Click here to register: https://enrollment.sd23.bc.ca
Ministry Required Registration Documents for WRE Elementary and StrongStart:
*Please remember the following are LEGAL documents; BOTH sides, FRONT and BACK, of ID cards, etc. are required*
1. One Parent/Legal Gaurdian BC Health Services Card* - FRONT and BACK
2. One Parent/Legal Gaurdian BC Driver's Licence* - FRONT and BACK
(Important: If you have a combination BC Services/Driver's Licence card, we still require BOTH sides of the combination card.)
B. Proof of Address:
3. ONE of the following:
- Mortgage Statement
- Rental Agreement
- Utility Bill
C. Child Information:
4. Child Birth Certificate OR Passport
5. Child BC Health Services Card* - FRONT and BACK
*Other legal documentation such as landed immigrant/permanent resident card, certificate of citizenship or documents issued by Immigration Canada must be processed through our International Education office prior to registering at a school.
Deferred Enrollment:
The School Act allows a parent to defer the enrollment of a Kindergarten child for not more than one year. Parents are encouraged to discuss deferment with the school principal before a decision is made.
Where to Register:
All registration is to be completed online; click here for How to Register.
To determine your catchment area school please click here for the map that is posted on the School District #23 website (www.sd23.bc.ca).
Acceptance of Registration:
As per Board Policy 405R – Student Placement Regulations priorities shall be given to students on the following basis:
- catchment area students who, in the previous year, attended the school;
- catchment area students who, in the previous year, were ‘placed’ by the district in a different school;
- siblings of catchment area students;
- new catchment area students;
- siblings of non-catchment area students currently enrolled in the school;
- non-catchment area students who request to attend the school which is other than their catchment area school;
- non-district area students;
- international students.
As per SD#23 Board Policy 405R – Student Placement (Regulations) , these priorities remain in effect until the close of registration on August 29, 2021. After that date, schools may accept ‘out-of-catchment’ students, space permitting.