Kindergarten

Kindergarten registration takes place mid-February each year. A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31st of the current year.

The online registration module is now closed.  To register your child for Kindergarten for the 2024/2025 school year, please provide the registration form and required documents listed below to your catchment area school. 

For verification of your catchment area school, please check the School Locator.

The following documents are required for registration (all documents must be received for registration to be accepted):

  1. Proof of age and guardianship of the student (original birth certificate (indicating parent name(s) or passport (indicating parent name(s)) (registration will not be accepted until proof of age and guardianship is received).
  2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card).
  3. BC Services Card (please include both sides of this card)
  4. Proof of Residency (Property Taxes – current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt).

Disclaimer: Please note that email is not a secure form of communication. The theft of sensitive information from intercepted emails is an increasing security risk. The Delta School District recommends that parents who choose to email personal and confidential documentation to the schools should use a secure method via an encrypted email to ensure that their privacy is protected. 

Alternatively, please call your catchment school to make arrangements to drop off the documentation.

Incomplete information and documents will delay the registration process. Please ensure that all documents included with your child’s registration are legible.

Your catchment area school will process your child’s registration as soon as possible. Once your child has been accepted at their catchment area school, office staff will follow up with parents on additional documents that are needed, such as the Registration Form and Parent Declaration Form.

Registration form is available here.  

Parent Declaration form is available here.

*Note: These forms are fillable.  Please print and sign the forms if you do not have a digital signature.

Parents should be aware that students may be required to attend a school outside of their usual attendance area if class enrolments exceed 20.

Parents/Guardians of Early French Immersion applicants will be notified by Thursday, February 8, 2024 if they have been accepted into the program, and what school they should register at the weeks of February 12-23. If your child has been placed on a waitlist, please register at your catchment area school to ensure a placement.

If a parent wishes for a child to attend a school other than their catchment area school, an online non-catchment application form must be completed. Non-catchment applications will be accepted online only commencing February 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Applications received prior to March 1, 2024 will receive priority in their respective category. Approvals will be processed as soon as possible, but may be held until the second week of September, therefore, parents should register their child at their catchment area school the weeks of February 12-23, 2024 to ensure a placement. Schools will hold non-catchment forms until approved by the Assistant Superintendent; no approval of non-catchment requests may be given at the school level.

Non-Catchment Information Page

Non-district students applying for Kindergarten in Delta must complete an online non-district application form. Non-district applications will be accepted online only commencing February 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Applications received prior to March 1, 2024 will receive priority in their respective category. Parents of non-district students should be advised that a decision regarding entry into the Delta Kindergarten program may not be made until the second week of September, therefore, should register for their catchment area school in their home district to ensure a placement. The Assistant Superintendents’ Office will notify each school of the successful non-district applicants. Once the school has received approval from the Assistant Superintendents’ Office, non-district students may then register for the designated school.

Non-District Information Page

Please fill out one Non-Catchment or Non-District Application form only. If you have a second and/or third choice, please make note of them on the same form and in order of preference. Please note: Due to space restrictions, Gray and Ladner Elementary Schools will only be accepting Non-Catchment and Non-District Applications for those students who have siblings already attending the school. Families that fall in this category, please contact Gray or Ladner for more information on how to apply.

Resources to help parents prepare their child for kindergarten

If you have any questions, please call the School Board Office at 604-952-5340.

French Immersion

Parents/Guardians of French Immersion applicants will be notified by Tuesday, February 8, 2022:

  1. If they have been accepted to Early French Immersion.
  2. What school they should register at.

Please see the French Immersion page or contact Gwenaelle Oger-Black at gogerblack@deltasd.bc.ca or 604-952-5066 for more information about applying for French Immersion.

Traditional Schools

If you would like to attend a Traditional Elementary School, please register online the week of February 14-20, 2022 for your catchment area school, and indicate in the Comment box that you are requesting Traditional school. If you are requesting a Traditional School other than your catchment Traditional School, you must submit a Non-Catchment application form. If you are not a resident of Delta, you must submit a Non-District application form. Non-Catchment and Non-District applications will be accepted on or after February 7, 2022. Further information on our Traditional schools, as well as Traditional school catchment areas, can be found on the Traditional Schools page.

Montessori

If you would like to attend a Montessori Elementary School and do not live in the Devon Gardens catchment area or are not a resident of Delta, please refer to the information on Non-Catchment and Non-District applications. Further information on our Montessori school can be found on the Montessori webpage.

Home Quest

Home Quest is  a Collaborative partnership between the Delta School District and parents seeking an alternative to traditional classroom-base instruction. The program is designed for students in Kindergarten to Grade 9. Home Quest is a Ministry funded Distributed Learning (DL) program that offers participants a range of opportunities to enhance and  broaden their educational experiences. By enrolling in Home Quest participants have access to  Delta School District’s educational resources, provincial curriculum materials, and hands-on learning experiences, while maintaining a flexible learning environment within the guidelines of a DL program. Further information on Home Quest can be found on their website:

https://homequest.deltasd.bc.ca/

Home Quest Kindergarten registration is ongoing and open from January on.