by June 30, 2025.
     
Step 3:  Evaluations & Discipline and Behavioral Report
  • Evaluations - We will need 2 evaluations: Math teacher & English teacher.  Please send an email invite to the Math & English teacher through the application portal to complete the evaluation.  Note: You will need the email address of each teacher to send the evaluation request through the application portal.
  • Discipline & Behavior Report - This report is completed by the Dean at your current school.  Please sign the attachment and send it back to us and we will forward it to your current Dean of Students.  Only the Dean, Principal, or Vice Principal can complete this form.
  • We do not accept hand-delivered Evaluations or Discipline and Behavior Reports.  Everything is sent to us directly from your current school.
 
Step 4:  Student Interview
  • After we have received your transcripts, evaluations, and Discipline & Behavioral Report, we will send you an email to schedule your student interview.
  • Student interviews will be conducted in person.  We will send you an invite link with available interview dates & times after you have completed all of the above steps. 
  • NOTE:  Interviews are not scheduled until Steps#1 - 3 are completed.
 
Step 5:  Financial Assistance (optional)
  • If you have any questions about Financial Assistance, please contact:  
 

 

NOTE:  After all of the application steps (Step#1 - Step#5) have been completed with the Admissions Department, the next step is submitting your file to the Admissions Committee for final approval.  The process for transfer students takes approximately 1 - 2 weeks for a decision on acceptance into Junipero Serra High School.

 

Email all documents or mail to:  [email protected]

 

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Raquel Armenta

Admissions Coordinator

(310) 436-8313

[email protected]

 

Diane Knowles, MBA

Director of Admissions

[email protected]

310-436-8315