1. Students must be county residents
and have a valid Student Identification (ID) number in order to complete the
lottery application. Applications will not be processed without this number.
Follow the instructions below to
obtain the student ID number:
For
students CURRENTLY attending Prince George’s County Public Schools: Locate
the student number on your child’s report card, or go to your child’s current
school and obtain the student ID number from the Registrar.
For
students NEW to the school system: Parents
and/or legal guardians may obtain a student ID number with following documents:
*New online process available now https://pgcpsmdc.scriborder.com/*
Former
students who are no longer attending or already have an ID number:
Parent or legal guardian should make
sure their address and contact information is up-to-date by going to their neighborhood school (click here) and providing new proof of
residency.
2. When completing an application, it
is important to complete every section; failure to do so may hinder the
processing of or completely void your application.
3. Applications will be accepted until
5pm on January 29.
4. The lottery drawing will be held
at the beginning of March.
5. Lottery results can be viewed online beginning in late March by visiting the Lottery Status & Updates (click here) page.
6. A waiting list will be established
for those applications not placed in a Specialty Program via the lottery. The
waiting list remains active until September 30, at which time it expires. Continuous updates will not be provided. Notifications will be made only when space becomes available.
7. Once the student is enrolled in a
Specialty Program School, that student will not have to compete for his/her
seat through the lottery for that program school again, if he/she remains
enrolled.