French Immersion Kindergarten Registration will happen January 15-19, 2024, and we want to ensure you have all the information you need to make this important decision. You’ll find registration information, descriptions, and information on family information nights right here: https://sd79.bc.ca/parents/kindergarten-registration/
We look forward to welcoming your little learner(s) to the Cowichan Valley School District.
KINDERGARTEN FAMILY INFORMATION EVENING
We will be hosting a Family Information Evening on Tuesday, January 9th at 5:30 pm for those families interested in having their child(ren) attend kindergarten École Mount Prevost Elementary starting September 2024. Contact the school at ecolemountprevostheadsecretary@sd79.bc.ca if you have any questions.
French Immersion Kindergarten Registration Process
French Immersion is a District program with no specific catchment areas. There are two entry points into the French Immersion program; Kindergarten and Grade 1. The families who have remained on our wait list from the September 2023 Kindergarten registration will preserve the same order of placement status should we have space to take new Grade 1 students in the fall of 2024. Parents of students on the 2023 wait list will be contacted in January to see if they would like to transfer into the French Immersion program for the Grade 1 entry point. Any new Grade one registrations will be added to the current wait list. If requested spaces for French Immersion elementary schools are over-subscribed, placement will be determined by lottery.
Assignment will be based on the following:
- Priority is granted to students who have an older brother or sister residing at the same address that attends the same school and is eligible to return in the next school year.
- Any remaining spaces will be assigned on a lottery basis to those in-district applicants who have submitted complete applications during the registration period.
- In-district students, who miss the registration dates, may still apply to the program, but will be placed at the end of the wait list.
- Students who move into the district after the selection process is complete may still apply to the program, but will be placed at the end of the wait list.