Frequently Asked Questions
Please read the information found on the How to Apply Online page.
After you have registered your child for your local catchment school. It is important to register at you're catchment school, whether you're interested in a Program of Choice or not.
Please visit this page: School Locator
For a complete list of required documentation, please visit the school registration documentation page: Documentation
Your child will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist for the Kindergarten Lottery Program school you want.
You will need to submit a separate application for each sibling or twin.
Applications are assigned a random lottery position. The order in which the applications are submitted does not impact the lottery positions.
- If a parent is offered their first choice school, they will be removed from all other choices (as they have already received what they asked for).
- If a parent is offered their second choice school (but not the first), they remain on the waitlist for the first choice and are removed from any lower choices.
- If a parent is offered their third choice school (but not first or second), they remain on the waitlists for both the first and the second choices.
Schools will begin emailing offers to families in the random lottery order approximately one week after the lottery closes.
Families will have two business days to reply to the email to accept or reject an offered seat. After that time, the offer will expire, and the seat will be offered to the next applicant.
Yes. If you do not have a computer at home, you can access a computer at any of the following places:
- Public Library
- A friend or family's house
- Use your mobile phone
Yes. All correspondence, including the offering of seats and waitlist status, are sent to an applicant’s e-mail address.
If a seat opens up and you are the highest on the waitlist, you will receive an e-mail with an option to accept or reject that seat. You will have two business days to respond to an offer.
No, transportation is not provided. If you choose a program outside your designated catchment area, it is your responsibility to arrange transportation to and from the school.
The Canadian Parents for French (CPF) provides information for parents on French programs in general. You can find them here:
- Surrey Chapter – https://www.facebook.com/CanadianParentsForFrenchSurreyChapter
- Provincial Office for CPF for BC and Yukon Branch – www.cpf.bc.ca
