Student Registration

New Registrations:

Kindergarten – For children who will be five (5) years of age on or before December 31, 2021, i.e., born in 2016 please register your child at the school in your residential catchment area.

Please provide the following documentation when you register your child for kindergarten:

• Verification of the child’s birth date and citizenship status (birth certificate, passport or Landed Immigrant authorization – proof of residency may be required)
• B.C. Care Card

Please note: Phoenix Elementary School does not have a catchment area. If you wish to register your child at Phoenix Elementary School, please contact the school directly.

Strong Start – Students currently enrolled in the district’s Strong Start programs are required to complete a Kindergarten registration form.

Grade 1 to 12 – Please register your child in the school in your residential catchment area.

Expressions of interest in specific programs can be found on the registration form (below). Please note that additional application information is required for admission to:

• French Immersion 
• SEEC program (Saturna Island)

Registration and water taxi transportation are subject to School District Policies and Procedures 410 and 525 available on the Policies and Procedures page.

Program placement is subject to the availability of space in specialized programs.

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Students who are currently enrolled:

Expressions of interest in specific programs at your child’s school should be made to the school principal. For additional information about high school programs available through Gulf Islands Secondary School, contact the school’s principal.

Note: Students will automatically be enrolled at their next catchment school as part of the normally prescribed grade to grade transition (unless the school is informed otherwise). No registration is required.

CROSS BOUNDARY TRANSFER REQUESTS:

Should you wish to enrol your child in a school outside of your catchment area, a cross-boundary transfer request form must be completed annually (Policy and Procedure 525).

Cross Boundary Request Form

Prior to submitting the form to the School Board Office, parents must obtain signatures from the principal of the catchment area school and the principal of the receiving school. Upon receipt at the School Board Office, the form will be time and date stamped. The deadline for accepting cross-boundary request forms is March 15. Placement is subject to the availability of space. Transportation for out-of-catchment requests is not guaranteed.