THE GEOGRAPHIC EXCEPTION FORM DOES NOT APPLY TO HOMELESS STUDENTS UNLESS
the request is for a student to attend a school other than the school of origin or home school.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC
EXCEPTION REQUEST FORM CHP 13-1 (Rev. December 2014)
GeographicException(G.E.)RequestFormsmaybeobtainedfromanyHawaiiDepartmentofEducation
(HIDOE)publicschoolofce,includingpubliccharterschools.
Parents/LegalGuardiansandstudentswhoareeighteen(18)yearsofageshouldsubmitG.E.RequestFormsto
theHomeSchoolorCurrentSchoolPrincipal/Ofce.
DEADLINE:
TheapplicationwindowforsubmittingG.E.RequestFormsisfromJanuary1
st
through March 1
st
of a calendar
yearfortheupcomingnewschoolyear.Whenschoolsreceivemoreapplicationsthanavailablespace,alottery
willbeconductedontherstFridayofAprilofthatsamecalendaryear.Allcompletedrequestformsthatdonot
meetthisdeadlinewillnotbepartofthelotteryandmaybeconsideredafterthoseapplicationsthatwerereceived
withintheestablishedtimeperiod.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
• IfyourchildisenrolledintheHawaiiPublicSchoolSystem,submitthisformtothepublicschoolyourchildis
currently attending.
• IfapplyingforKindergarten,submitthisformtotheHomeSchoolwhereyourchildwouldattendatthe
start of the next school year.
• Applications submitted during the summer for students promoted to middle or high school should be
turnedintotheHomeSchoolyourchildwouldattendatthestartoftheschoolyear.
• If your child is entering from a private, mainland, or foreign school, submit the form to the Home School for the
schoolyeartowhichthisformapplies.
• Requestforreviewofdenialmaybemadewithinten(10)businessdaysofthepostmarkdateofthe
noticetotheComplexAreaSuperintendent(CAS)bysubmittingFormCHP13-2,whichisavailablefromany
publicschooland/ordistrictofce.AwrittenlettertotheCAScanalsobesubmitted.ThedecisionbytheCAS
isnal.
Please attach a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each G.E. Request Form. The results of the lottery
(approvalordenial)willbemailedwithintwoweeksthereafter.
Falsicationofinformationwillbegroundsfordenialand/orrescindingofthegeographicexception.
(HRS§710-1063).
TERMINOLOGY:
• Home School: The public school (including public charter conversion schools) that the student should be
attendingwithoutaGeographicException,accordingtolegalresidence.
• CurrentSchool:Thepublicschool(includingpubliccharterorpubliccharterconversionschools)wherethe
student is presently attending.
• Receiving School: The school that determines the acceptance or denial of the application.
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