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Open Enrollment
Through our Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer program, a Garland ISD education is available to students who reside outside the district’s attendance boundaries.
Join our family
Our Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer program at selected campuses makes Garland ISD's exceptional education and opportunities available to students who reside outside the district’s attendance boundaries. Students who will attend prekindergarten through grade 12 in the upcoming school year are invited to apply for this tuition-free program.
To participate, students must apply during the appropriate application window and provide documentation that they meet the eligibility criteria. Applications are required as open campuses and available seats are limited.
Why join GISD?
All education is not equal. #ChooseGarlandISD to take advantage of the many programs and services we offer to support your student and provide ways to customize their education.
- Tuition-free all-day Pre-K and kindergarten
- AVID college prep support and strategies
- Selective magnet programs such as Early College High School and P-TECH
- Art classes offered at every standard K-12 campus
- Industry-level career and technical courses
- All high schools hold A-rating for college, career & military readiness
- Award-winning eSports and robotics
- State-of-the-art natatorium and water safety program
- FREE AP, IB, SAT and TSI-A tests for all
- Registered nurses at every campus
- and much more...
Interested in applying?
Applications open each spring for the upcoming school year.
See the Open Enrollment application process page for application timelines and to learn more about the out-of-district transfer process.
Contact us
Have questions? Get in touch for additional information: