New student enrolment priorities and proof of residency requirements in effect for 2018-2019 school year
Letter to Parents re New student enrolment priorities for 18 19 school year
For the 2018-2019 school year, new student enrolment priorities and proof of residency requirements are in effect. In addition, to save parents time and effort, current students can submit a transfer application at their current school instead of to the School District office.
The new student enrolment priorities place greater emphasis on students attending their neighbourhood catchment school, while including priority for siblings attending a school together. The new enrolment priorities apply to new registrations, transfer requests and student transitions between elementary and middle, and middle and secondary school for both English and French programs.
In terms of proof of residency requirements, every home address in the Greater Victoria School District is connected to a catchment school where new students must register. In addition to proof of school age eligibility and citizenship, new document requirements are in place for proof of residential address. For those of you with children that attend a school outside of your catchment, this is something you will need to be aware of as they transition from elementary to middle school and middle school to secondary school. In the new year, letters will be sent home from current schools to parents of all grade five and eight students. Non-catchment Grade 5s and Grade 8s will have to apply for a transfer during the K-12 Student Transfer Process if they wish to continue on a catchment pathway that does not align with their current home address.
More information will be sent home to families as it becomes available. This information will also be posted to both the Rogers and School District websites.