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Student Registration

Important Information for all new registrations

If this is the first time you have registered your child in a Nanaimo-Ladysmith school, you must bring the following documents with you:
- Your child's birth certificate
- Proof of your address.  This can be a credit card statement, utility bill, mortgage statement, municipal tax bill, or rental agreement with your name and address, or a notary-authorized letter.

Wondering what schools serve your neighbourhood?  School locator

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List of Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools

Kindergarten Students

Children who will be five years of age before January 1, 2011, may enter school in September 2010.  You may defer your child's enrolment until September 2011.

You are encouraged to register your child at your nieghbourhood (catchment) school as soon as you can.  Please bring your child's birth certificate and proof of address.  To obtain an assured space in your catchment-area school, you must register by June 15, 2010.

The Ministry of Education has announced that full-day Kindergarten will be offered in about one-half of the schools in B.C. starting in September 2010, with full-day Kindergarten to be offered in all schools in subsequent years.  It has not yet been determined which schools in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District will be offering full-day Kindergarten.
- If your child's school is selected to offer full-day Kindergarten, your child will automatically be enrolled in the full-day program for September 2010.
- If your child's school is not selected to offer full-day Kindergarten in September 2010, your child will be enrolled in a half-day program.

Please note that there will be very few, if any, opportunities for schools with full-day Kindergarten to accept students from outside of their school catchment areas.  (see out-of-catchment information below)

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New Registration for Academies

New registration for the soccer, hockey, performing arts, and jazz academies will begin Monday, March 1 until Friday, March 5, 2010 and continue Monday, March 15 until Friday, March 19, 2010 at the following schools:
- Dover Bay Secondary - Grades 8 to 12 Performing Arts Academy (Applicants will be notified of audition dates)
- Wellington Secondary - Grades 11 and 12 Jazz Academy
- Woodlands Secondary - Grades 8 to 12 Soccer and Hockey Academies (subject to fee approval process)

where space permits, new out-of-district applications for the academies will be considered after all in-district applications received by June 15, 2010 are accommodated.

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Student Registration for September 2010 Starts Monday, January 4, 2010

• Kindergarten Students

Grades 1 to 12 Students New to District 68 Schools

New Kindergarten and Grade One Early French Immersion Students

New Out-of-Catchment Applications

Students Who Reside Outside of the School District - Continuing and New

New Elementary Learn@Home Students

New Registration for Academies

Grades 1 to 12 Students New to District 68 Schools

Do you live in School District 68 but your child has not previously attended a school in the district?  Please register your child at your neighbourhood (catchment) school as soon as possible.  To obtain an assured space in your catchment-area school, you must register by June 15, 2010.

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New Kindergarten and Grade One Early French Immersion Students

In-district and out-of-district French Immersion registration will begin Monday, March 1 until Friday, March 5, 2010 and continue Monday, March 15 until Friday, March 19, 2010 at the French Immersion school of your choice.  Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to students who have a sibling already registered in the school for September 2010 classes.  where space permits, new out-of-district applications for Early French Immersion will be accepted after consideration of all in-district applications received by June 15, 2010.

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New Out-of-Catchment Applications

The application process will start Monday, January 4, 2010 and continue until Wednesday, March 31, 2010.  Please complete an application at the school you wish to attend.  Opportunities for out-of-catchment placements will be limited.  Priority will be given to those who have a sibling already registered at the requested school.  All other requests will be honoured in the order in which they are received.

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Students Who Reside Outside of the School District - Continuing and New

All students who reside outside of School District 68 but currently attend a school in the district must confirm their registration for next year by submitting a form to the current school of attendance by Wednesday, March 31, 2010.  New applications for out-of-district students will be accepted at the school you wish to attend until March 31, 2010.

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New Elementary Learn@Home Students

New registration for in-district and out-of-district elementary Learn@Home students will begin Monday, March 1 until Friday, March 5, 2010 and continue Monday, March 15 until Friday, March 19, 2010 at Departure Bay Elementary.  Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to those who have a sibling already registered in the program for September 2010.  Where space permits, new out-of-district applications for Learn@Home K-7, will be considered after all in-district applications received by June 15, 2010 are accommodated.

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