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  <content>Under Florida law, parents must follow the document and immunization requirements listed below.

To enter kindergarten:
* 5 years old on or before Sept. 1

To enter first grade:
* 6 years old on or before Sept. 1 and successful completion of kindergarten.

Registration Requirements:
# Certified birth certificate (for kindergarten and first grade)
# Florida Certification of Immunization (Blue Form 680), completed by a Florida physician or by a Florida county health department.
# Certification of school entry health examination completed within one year of the date of enrollment
# Social Security Number
# Official documentation showing proof of legal residence of the school district attendance area.
# If student was enrolled in another school district, latest report card.

Immunization or exemption forms are available at physicians' offices and public health departments.

Requirements to obtain Florida Certificate of Immunization:
# At least four doses of DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine with the last doses given on or after 4th birthday, otherwise, fifth dose needed
# At least 3 doses of polio vaccine with last dose given on or after 4th birthday, otherwise fourth dose needed
# MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine given on or after 1st birthday with a definite recorded date if the MMR vaccine was given before the first birthday or a definite recorded date is not listed for the MMR vaccine, revaccination is required. Kindergarten through 11th-grade students must present proof of two doses of measles vaccine, preferably MMR
# HIB (haemophilus influenza type B) vaccination for children under 5
# Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine unless child has documentation of history of varicella.

Immunization requirements for students entering, attending or transferring to 7th-12th grades:
# Second dose of measles vaccine, preferably MMR
# A recent tetanus diphtheria booster
# Hepatitis B vaccine series, three shots given over 4-to 6-month period.

Must begin school:
* All children who will be 6 years old by Feb. 1

Must stay in school:
* Until age 16.</content>
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  <headline>Enrollment Requirements</headline>
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