Enrollment

Application Process

  1. The only requirement is that the student must be eligible for 9th grade placement at the beginning of the academic year.
  2. Request application via email academy@sfcollege.edu or call 352-395-4444.
  3. Complete the application in its entirety including two proofs of residency and transcripts.
  4. Return before deadline via email, mail, or drop-off.

Students New or Returning to Alachua County Public School

If your students last academic year was Home school, Private school, out of county, or out of state. You will need to enroll your student online at the following:

For best results, use a PC/laptop and Google Chrome browser.

Required Documents

To complete the enrollment process, you will also need to provide the Academy with the following documents:

  • Birth Certificate
  • Shot Record (Florida Form DH680)
  • Physical Form (must be within one year of the date of enrollment)

Enrollment Preferences

Alachua County Schools’ Operations Policy po98900.04 indicates that students who primary legal residence is in the district shall be given preference over nonresident students with respect to admission to a charter school. District applicants will all be included in the Preference Lottery, non-district applicants will all be included in the General Lottery.

Lottery/Selection Process

When the Academy receives more than 75 completed applications by the deadline. All applicants are entered into lottery. Applicants are assigned a 4-digit lottery number (1001 to 9999) using a random number generator. Applicants will be randomly selected using their lottery number to maintain confidentiality. Selections 1 – 75 will constitute the initial academy selections. Selections 76+ will constitute the waitlist.

Waiting List Process

Students not selected during the lottery and applications received after the deadline are placed on a waiting list.

The parents/guardians will be notified via email and phone call when their student has moved off the waiting list and into the selected.

Withdrawal Process

Parents may withdraw a student at any time. All property belonging to Santa Fe College Academy of Science and Technology must be returned in good condition on the student's last day of attendance.

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