Please contact our office Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at 604-936-0447 or in person for more information to register your child. Please check www.sd43.bc.ca to see if we are your neighbourhood school - click on school locator. Cross boundary transfers of students will be considered based on student population.
Students may begin kindergarten in September of the year they turn 5 years old. Registrations must be done in person by Parent or Guardian.
You will asked to provide the following:
Students Name: _________________________________
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION OF ALL SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS
FUNDING ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST (September 6, 2011)
In accordance with the School Act Section 82, Ministry of Education funding policy, and school district AP’s 300 and
302, a student is eligible for a provincially funded education if parent(s) or legal guardian*(s) meet residency
requirements. Students who are ordinarily resident in BC and whose parent or legal guardian* is ordinarily resident in
BC and who are enrolled in a program in School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) are eligible for Ministry funding. Please
review original documents and keep a copy in the G4 file with a copy of the checklist verified and signed by the
Principal or designate.
STATUS IN CANADA
Required of parent or legal guardian* - one of:
□ Canadian birth certificate
□ Canadian passport
□ Canadian Citizenship card
□ Confirmation of Landing/Permanent Residence (8-1/2 x 14” sheet) and passport
□ Permanent Resident Card (front and back)
□ Status Indian documentation
Or, one of the following permits which must be verified by International Education prior to the child starting school:
□ Work Permit valid for a year or more and proof of employment (minimum 20 hours per week) and
passport
□ Study Permit valid for a year or more and 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 BC Ministry of Advanced
Education and passport (Permit cannot be for high school upgrading or ESL – unless it is a requirement
of acceptance into the afore-mentioned programs, for one year only, and the institution is BC EQA –
Education Quality Assurance.)
Required of child - one of:
□ Birth certificate
□ Passport
□ Canadian Citizenship card
□ Confirmation of Landing/Permanent Residence (8-1/2 x 14” sheet) and passport
□ Permanent Resident Card (front and back)
□ Status Indian documentation
□ Refugee Claimant Documentation conferring status – if child has own documents, parent documents not
required.
□ If a child is accompanying a parent on Work or Study Permit, provide copy of child or parent permit
that indicates child accompanying.
RESIDENCY
Parent or legal guardian* must be ordinarily resident in British Columbia with a sufficient degree of continuity to ensure
that there is a settled purpose other than to obtain free public education.
Required of parent or legal guardian* - one of the following to demonstrate residency:
□ Long-term Tenancy agreement – showing name and address
□ Property purchase agreement - showing name and address
□ Income Tax statement – showing name, address, and province of residency
□ Property tax statement - showing name and address
□ Proof of employment for a minimum of 20 hours per week (e.g. pay stub, letter from the employer,
employee ID card)
and provide two of:
□ Utility bill
□ BC Care Card
□ BC Driver’s Licence or Enhanced BC Driver’s Licence
□ BC ID
□ BC vehicle registration
□ Canadian Social Insurance Card
□ Canadian bank account statement – showing name and address
□ Canadian credit card statement – showing name and address
□ Proof of current school year membership in a local community organization
GUARDIANSHIP*
Required of parent or legal guardian* - one of the following to demonstrate guardianship:
□ Paper birth certificate – parents are named
□ Income Tax statement – children are declared
□ Parent’s Confirmation of Permanent Residency or Record of Landing or valid Immigration Canada
documents – children are named
□ If parents live separately, court order or written agreement granting care to
accompanying parent
□ If not the parent, guardianship must be by will in accordance with the Infants Act or court order in
accordance with the Family Relations Act.