Mission Public Schools

2017-2018 Kindergarten Entrance Procedures

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MISSION PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

ü  Children born in 2012 are eligible for Kindergarten.

ü  Proof of age is required at time of registration: BC Services Card, Birth Certificate, Passport, Permanent Residence Card, Aboriginal Status Card, Baptismal Certificate, Certificate of Citizenship or Immigration Canada document.

·  Note: The BC Care Card is not acceptable proof of age (and is currently being phased out).

ü  Proof of Residency in BC

·  Parent’s Care Card (not student’s) or Parent’s BC Services Card (not student’s)

·  Driver’s License

·  Municipal Tax Bill

·  Rental Agreement

·  Utility Bill

ü  Proof of Physical Home Address (for Neighbourhood - catchment area schools):

·  Note: Driver’s license (the front should display the address, or, if there’s been a change of address, the Address Change Sticker would show on the back), proof of purchase of residence, municipal tax bill, letter stating current address notarized by a lawyer or notary public, rental agreement (accompanied with a gas, cable, telephone or hydro bill), credit card invoice, or mortgage statement.

Neighbourhood Schools

When & Where:

ü  Monday, January 30th to Friday, February 3rd, 2017

ü  Registration must take place at your neighbourhood elementary school.

Your Neighbourhood Catchment Area:

ü  Please see the School Locator link on the right hand sidebar (MPSD home page) for help in identifying your neighbourhood school.

ü  For any questions or additional information, please call the Board of Education Office at 604.826.6286.

Schools of Choice Kindergarten Applications:

Our Schools of Choice are:

ü  Edwin S. Richards - Arts Based program

ü  Hillside Traditional Academy – Curricular outcomes in an environment based on traditional values.

Schools of Choice offer differing presentations of our educational curriculum. The opportunity to attend a School of Choice is open to all Mission residents as these schools have district wide catchment areas.

Kindergarten applications to attend Schools of Choice can be filed at any time, and for any year of birth, at the Board of Education Office. Please bring your child’s proof of age documentation:

ü  Proof of age is required at time of application for Schools of Choice:

Birth Certificate - Other acceptable documents include: Passport, Permanent Residence Card, Aboriginal Status Card, Baptismal Certificate, Certificate of Citizenship or Immigration Canada document.

·  Note: A Provincial Care Card is not acceptable proof of age

PLEASE NOTE (Sibling Registration):

Ø  Parents with children currently attending either Hillside Traditional Academy or Edwin S. Richards need to register their kindergarten-aged sibling during the month of December, at their present school of choice.

Distance Education / Home Learning Program: Please see Summit Learning Centre (on the left hand sidebar of the MPSD home page) for registration and details of our home learning program.