North Carolina
A child entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 16.
A child entering the first grade must be 6 years old on or before the same date.
A copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency must be taken to the school in order to register the child.

The following basic immunizations are required by state law:
• DTP - Four or more doses (the last must be on or after the 4th birthday).
• Polio - Three or more doses (the last must be on or after the 4th birthday).
• Measles - One dose on or after the 1st birthday, a second before 30 days after the first, before 16 months.
• Mumps - One dose on or after the 1st birthday, before 16 months.
• Rubella - One dose on or after the 1st birthday, before 16 months.
• Hepatitis B - Three doses for children born after 7/1/94, none required for older children.
• Hib - Four doses.

A certificate of immunization must include the following:
• Name and birth date of child
• Name of the parent(s) or guardian
• Address of the parent(s) or guardian
• Sex of the child

South Carolina
S.C. law requires that children between ages 5 and 17 enroll in school. Schools operate for 180 days each year.

S.C. law requires that all children to be enrolled in kindergarten and first grade present a birth certificate issued by the state of birth and be 6 years of age by Sept. 1 of the current school year. An exception is made for children who have completed first grade in another state that has a different age requirement. To enter kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1.

All children entering S.C. schools for the first time must be immunized prior to enrolling and obtain an S.C. Certificate of Immunization form. Certificates may be obtained from the S.C. Health Department or other sources of medical care.

South Carolina requires the following immunizations: measles, rubella, DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) and polio.