School District 79 Cowichan Valley welcomes new Kindergarten students for the 2012-2013 school year. Any child who will be five years of age on or before December 31, 2012, may register at their neighbourhood school. If you are unsure of your school, please refer to the School Boundary document below or contact 250-748-0321.

Parents or guardians, please bring a Canadian birth certificate or Canadian passport and proof of residency. Any student without Canadian documents needs to provide Customs and Immigration paperwork, passport and family work documents to the Principal of International Education at Cowichan Secondary School before registering at their neighborhood school.

• Full Day Kindergarten is offered at all School District 79 Elementary Schools.
• Kindergarten registrations will be accepted from families that live within their neighborhood school catchment area and from those with siblings presently attending with out-of-attendance area approval.
• Any parent with questions about a full day kindergarten program should speak to the principal about their child's needs.
• Any family wishing to register their child in a different school may apply to do so until May 30, 2012, using an out-of-attendance area request form available at the school. As per District Policy #3309.
  • First preference for registrations will be given to those children who reside in the school catchment.
  • Second preference goes to those families who have siblings already attending the school for the 2011-12 school year.
  • Out of attendance area requests will be considered once space and resource availability have been determined.
  • Parents are advised to register at their neighbourhood school while waiting for out of area applications to be considered.
• New Honeymoon Bay and Mesachie Lake families register at Palsson Elementary.
• New Youbou families now register at AB Greenwell at Yount Elementary.
• French Immersionis offered at Ecole Duncan Elementary School in Duncan and at Ecole Mill Bay Elementary School for the south end.
• Rural Traditional Program is offered at Somenos Rural Traditional School in Duncan.
• New Thetis Island families register at Chemainus Elementary Community School.

Register at your neighbourhood school