Admissions Information
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-2066(a), there is no Admissions Criteria for acceptance to Oglethorpe Charter School other than living in the Savannah-Chatham County School District. Interested Parents or Guardians must obtain and submit an Admissions Application by the designated annual deadlines as outlined on the school website and at the school. There are three scheduled Open Houses in January where parents can tour the school, ask questions, and learn more about our school program. If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of the school program, all applicants will have an equal chance of being admitted through a random selection process known as the Enrollment Lottery. Preference will be given to any sibling of a currently enrolled student and to children of a teacher or staff member.
Admissions Applications for new students interested in applying for the 2026-27 school year will be available online and at the school beginning December 1, 2025 until January 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm. Paper Applications can be picked up at the school from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays and must be completed and hand-delivered to OCS no later than January 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Admission Information Sessions will be held virtually on the following dates. Links will be posted below.
January 13, 2026, 9:00 am
January 14, 2026, 9:00 am
January 15, 2026, 9:00 am
An In-person Admission Information Session will be held at the school on the following date.
January 16, 2026, 11:00 am in the Martha Giddens Nesbit Theatre
An Enrollment Lottery will be held January 30, 2026 at 8:30 am in the Martha Giddens Nesbit Theatre at Oglethorpe Charter School. Acceptance letters will be mailed February 3, 2026.
If your child's application for SY 2025-26 was not received by the January 29, 2025 deadline,
you may fill out an Application to be added to the
Courtesy Waitlist for the 2025-26 School Year.
NOTE: By filling out this application, you are agreeing that your child's name will be put on a
Courtesy Waitlist and the information will only be used IF an opening becomes available.
2025-26 OCS Student Waitlist Application
For more information
Please enjoy our Oglethorpe Charter School Enrollment Informational Video
created by our OCS Titan Ambassadors and their sponsor-teacher, Nicole Dillon.