Letter Requesting School Transfer

If you would like to move your child to a new school, here is a simple template you can use to write a letter requesting a school transfer.


To Whom It May Concern:

We would like to request a school transfer. We want to transfer [child’s name] from [current school] to [new school], which is outside of our jurisdiction.

We have reason to believe that [child’s name] would benefit greatly from this change. We considered his best interest in making this decision. We feel that the move will improve his education as well as social development because [give one or two reasons for the transfer].

We ask for your assistance in processing all the paperwork necessary to facilitate our requested transfer quickly. Please contact me at

[contact information]

if you need any additional information or documentation from us.

Thank you,


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