Treat each school or program as its own application. A general enrollment deadline does not necessarily cover a specialty center, selective school, transfer request or other program.
Build a program-specific list
Write down the program, sponsoring division, intended entry grade and school year. Use the program’s official admissions page to identify eligibility, required components and the current schedule. Keep open-house dates separate from application deadlines.
Work backward from the requirements
Allow time for recommendations, records, assessments, auditions or interviews when required. Ask which items must arrive directly from a school or third party. Track submission confirmations so a saved draft is not mistaken for a completed application.
Ask about the daily experience
Discuss transportation, attendance expectations, course sequence and how the program fits the student’s interests and needs. Check whether accepting an offer affects other applications or the neighborhood-school option. Get unclear procedural answers from the program itself.
Verify the current cycle
Record the date you checked each official page and return before submitting. Do not reuse last year’s calendar or infer a deadline from a search-result snippet. This guide deliberately links the divisions rather than presenting an unverified live deadline table.
Henrico: choose the correct school year
- Henrico 2026–27 registration — Use this for general school registration in the current school year.
- Henrico 2027–28 application process — Use the application page for the next school year’s program process, requirements and deadlines.
