Parents or guardians can register their child for kindergarten if the child turns 5 years old on or before December 31 of that school year. For example, for the 2025/26 school year, the student must be 5 years of age prior to December 31, 2025. In other words, the child would have been born in 2020. There are no exceptions.
As a growing school district, some of our schools are nearing capacity. Visit our Student Enrolment Priorities page to learn more.
2025/26 Registration
Nature Kindergarten Registration: Closed
French Immersion Kindergarten Registration: Closed
Regular Kindergarten Registration: On-going
Please complete the regular registration process to register at your in-catchment school for kindergarten. If your in-catchment kindergarten school is at capacity, students will automatically be enrolled at a designated overflow school.
Documentation requirements
Registration will be incomplete until all documents are uploaded.
Registration Checklist for parents/guardians. Download or print a copy of this form so you are familiar with the documentation you are required to upload during the registration process.
How to register:
1.Make sure you have the required documents from the checklist linked above ready to upload during registration. Students will not be officially registered until all documentation is uploaded.
Uploading Documents: Don't have a scanner? Please provide CLEAR photos of the documents. If the document cannot be read clearly, it will not be accepted.
Parents must attend a Nature K information session prior to registration (this is mandatory). For a list of dates, please visit the Nature Kindergarten page.
Yes, please provide CLEAR photos of the documents. If the document cannot be read clearly, it will not be accepted. Document needs to show names, address and signature (if applicable).
Registration is completed online. For assistance, please email us at info@sd62.bc.ca
Kindergarten is considered as an optional program by the Ministry of Education. Parents/Guardians can also defer kindergarten for one year.
All kindergarten students must enroll at their in-catchment school for the program of their choice (French Immersion, Nature Kindergarten or Regular Kindergarten. Our School Locator tool will identify your in-catchment school.
If you would like to try transfer your kindergarten student to another school after you have registered, please complete the School Change Request form during the designated timeframe. Please note that change requests are not guaranteed.
School change requests are subject to our student enrollment priorities and capacity. The majority of our elementary schools do not have the capacity to accept out-of-catchment students.
You will have first priority to return to your catchment area school when space is available.
There is typically a lottery for French Immersion and Nature Kindergarten. If a Regular Kindergarten program at an elementary school receives more registrations than available seats, a lottery will be held.
In the event of a lottery, one ballot will be entered into the draw for families with multiples (twins or triplets). If drawn, multiples will be offered placement in the program at the same school provided there is space. If there is not enough space, the district will look to place multiples at a different school with available space.
