Kindergarten Registration: 2025-26

Registration dates for the 2025-26 school year:

* All registration periods open at 12 pm (noon).

Sibling Registration
January 7 – January 11, 2025

Environmental School Registration 
January 8 – January 10, 2025*
*Registration for siblings of Environmental School students is January 6-9, 2025.

Choice Registration
January 15 – January 20, 2025

General Registration
January 29 – February 4, 2025

Late Registration 
February 19 – July 25, 2025

Open Registration
August 20 – September 19, 2025

Any child who turns 5 years old in 2025 (born in 2020) is eligible to register for the 2025/26 school year. For additional information about Kindergarten Registration phases, see the Registration Phases tab below.

Registering your child for kindergarten is a big step, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult one. With our easy new online registration process, you can register your child from the comfort of your own home.

Review the registration steps below to ensure you are ready for the big day. Complete steps 1-4 before registration to save time.

Registration opens at noon on the first day of each registration phase and closes at midnight of that registration phases’s last day. All registrations will be date/time stamped once after you complete the address/account page and you START entering student information. There is no need to rush through the form to submit. Please complete all sections fully.

Sibling Registration (Jan. 7-11, 2025)

Sibling registration (for general and choice programs) is open for siblings of students already attending the desired elementary school (currently in grades K-6). See acceptance criteria 1.

NOTE: You must link the older sibling to your Parent Portal account before registration: http://parents.sd42.ca.

Enviro Registration (Jan. 8-10, 2025)*

Environmental school registration is open to students who wish to participate in this program of choice. See acceptance criteria 2-5. *Registration for siblings of Environmental School students runs January 6 – 9, 2025.

Choice Registration (Jan. 15 – 20, 2025)

Choice program registration for all students who wish to participate in any one of SD42’s unique program offerings. See acceptance criteria 2-5.

FRENCH IMMERSION: Eric Langton Elementary, Laity View Elementary, Maple Ridge Elementary, Pitt Meadows Elementary

MONTESSORI: Hammond Elementary

General Registration (Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2025)

General registration for English school. See acceptance criteria 2-5.

Late Registration (Feb. 19 – July 25, 2025)

Late registration phase is for parents/guardians who missed previous registration phases.

Open Registration (Aug. 20 – Sept. 19, 2025)

Open registration phase is for parents/guardians who missed previous registration phases.

• Proof of age and address

  All students registering for kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before December 31, 2024.

  Student’s Proof of Age

  Parents/guardians must provide ONE of the following documents for their child for verification: 

  • Birth Certificate 
  • B.C. Drivers Licence/BCID 
  • B.C. Services Card/Care Card 
  • INAC Status Card 
  • Passport/Nexus pass 

   

  Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status 

  Parents/guardians must provide ONE of the following documents for both child and parent for verification:

  • Canadian Birth Certificate 
  • Canadian Passport 
  • Canadian Citizenship Card 
  • Landed Immigrant Documentation 
  • Permanent Resident Documentation/card 

   

  Proof of BC Residency 

  Every parent/guardian registering a child must prove BC Residency by uploading ONE of the following documents to the Parent Portal*:  

  • BC Drivers Licence 
  • BCID 
  • BC Services Card (Care Card) 

   

  Proof of School Catchment 

  Every parent/guardian registering a child must prove School Catchment by uploading TWO of the following documents to the Parent Portal* with at least One from Category A: 

  Category A:

  • Mortgage Document
  • Property Assessment 
  • Purchase/rental/Lease Agreement 
  • Annual Municipal Utility/Tax Statement

  Category B:

  • ICBC Documents 
  • Municipal/Utility Tax Bill/Credit Card Bill 

   

  * For document upload instructions, visit IT HelpDesk at https://www.sd42.ca/helpdesk/registration/parent 

   

• Temporary resident and refugee supporting documents

  A student who is in British Columbia with their parent/legal guardian may be eligible for a publicly-funded education if the parent/legal guardian meets criteria set out by the provincial government and the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District. 

  Custodial parents/legal guardians of school-age students who are out of province/country must provide proof of age and proof of address (see Proof of age and address tab above). 

  Additionally, they must provide official and original documentation of ONE of the following: 

  • Work permit valid for a year or more, proof of employment shown on current three paystubs (minimum 30 hours per week), and a passport; OR 
  • Study permit valid for a year or more, letter of acceptance or transcript showing enrolment in degree or diploma granting program at a public post-secondary institution or enrolment in degree-granting program at a private post-secondary institution authorized by the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, a statement of tuition paid, a program schedule, and a passport. (Permit cannot be for high school upgrading or ESL unless required for acceptance into the afore-mentioned programs, for one year only, and the institution is BC-EQA); OR 
  • Diplomatic status. 

  Should you require support with first year settlement needs, please contact our settlement workers in schools at swis@sd42.ca.

  More information on this service is accessible here:  https://www.sd42.ca/programs/settlement-workers-schools/. 

  * To register as an International Fee Paying Student, go to https://inted.sd42.ca/admissions/application-information/. 

   

The following criteria will be used to determine order of placement of students:

1. Siblings of students already attending desired elementary school (currently in grades K-6);
2. IN catchment (proof of residence required*);
3. IN catchment daycare (proof of daycare in catchment required.*See sample);
4. OUT of catchment without siblings;
5. OUT of district students.

* Once notified of tentative placement, upload supporting documentation to the Parent Portal by noon:

January 22, 2025 – ENVIRO SIBLING REGISTRATION
January 22, 2025 – SIBLING REGISTRATION
January 22, 2025 – ENVIRO REGISTRATION
January 31, 2025 – CHOICE REGISTRATION
February 21, 2025 – GENERAL REGISTRATION

If you miss your deadline, your child’s school assignment will be CANCELLED and you will have to re-apply.

CATCHMENT SCHOOL

Your child’s catchment school will have one or more computers dedicated for online registration. If you don’t know your child’s catchment school, use our online school locator tool or call us at 604.466.6218 .

PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Maple Ridge Public Library and the Pitt Meadows Public Library will have computer terminals available for kindergarten registration

Maple Ridge Public Library 
130-22470 Dewdney Trunk Road
Maple Ridge, 604.467.7417

Pitt Meadows Public Library
200-12099 Harris Road
Pitt Meadows, 604.465.4113

For general inquiries about kindergarten registration, call 604.466.6218 or email us at reghelp@sd42.ca. For technical inquiries about the registration process, call 604.466.6248 or email us at portalhelp@sd42.ca