2025-26 Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten Registration Information

Registration for Kindergarten for 2025/26 School Year
Important information for School District No. 71 (Comox Valley) Families
Comox Valley Schools (School District No. 71) will be enrolling Kindergarten students (Neighbourhood, French Immersion, Montessori, Indigenous, Fine Arts and eClasses) in District schools for attendance in September 2025. To be eligible for enrolment in September 2025, a student must turn five (5) years of
age by December 31, 2025. Each child’s birth certificate and proof of address must be uploaded for registration. BC Services Cards will not be accepted as proof of birth however your child’s BC Personal Health Number (PHN) is required on the registration form. A Passport or Landed Immigrant authorization are suitable forms of documentation in lieu of birth certificates.

KINDERGARTEN CHOICES INFORMATION:
For more information about Kindergarten Programs listed below, please check the posted information on the school district website:
Neighbourhood (the Kindergarten program in your catchment school);
Early French Immersion (located at Ecole Puntledge Park and Ecole Robb Road);
Indigenous (Located at Ecole Puntledge Park);
Montessori (located at Queneesh and Courtenay Elementary);
Navigate (NIDES) Compass Program;
Navigate (NIDES) Fine Arts eCademy (FAe).

Kindergarten Registration
All Kindergarten classes are full-day programs. The following choices are available for Kindergarten Registration.

Neighbourhood School:
Parents are asked to register their children at their current neighbourhood catchment school using the online registration located on our
website www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/student-registration starting Tuesday, January 21, 2025. While most, if not all, students living in a
school’s local catchment will be accommodated at that school, they cannot be guaranteed placement in the catchment area school and
may be required to go to the nearest school having space available. To determine your neighbourhood catchment school, please visit our
district website at comoxvalleyschools.ca, click on “Schools” and go to “Schools Locator”. If you live in an area where busing is provided,
please complete a Bus Transportation Registration Form which is located at https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/student-transportation.
All students travelling on School District No. 71 school buses must carry a bus pass. If you do not have access to technology to complete
the online registration, connect with your neighbourhood school for registration support.

Early French Immersion, Montessori and Indigenous K-1:
Online Registration opens Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm. If you are interested in Early French Immersion (Ecole Robb Road
or Ecole Puntledge Park) or the Montessori program (Queneesh or Courtenay Elementary) or the Indigenous program (Ecole
Puntledge Park) complete the expression of interest form for your program of choice on the SD71 registration page
www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/student-registration. Placements into choice programs are on a first come, first serve basis in the order
received. Siblings of current students in the programs will have priority, if they are registered before Friday, January 17, 2025.
The indicated school of choice will contact you and provide directions about confirmation or wait listing for placement. Follow their
directions on how to register your child for Kindergarten.
Indigenous K/1: Priority will be given to students of ancestry before Friday, January 17, 2025.

NAVIGATE (NIDES) COMPASS PROGRAM KINDERGARTEN: ALL REGISTRATION IS COMPLETED ONLINE AT:
www.navigatenides.com
Registration for all students for the Navigate (NIDES) Compass Program will take place at the beginning of February 2025. Please check
back for date. Inquiries for this program can be forwarded to Vice Principal, Meghan McMillen at meghan.mcmillen@sd71.bc.ca

NAVIGATE (NIDES) FINE ARTS ECADEMY (FAe) KINDERGARTEN: ALL REGISTRATION IS COMPLETED ONLINE AT:
www.navigatenides.com
Registration for all students for the Fine Arts eCademy (FAe) Kindergarten at Navigate (NIDES) will take place at the beginning of February
2025. Please check back for date. Program entry is based on a lottery system, not first come, first serve. Inquiries about this program
can be forwarded to Vice Principal, Meghan McMillen at meghan.mcmillen@sd71.bc.ca
There will be an open house at the Tsolum Campus on Friday, January 31st (9:30 – 11:30 am) for both COMPASS and FAe Programs.
For questions about Kindergarten in School District 71, please see the district website — contact the individual school — or email
kindergartenreg@sd71.bc.ca.