Kindergarten registration for children entering the public education school system for the 2024 - 2025 school year opens Jan. 16 for Indigenous, French Immersion and Montessori programs. Registration for neighbourhood schools opens Jan.23. Navigate Fine Arts eCademy and Compass program registration opens Feb. 7.
To be eligible for enrolment into kindergarten a child must be five years of age by Dec. 31, 2024.
Indigenous, French immersion and Montessori
Registration for the Indigenous, French Immersion and Montessori programs opens Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. These programs include Early French Immersion (脡cole Robb Road or 脡cole Puntledge Park), Montessori programs (Queneesh or Courtenay Elementary) and the Indigenous program (脡cole Puntledge Park). Placements are on a first-come, first-served basis in the order received. Siblings of current students in the programs will have priority.
Montessori information session: Queneesh Elementary, Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for incoming kindergarten students, as well as parents who may be interested in the Montessori programs at Queneesh or Courtenay.
Neighbourhood schools
Most students will attend their neighbourhood school. To determine your neighbourhood school visit www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/kindergarten-registration and click on school locator. Parents/guardians are asked to register their children at their current neighbourhood school beginning on Jan. 23. Registering will help ensure there is a spot available in the local neighbourhood school catchment.
Late French Immersion 鈥� 脡cole Puntledge Park
Registration for late French Immersion will begin at 6 p.m. on Jan. 29. Late French Immersion begins in Grade 6. There is an information session for current Grade 5 students and their families to learn about the program on Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at 脡cole Puntledge Park.
Navigate Compass Program kindergarten and the Fine Arts eCademy (Fae) kindergarten
Registration for the Fine Arts eCademy and Compass opens online at www.navigatenides.com on Feb. 7. Registration and program entry for students for the Fine Arts eCademy is based on a lottery system, not first-come, first-served.
There will be an open house at the Tsolum Campus on Friday, Feb. 2 (9:30 鈥� 11:30 a.m.) for both COMPASS and FAe Programs.
Program information
Now is the time to consider which program is best for your child. For more info,visit comoxvalleyschools.ca/kindergarten-registration/
