Determining Catchment School

Every home address in the Greater Victoria School District is connected to a catchment school. To determine your catchment school, please visit our school locator tool: www.sd61.bc.ca/schools/school-locator/

Documentation Requirements

To register a student in any school, a parent or legal guardian must provide school-age eligibility, proof of citizenship and proof of residential address. To transfer schools, you must provide proof of residential address. Required documentation varies if you are a renter or home owner.

For the specific documentation requirements, please review our Registration Guide: www.sd61.bc.ca/registration/registration-guide/

*Personal information other than address and full name can be redacted/blacked out with a marker for privacy purposes.

Student Placement

All student placements will be based on District student enrolment priorities. If there are more students than a school can accommodate, student enrolment priorities will determine the order in which students are placed. Registration will not be prioritized on a first come, first serve basis.

To learn more about student enrolment priorities: www.sd61.bc.ca/parent-student-resources/registration/student-enrolment-priorities/

For schools where there are fewer spaces than the number of applicants, a lottery will take place in accordance with the Student Enrolment Priorities. Students will be placed based on the order they are drawn from the lottery. Waitlists will also be established according to the draw order of the lottery.

Notification of Placement

All families will be notified about student placement via the email they provide upon registration. If an email address is not provided, families will be notified by the phone number provided.

Students who are not accepted, or do not accept, a French Immersion placement for Kindergarten must register for their English catchment school during Kindergarten Registration Week, January 25 – January 29, 2021.

Early French Immersion and Kindergarten registrants will be notified of student placement prior to the K-12 Transfer Process beginning on February 8, 2021.

Online Registration

An online registration app will be available on the District’s website during the communicated registration periods. To register a student online, please visit : www.sd61.bc.ca/registration/online-registration/

If you cannot register a student online, please contact your catchment school for assistance.