The Office of School Choice has a new application system – HISD Choice.

The HISD Choice system will facilitate ease to provide families with the time to settle into the current school year before they have to decide on the school they want to attend for the next school year. The HISD Choice  is a  new and improved application system to help streamline and improve the application experience. Below is the HISD Choice application window.

12/14/2022      K-12 Phase 1 Opens

12/14/2022      Pre-K Phase 1 Opens

2/2/2023         K-12 Phase 1 Closes

2/2/2023         Pre-K Phase 1 Closes

2/23/2023       K-12 Documentation Deadline

4/5/2023         Phase 1 Lottery Notifications

4/5/2023         K-12 Phase 2 Opens

4/5/2023         Pre-K Phase 2 Opens - ongoing

6/15/2023       K-12 Phase 2 Closes

8/11/2023       K-12 Waitlist Retires

The HISD Choice system will shut down on February 2, 2023, and will not be brought back online until April 5, 2023.  During this time, no applications can be submitted.

So Parents and Guardians, please be aware and reminded that HISD Choice Applications must be submitted by February 2, 2023 to be considered in the Phase 1 School Choice Lottery

Please reach out to the Office of School Choice for questions and concerns at schoolchoice@houstonisd.org or 713-556-6734.