Kindergarten Registration 2017 - 2018
A parent/guardian may register their child for kindergarten if, on or before December 31st of that school year the child will have reached the age of 5 years. For example, for the 2017-2018 school year, the child must reach 5 years of age prior to December 31, 2017. In other words the child would have been born in 2012.
Kindergarten students must be registered in person by a parent or legal guardian.
Where:
Central Registration Office
Educational Services Centre
2121 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver
604-903-3368
Hours of operation:
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon to Fri (excluding Stat holidays)
When:
November 7, 2016 to December 16, 2016
What to bring:
Please bring original documents. Staff at the Central Registration office will make copies.
1. Child’s original birth certificate
- Ideally, showing parent names, with certified translation in English, if applicable
2. Proof of Status in Canada for both parents and child/children.
- Canadian Citizens - Canadian Birth Certificate, Canadian Passport or Citizenship Card/Certificate, Certificate of Indian Status Identification Card
- Permanent Residents – valid Permanent Residence Card or Confirmation of Permanent Residence Document (valid landing document) and passports
- Work Permit – Parent’s Work Permit, accompanying parent & child’s Study or Visitor Record Permit, parent’s Letter/Offer of Employment and passports
- Study Permit – Parent’s Study Permit, Letter of Acceptance/Admission from school program, proof of tuition payment and passports
- Refugee Claimant Document and passports
- Diplomatic Card and Passports
3.
Legal documentation involving guardianship, (relevanat and/or current) – separation, divorce, guardianship orders, adoption orders etc.
4.
Proof of address in BC
Accepted documents are:
Home Owners: - Recent property tax statement, or
- Purchase agreement, if you just bought a new home with subjects removed, or
- Current BC Hydro, gas, landline telephone, or internet/cable statement
Renters:
Formal rental or lease agreement and a current BC Hydro, gas, landline telephone, or internet/cable statement
Please note: If you do not have a formal tenancy agreement (e.g. living with family/friend), we require:
- Letter from the tenant/homeowner stating this living arrangement including the names of all your family members (children & parents) living in their residence, and
- Proof of their address (as per accepted documents above)
5. If applicable, Psycho-Educational reports, medical and/or diagnostic reports
Registration Forms will be available at all schools, at the Central Registration office and at www.sd44.ca. All registration forms and related documents must be submitted in person to the Central Registration office.
Programs
English Full Day Kindergarten program
This is a full-day program available at all schools.
French Immersion Full Day Kindergarten program This is a District Program with limited space at selected sites.
The following schools will be offering French Immersion in 2017-2018:
- Braemar
- Cleveland
- Dorothy Lynas
- Larson
- Ross Road
- Sherwood Park
Placement Procedures Registrations received prior to the deadline (on/or before December 16, 2016) will be placed according to priority placement criteria - please see below.
Effective date of registration is entered when all required documentation has been received. A registration without all required documents will be pending until all the required documents are submitted.
Registrations received following the deadline (after December 16, 2016) will be placed according to space and facilities availability.
Priority for placement of students in Full Day English program. Priority 1 – In Catchment area
Priority 2 – Out of Catchment area with sibling already attending same school/program
Priority 3 – Out of Catchment
Priority 4 – Out of District
Priority for placement of students in Full Day French Immersion (District Program) Priority 1 – Siblings of French Immersion students (same program, same school)
Priority 2 – Lottery for the remaining students - classes are filled by lottery order respecting the parents 1st and 2nd choices.
Priority 3 – Out of district – placed at the end of the process
Students not placed in the French Immersion program are placed in the kindergarten program at their catchment area school or at a school of their choice as indicated on the registration form (if space is available). These students are also placed on a waitlist according to their placement in the lottery, and their first and second choice of schools. The staff at Central Registration will be in contact with the students (families) on the waitlist when space in the program becomes available. Once a spot is offered, the students (families) have one (1) business day to respond or the spot will be offered to the next student on the waitlist.
The kindergarten placement information will be communicated to the parents prior to the School District’s Spring Break. Placement for kindergarten registrations received after the priority placement deadline and for out-of-district students may not be confirmed until the end of June, 2017.
For further information, please contact:
registration@sd44.ca 
