The On-Line application for Lottery 2017 will open on January 30th, 2017. Parents will have a 3-week window of opportunity to apply from January 30 to February 20th, 2017 (at midnight).
Instructions are below.
How to Apply
- Parents will register their child/children at their local catchment school prior to applying for a Choice Program seat.
- Online applications open Monday January 30th, 2017 @ 8:00 am - parents apply by entering their details, their child's details (one application per child), choose their preferred top three program/school choices and submit their application by the deadline of February 20th, 2017 @ midnight
- Once the online applications have closed, a random lottery draw takes place on February 27th, 2017.
- An e-mail communication to all applicants - whether or not the result of the lottery is successful for their child - is sent out the week of February 27th to March 10th, 2017. Successful applicants will be placed at a Choice Programs school. All other applicants are placed on a waitlist.
- Program seats are filled until all available places have been allocated. Applicants that have been waitlisted may remain on the waitlist until if/when they are offered a place.
- If a student drops out of a program either before it has started or during the program, the applicant who is next on the waitlist for that place is contacted.
- Make sure you have everything you need before applying by consulting our online application checklist. You can also read parent's frequently asked questions.
- Apply now.
Kindergarten Choice Lottery 2017 Dates
January 16th - Register at local school/catchment school
January 30th - Online applications open for lottery
February 15th - Deadline to register at catchment school in order to apply online for Choice Program
February 20th - Online applications close
February 27th - Random draw for lottery takes place
February 27th - March 10th - Lottery results sent to applicants for accept and decline or with waitlist placements via email.