PLEASE NOTE: The Board of Education is considering school catchment changes which may affect September 2026 registrations for Springwood, Oceanside and Nanoose Bay Elementary Schools; therefore, while you might register in what is currently noted as your catchment area school, that may change. Once the Board has made any decisions, and if your child’s registration is affected, you will be contacted to advise which school your child will be attending. A Virtual Town Hall to discuss boundary changes will be held on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. via the following link:
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Our district will be using the MyEdBC on-line registration process for Kindergarten student registration.
The On-Line Registration functionality is currently inactivated until dates stated below.
Parents will then be able to create their MyEducationBC login account, and begin to prepare the application. Parents will not be able to select a school, or submit the application, until the registration period opens.
Important Dates:
Registration:
Kindergarten Registration for September 2026 will open on Monday, January 19, 2026. Please be sure to register as soon a possible after that date to assist us with class organization and staffing for the upcoming year.
Our district will be using the MyEdBC on-line registration process for in-coming Kindergarten students only in January. (The online registration process will remain available for use after the registration deadline; however, parents are strongly encouraged to register their child within the registration window to assist with classroom/staffing planning)
Grades 1-12 Registration for September 2026 will open on January 19, 2026 at school sites - Registration form. (applications are also accepted after that date; however, parents are encouraged to register their child within the registration window to assist with classroom/staffing planning)
Grades 1 through 12 Registration must be arranged through the child's catchment school.
Important Information:
Qualifying Age: To
qualify for school enrollment in September 2026, a child must become five years
of age on or before December 31, 2026.
Cross Boundary Requests: Generally, students will attend schools within their catchment area based on the parent's/guardian's residence. In some circumstances crossing of catchment areas may be permitted upon request and are considered on an individual basis.
Parents
wishing to enroll their child at an out-of-catchment school within
the district must first register at their catchment school, include a note that they wish to make a cross-boundary request and then complete the on-line 2026-2027 Cross Boundary Request Form.
The 2026-2027 School Year Cross-Boundary Applications process will open on an as yet to be determined date depending what occurs with the boundary change discussion.
*Applications will be considered based on space, staffing and capacity and you may not be advised whether or not your cross-boundary application has been approved until late August or even early September.
PROGRAMS OF CHOICE:
PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A PROGRAM OF CHOICE ALL NEW REGISTRANTS TO THE QUALICUM SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST FIRST REGISTER THEIR CHILD AT THEIR CATCHMENT AREA SCHOOL. APPLICATION TO A PROGRAM OF CHOICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE. PLEASE REVIEW THE PROGRAMS OF CHOICE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE.
New Kindergarten registrants MUST first complete the online registration form and indicate in the 'Notes' field of the online registration form which Program of Choice you are interested in: Kindergarten French Immersion, STREAM or the Primary Learning Community, and then you MUST also complete the relevant Program of Choice application form for your child.
French Immersion - French Immersion is intended to develop fluency in French learning to functional bilingualism.
Sibling Only Kindergarten French Immersion Applications (for siblings of students already attending French Immersion) will be held January 12, 2026 to January 16, 2026. Any siblings applying after that date will be included in the lottery with the non-sibling registrants.
The Kindergarten French Immersion application process for non-siblings will open on Monday, January 19, 2026 through to Friday, January 30, 2026 (see below) and placement will be determined by lottery.
Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering and Math (STREAM) – Application Date as yet to be determined.
If you wish your child (in Grade 4, 5, 6, or 7) to attend the STREAM program offered at Qualicum Elementary School and have registered them at their catchment area school, you MUST complete the relevant application form for your child.
Primary Learning Community (PLC) - This program is dependent on interest each year.
If you wish your child to attend the PLC program offered at Oceanside Elementary School and have registered them at their catchment area school, you must then also complete the PLC application form for your child.
NOTE: You do NOT need to complete a Cross Boundary Application form if you are applying to a Program of Choice and are accepted. I.e. Kindergarten French Immersion, STREAM or the Primary Learning Community which may be offered in a school that is outside of your catchment.
NOTE II: staffing plans for the upcoming school year begin in March, hence the application process beginning in late January/early February. Therefore, should you choose to have your child leave a Program of Choice during the school year and while district staff do their best to accommodate requests, there is no guarantee that your child can stay at that catchment area school in the regular programming, nor is there any guarantee that your child could return to their original catchment area school - this would all depend on staffing and space availability at that time.
Elementary Programs of Choice Information and Application Forms
ALTERNATE PROGRAMS
Parksville Alternate Secondary School - Referral to this program from a student's catchment area school is via the District Based Team.
Continuing Education Centre (CEC): Applications for enrolment are accepted throughout the school year.
Collaborative Education Alternative Program (CEAP) - Distributed Learning: For information regarding registration in our distance learning program, please contact CEAP at either ceap@sd69.bc.ca or 250-752-5628.
Home Education: Parents are reminded that all children aged 6 to 16 years who are being educated at home MUST be registered at a school on or before September 30.
Online Kindergarten Registration for all Elementary Schools will open on January 19, 2026.
