Student Registration
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 53 (OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN)
NOTICE OF KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
NOTICE OF KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
- Children who will be five years old by December 31, 2025, may begin their first year of Primary (Full Day Kindergarten) in September 2025. These will be children who were born in 2020.
- Please ensure you have your child’s birth certificate and Medical Card available and contact your local school.
- Parents may defer the entry of their child into Kindergarten for one year but registration must occur in the following school year.
- Early registration assists the district with plans for September 2025. Also, Kindergarten spaces in a school may be limited and placement is done on a first come, first serve basis.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 53 (OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN)
PARENTS OF GRADES 1 TO 12 STUDENTS REGISTERING OR REQUESTING A CHANGE OF SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Parents or guardians may enroll their son or daughter in an educational program at any school in our district, as outlined in Section 74.1 of the School Act, and providing there is space available in the respective grade. Registrations prior to June 2, 2025 will be accepted on a first come, first served and availability basis. Beginning June 6, 2025, registrations will be accepted in the following priority order as per section 74.6 of the School Act:
PARENTS OF GRADES 1 TO 12 STUDENTS REGISTERING OR REQUESTING A CHANGE OF SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Parents or guardians may enroll their son or daughter in an educational program at any school in our district, as outlined in Section 74.1 of the School Act, and providing there is space available in the respective grade. Registrations prior to June 2, 2025 will be accepted on a first come, first served and availability basis. Beginning June 6, 2025, registrations will be accepted in the following priority order as per section 74.6 of the School Act:
- a catchment area child who, in the previous school year, attended the school at which the educational program is made available;
- a catchment area child;
- a non-catchment area child;
- A non-school district child
Please review Policy F-6 School Catchment Areas and Student Placement at this link SCHOOL DISTRICT NO (edl.io)
- For students residing within the District boundaries: please contact your local school’s principal.
- For students outside of the District boundaries please complete the Student Registration Form (to the right of this page) and forward to [email protected] for response.
