The online application for Kindergarten Lottery Programs will open on January 24, 2022. Parents will have a 3-week window of opportunity to apply, from January 24 to February 11, 2022 (at midnight). See instructions below.
How to Apply
- Beginning Monday, January 10, 2022 parents will register their child/children online for their local catchment school prior to applying for a seat in the Kindergarten lottery.
- Online applications for the Kindergarten lottery open Monday, January 24, 2022 @ 8:00 am - parents apply by entering their details, their child's details (one application per child), and their preferred program/school choices (up to a maximum of three - listed in preferred order) and submit their application by the deadline of February 11, 2022 @ midnight.
- Once the online applications have closed, a random lottery draw begins on February 22, 2022.
- An e-mail communication to all applicants - whether or not the result of the lottery is successful for their child - is sent out between the weeks of February 22 to March 11, 2022. Successful applicants will be placed at a Kindergarten Lottery Programs school. (There is no need to re-register at the lottery school; your registration package will be forwarded.) 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 Lottery Programs 2022 Dates
January 10th - Register for local school/catchment school online
January 24th - Online applications open for Kindergarten Programs Lottery
February 9th - Deadline to register for catchment school in order to apply online for Kindergarten Programs Lottery
February 11th - Online Kindergarten Programs Lottery applications close
February 22nd - Random draw for Kindergarten Programs Lottery begins
February 22nd to March 11th - Lottery results emailed to applicants for accept and decline or with waitlist placements via email