INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY
Thank you for your interest in Our Lady of the Assumption elementary school!
Children can start kindergarten in September of the year they turn five years old. At Our Lady of the Assumption, Kindergarten applications take place every January, for those children starting in September of that same year.
* For example, a child born in 2020, would be eligible for kindergarten in September 2025 and applications would be available January 2025.
Our Lady of the Assumption does not have a waitlist option for Kindergarten.
Follow this link for Kindergarten Application Frequently Asked Questions.
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KINDERGARTEN APPLICATION PACKAGE RETURN DATES
Kindergarten 2025 Application Forms will be available here December 2024.
We welcome families to click the Kindergarten Applications Package link, print the document, and drop off your completed application form and fees at the school. The school office will begin accepting complete Kindergarten Applications (for September 2025 start) from January 6, 2025 – January 17, 2025.
KINDERGARTEN 2024 APPLICATION RETURN DEADLINE – Completed
KINDERGARTEN 2025 APPLICATION RETURN DATES – January 6-17, 2025
Click here for the Kindergarten Application Package (for September 2024 start)
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ADMISSIONS STEPS
There is a 3 step admissions process when applying to Our Lady of the Assumption School.
1. APPLICATION – Student Application Forms must be completed in full and returned to the school including required documentation and fees listed on the forms. Please read and familiarize yourselves with the school policies that can be found on the school website.
2. FAMILY INTERVIEW – Parents/Guardians and their child(ren) are required to meet with the Parish Priest and the Principal for an informational meeting. The meeting will be scheduled by the school office as applications received by application deadline are reviewed.
3. REGISTRATION – A Registration Package will be distributed to successful applicants once applications have been approved. Please return completed registration forms and applicable fees to Our Lady of the Assumption School.
- This 3 step admissions process is typical, but may vary.
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OPEN SCHOOL TOUR
We are pleased to host an Annual Open School Tour each January.
Visitors/potential families can participate in a guided tour of the school and visit classrooms while watching our students learn! Everyone is welcome and no registration is required.
The next Open School Tour will take place on January 14, 2025 from 9-10am.
You are welcome to watch the following video about Our Lady of the Assumption School.
CATHOLIC INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF THE VANCOUVER ARCHDIOCESE’S (CISVA)
PRIORITY OF ACCEPTANCE
- Children presently enrolled in the School if they and their families meet the expectations of the School.
- Siblings of children already in the School, whose families are practicing Catholics active in the Parish.
- Children whose families are practicing Catholics active in the Parish.
- Siblings of children already in the School, whose families are practicing Catholics active in other Parishes.
- Children whose families are practicing Catholics coming into the Parish, who have been attending Catholic School elsewhere.
- Children whose families are practicing Catholics active in other Parishes.
- Children whose families are either not practicing Catholics or not active in their Parishes.
- Non-Catholics. Enrolment of more than 15% non-Catholics in any grade requires the approval of the Board of Directors. Once accepted into the School, non-Catholics need meet only the criteria expected of other students to be re-admitted in subsequent years. Siblings of non-Catholic students cannot be given priority over Catholics.