Registration Information for Returning Students
Beginning on Monday, July 16, parents of all returning Duneland School students may register their children online using the Parent Access Portal. Online payments will be available for grade K-6 only on Monday, July 16. Due to potential student schedule changes, online payments for grades 7-12 will be available beginning on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Parents are being encouraged to pay their fees online. Those that must pay by check or cash will have to make arrangements to pay their fees at their child’s school.
Returning students that are transitioning to a new building will no longer need to provide proof of residency.
Those returning students whose residence within the district has changed and NEW students will need to attend single-site registration, unless proof of residency was provided to the school at the time of the move. If your current address does not match the address in your Skyward Parent Portal, you must provide proof of residency at single-site registration.
Book rental fees will be payable through Revtrak in your Skyward Parent Portal.
Single-Site Registration For Returning Students with a Change of Address
This year, the Duneland Schools will have one single-site registration for all NEW students and students whose residence within the district has changed since they last enrolled in school. On July 24-26, all NEW students and students with a change of address who are entering any of the Duneland Schools must register their child(ren) in person at Chesterton High School. Parents will need to provide proof of residency (see required documentation below).
Proof of Residency
(i.e. legal settlement) is required for all new students and students whose residence within the district has changed since they last enrolled in school. Acceptable documentation of legal settlement must include the parent/guardian name, student and parent/guardian’s current address on one of the following: a valid rental/mortgage agreement, current payroll stub, valid voter’s registration card, current monthly utility bill or a valid government issued ID.
Single-Site Registration Dates and Times:
- July 24: 8 a.m.-Noon and 1- 4 p.m.
- July 25: 8 a.m.-Noon and 1- 4 p.m.
- July 26: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Chesterton High School
2125 S 11th Street
Chesterton, IN 46304
Please use Entrance 31 on the northeast side of the building.
Enrollment Requirements for NEW Students
- New Students - For the 2018-19 school year, children enrolling in kindergarten must be five years old on or before August 1, 2018 unless granted an early admission waiver by the superintendent of schools. A birth certificate, not a hospital certificate, must be presented at registration.
- For information about the minimum immunization requirements, visit Health Services on the Duneland School Corporation website at www.duneland.k12.in.us. Indiana Public Law 50 mandates that all children have their immunizations up to date before entering school on August 13. Parents of all students should review their child's immunization record now to make sure that they are up to date with immunization requirements prior to entering school.
Please contact your physician to update your child's immunization status or contact the Porter County Health Department at 465-3525.
Which School Will My Child Attend?
Please view our district Attendance Boundary map located on our website under About Us / Welcome to Duneland on our website at www.duneland.k12.in.us to help determine which elementary school your child will attend based on the location of your residence. You may also call our Transportation office at 983-3615 and give them your address for information on what elementary and/or intermediate school your child will attend. All students in grades 7-8 will attend Chesterton Middle School and grades 9-12 will attend Chesterton High School.
If you live outside of the Duneland School Corporation attendance boundaries and are looking for information regarding out of district enrollment, please see the Documents and Forms page on our website
Proof of Residency Requirements
Proof of Residency (i.e. legal settlement) is required for all new students and students whose residence within the district has changed since they last enrolled in school. Acceptable documentation of legal settlement must include the parent/guardian name and student and parent/guardian’s current address on one of the following: a valid rental/mortgage agreement, current payroll stub, valid voter’s registration card, current monthly utility bills or a valid government issued ID.
Enrollment Process
Parents of new students may begin the registration process by completing the New Student Online Application. The New Student Enrollment Packet should also be completed and brought to the Single-Site registration (see information below), along with proof of residency and additional documents listed in the enrollment packet. Links to both the online application and enrollment packet can be found at the bottom of this page.If you are registering after the school year has begun, please call the school(s) your child(ren) will attend to arrange a registration appointment.
Single-Site Registration For NEW Students
This year, the Duneland Schools will have one single-site registration for all NEW students and students whose residence within the district has changed since they last enrolled in school. On July 24-26, all NEW students and students with a change of address who are entering any of the Duneland Schools must register their child(ren) in person at Chesterton High School. Parents will need to provide proof of residency (listed above).
Single-Site Registration Dates and Times:
- July 24: 8 a.m.-Noon and 1- 4 p.m.
- July 25: 8 a.m.-Noon and 1- 4 p.m.
- July 26: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Chesterton High School
2125 S 11th Street
Chesterton, IN 46304
Please use Entrance 31 on the northeast side of the building.
Please visit our website at www.duneland.k12.in.us for the New Student Online Application and New Student Information Packet.
NEW Kindergarten students whose parent/guardian attended Kindergarten Round Up do not need to attend Single-Site Registration if they completed the New ‘Online’ Student Application, supplied all the necessary required documents at Round Up and received an email with their Parent Access credentials. Please login to your Parent Access Portal on or after Monday, July 16 to review the student information and submit your child’s registration.
Please Note: If you are the parent of a current Duneland Student and wish to enroll an additional student for the first time (for example, a kindergarten student), please log in to your Skyward parent account before completing the application. Look for the "New Student Application" button on the top left. This will help ensure that your new student account will be linked with your parent account.