Registration

Registration

Where to Register

Registration requests are being accepted for the 2025/26 school year.

Kindergarten to Grade 5

Online registration is now available for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5. 

Please ensure you select the correct start date for your child.  Click HERE for more information.

 

 

Grades 6 to 8

Registration occurs at the Middle Schools

 

 

 

Grades 9 to 12

Registration occurs at the Secondary Schools

 

Work/Study Permit Applicants

Please contact the Saanich International Student Program at sisp_admissions@saanichschools.ca

The Registration Process

1 Registration Form

Parents / Guardians of children who are seeking placement at their neighbourhood in-catchment school are required to complete a standard registration form for each child.

Download Registration Form

Supporting Documentation:

In addition to completing this form, you must bring the following original documentation with you when you register your child:

  1. Student Identification:

    • Original Birth Certificate or Valid Passport
    • Permanent Residents or Landed Immigrants must also provide a Permanent Resident Card or Certificate of Canadian Citizenship for both the parent and student

  2. Student BC Services Card

  3. Parent Identification:

    • Valid Passport or BC Driver's License and/or BC Services Card or BCID

  4. Any legal documentation regarding guardianship, custody or parenting time arrangements if applicable.

  5. Proof of Residence - Please review the list of eligible documents below required to demonstrate residency within Saanich School District.

2 Determine Your Catchment School

Use School Locator to look up your catchment area school according to your home address.

School Locator

Please note: While every effort has been made to provide accurate and current information, should there be any discrepancy, the final decision on catchment-area schools resides with the School District.

Residence Outside a School's Catchment Area

If you are seeking a placement for your child at a school other than your catchment area school, please follow the above process as well as completing an Out of Catchment Area Application form.  Please note that requests are not guaranteed and will be determined based on availability of space and supports.

Out of Catchment Area Applications - Grades K - 5
Out of Catchment Area Applications - Grades 6 - 12

When all required information has been provided, your child's name will be added to the waitlist for the appropriate grade level at the school of your choosing. This process takes somewhat longer as the school will not confirm placement for "out of catchment" students until in-catchment families have been accommodated.  Please refer to Administrative Procedure 300 (Admission of Ordinarily Resident Students).  Placement is done on a first-come, first-served basis on the following enrollment priorities:

  1. Re-enrolling students (a currently enrolled child who is scheduled to attend the same school next year)

  2. Siblings of re-enrolling students

  3. Catchment area children

  4. Non-catchment area children

  5. Out of district children

Once registered in a school, students will be treated as if they were "in-catchment". This will also apply when students transition from elementary to middle and secondary schools.  Please note the sibling rule only applies if the older sibling is still attending the school when the youngest enters. Once school placement is confirmed, the receiving school will contact the family.

3 Proof of Residence

Proof of residence documents must contain proof of current address.

Home Owners

Please provide TWO of the following:

  • Home Purchase Agreement
  • Property Tax Statement
  • Home Insurance Policy
  • Property Assessment
  • Utility bill (Hydro, Fortis, Cable)

AND ONE of the following showing address:

  • Canadian Bank or Credit Card Statement
  • BC Vehicle Registration
  • Income Tax Statement
  • BC Driver's Licence and/or Parent BC Services Card or BCID

Renters

Please provide:

  • Rental agreement signed by the landlord with landlord’s contact information

AND TWO of the following showing address:

  • Utility Bill (Hydro, Fortis, Cable)
  • Canadian Bank or Credit Card Statement
  • BC Vehicle Registration
  • Income Tax Statement
  • Renter’s Insurance Policy
  • BC Driver's License and/or Parent BC Services Card or BCID

Registration for Online Learning at SIDES

Students begin the registration process by completing the form at  https://www.sides.ca/en/enroll-now.html

If this is the student’s first time enrolling with SIDES and the student is coming to us from OUTSIDE Saanich Schools (School District 63), students are required to provide proof of current BC residency. For school-age children, we require proof of residency for at least one parent. For students over age 18, we require proof of residency for the student. This could include a BC Driver’s License, a residential rental agreement, or a current utility bill. If you have not previously been registered in a public school in BC, the students are also required to send supplemental documents that establish the student’s birthdate and status in Canada (for example, birth certificate or passport.) 

Students who are currently registered in another school within Saanich Schools (SD 63) are not required to submit the above documents. 

Please submit required documents into our Document Portal.

Following registration and submission of required documents, students will receive an email outlining the next steps, including information on your new Saanich email address and how to log in to your online course(s). In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email us at sides@saanichschools.ca.

Please note that students enrolled in SIDES Grade 9-12 courses will have some supervised tests in many of their courses. SIDES uses an online test supervision service called Integrity Advocate which is connected to our learning management system. You will need a webcam to be able to use this service.

Frequently Asked Questions

While every effort is made to place children who wish to attend their neighborhood school, occasionally it becomes necessary to explore alternate placements when class sizes reach their maximum. Please be assured that all other options are thoroughly explored before making such a decision. Every effort is made to secure a school as close as possible to the in-catchment school.

Once all of the required information has been provided the District Placement Office will perform an assessment of available space and families will be notified as soon as a school placement is confirmed.

School District 63 (Saanich) - District Student Placement Office
2125 Keating Cross Road
Saanichton, BC V8M 2A5
Phone: (250) 652-7300
Fax (250) 652-6421
E-mail: inquiries@saanichschools.ca (during regular school hours)