Register for School

Register for School

Get ready for Kindergarten! 

Registration for the 2026–2027 school year starts in January and February. Explore below for key dates and information on how to register your child for Kindergarten starting in September 2026.

Register Your Child in Our School District:

  1. Use your home address to find your catchment school with School Locator and School Boundaries Map tools.*
  2. Complete the Student Enrolment Form.
  3. Mail or visit the school with your completed Student Enrolment Form. You can find a list of school addresses here.
*Please Note: Sníne Elementary School is expected to open September 2026. If you live in the Sníne catchment area, you will be assigned to Sníne Elementary when searching your address in the School Locator. The Sníne catchment boundaries are nor currently represented in the School Boundaries Map – please find these catchment maps here. Sníne Parents can register their child for Kindergarten at McGowan Park Elementary. 

Registration for your neighbourhood school is based on catchment boundaries. If you are unsure where to register, enter your physical address in the School Locator or contact the School Board Office at 250-374-0679.

To learn more about Schools of Choice and Kindergarten registration, please explore below.

Register Your Child for Kindergarten

Schools of Choice - Kindergarten - CLOSED

Explore Schools of Choice options and learn more about the registration process below. 
  • Common Q & A’s for Schools of Choice Kindergarten Registration are available here.

Schools of Choice options:

FRENCH IMMERSION: SD73 has a well-established Kindergarten through grade 12 French immersion program (catchment applies)

Welcome to French Immersion Kindergarten Handbook

LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS: Dance, drama, music, singing, and visual arts are integrated into academic instruction to allow students to learn through the arts. This program is offered Kindergarten to grade 12

MONTESSORI: This Kindergarten to grade 6 Montessori program offers a prepared environment allowing children to become increasingly independent, choose their own work, and learn at their own pace. Montessori offers a research style of learning in curriculum areas

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Students from Kindergarten to grade 7 work on large, meaningful questions with teachers and other mentors, including practicing scientists. Students are encouraged to become involved in complex issues through an integrated curriculum

Catchment Schools Registration Week

February 2-6, 2026

Registration process:

  • Complete Student Enrolment Form and provide it to your school or pick up a registration package from your catchment school. 
  • Parents will be required to provide child's BC Services Card, proof of address, child's birth certificate, and custody agreement if applicable
  • Registration packages for students with an older sibling will have been sent home with that sibling in early 2026 (BY REQUEST only). Return completed forms to school with siblings.
  • If you have questions, please contact the school directly to book an appointment.
  • If you are unsure where to register, contact the School Board Office at 250-374-0679.
  • To register your child for Kindergarten at Sníne Elementary, please visit McGowan Park Elementary (2080 Tremerton Drive, Kamloops). Explore the Sníne Elementary catchment maps here.
  • To register your child for Kindergarten at Westmount Elementary, please visit George Hilliard Elementary (985 Holt Street, Kamloops).

Parents are strongly encouraged to register children for Kindergarten during Kindergarten Registration Week (February 2-6, 2026).

To learn more about Kindergarten in SD73:

Schools of Choice Registration Week - CLOSED

January 19-23, 2026

  • Registration process: 

    • Pick up a registration package from your School of Choice. Return completed forms to school by 12 PM on January 23, 2026.

    • Parents will be required to provide child's BC Services Card, proof of address, child's birth certificate, and custody agreement if applicable

    • Registration packages for students with an older sibling will be sent home with that sibling (BY REQUEST only). Return completed forms to school with siblings.

    • If you have questions, please contact the school directly to book an appointment.

  • Registration is NOT first come, first served. If there are more children registered than there are seats at the School of Choice, a random draw will be held.

For details on Schools of Choice, read more here.

Privacy

All procedures for the collection and storing of kindergarten registration information by District employees follows the provisions set out in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). Read more here.

Other Registrations

For families with older students wishing to explore registration in a School of Choice, or for those who are new to the school district, contact the school directly to register your child.

Please refer to  School District No. 73 Administrative Procedure 305 School Boundaries and Student Transfer Requests and Administrative Procedure 306 Schools of Choice, French Immersion, and Academies for clarification regarding school boundaries and enrolment in Schools of Choice, French Immersion, or Academies.

If your child is currently enroled in their catchment school and you wish to apply for a transfer to another school, please fill out a Student Transfer Request.

If you have any questions, please contact the School Board Office at 250-374-0679.

Parents are encouraged to go to their child’s catchment school for regular, face-to-face, full-time instruction. As with every school year, online and homeschooling program options are available to students. To enroll in online or home school programs, students will be required to transfer out of their current school.

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