Education

Education

Kindergarten Registration

KINDERGARTEN, FRENCH IMMERSION KINDERGARTEN AND MATERNELLE REGISTRATIONS

Children eligible to attend Kindergarten in the 2012/13 school year must be 4 years and 8 months of age by September 1, 2012.

All children must be registered for Kindergarten to ensure their place in class this fall. No child will be accepted into a Kindergarten classroom in September until his/her registration has been completed at the school office.

Rural Yukon

For Kindergarten registration in Rural Yukon, please call or visit the school in your attendance area.

Français Langue Première / French First Language

Pour l’inscription en français langue première à l'école Émilie-Tremblay cliquez ici.

For registration to the French first language school at École Émilie-Tremblay click here.

2012-13 Kindergarten Registration Process for Whitehorse-area children

The Department of Education is using an online pre-enrolment process for Whitehorse-area English and French Immersion schools to help improve our planning and serve the needs of Yukon students more efficiently. A link to the online pre-enrolment form is located at the bottom of this page.

Online Kindergarten pre-enrolment for the 2012/13 school year begins February 13 at 9:00 a.m.

For your convenience, the pre-enrolment form is available to view at the bottom of this page beginning February 1.

Please complete the online pre-enrolment form. You can also call the Department of Education’s toll free number: [1-800-661-0408, local 5141] or call/visit any Whitehorse-area English language or French Immersion school office to have staff complete the online form for you.

The complete registration process for Whitehorse-area children involves several steps:

1. Complete the online pre-enrolment form beginning February 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
2. Within three weeks of completing pre-enrolment, households will receive a letter in the mail with confirmation of which school the child will attend and detailed instructions for completing the registration.
3. Once registration instructions are received in the mail, parents will register their children at assigned schools in person with proof of the child’s age, as per the instructions in the invitation to register.
4. Kindergarten orientation will be organized by the individual schools in the spring of 2012.

Registering your child in French Language Programs

If you would like your child to begin Kindergarten in a French Immersion program, select Whitehorse Elementary School as your primary choice when filling out the online pre-enrolment form.
Please note: Parents/Guardians who wish to enrol a child in French First Language programming at École Émilie-Tremblay should visit or contact the school at 867-667-8150. For more information about École Émilie-Tremblay please visit the website: http://www.csfy.ca/fr/
*Les parents ou tuteurs qui désirent inscrire un enfant à l’École Émilie-Tremblay sont invités à se présenter à l’école ou à téléphoner au 867-667-8150. 
Pour de plus amples renseignements au sujet de l’École Émilie-Tremblay, consultez le site Web http://www.csfy.ca/fr/.

Registering your child in one of the Catholic Schools of Whitehorse

To register your child in one of the Catholic Schools of Whitehorse, indicate the appropriate school in your attendance area when filling out the online pre-enrolment form beginning February 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

The Catholic Schools of Whitehorse require additional application information for potential students. For more information, or to obtain the Catholic Schools of Whitehorse application package, click here.

School Attendance Areas
Please be familiar with school attendance areas when filling out the online pre-enrolment form. You can find more information about school attendance areas click here.

Student Transfer Procedure
Within three weeks of completing the online pre-enrolment form, the Department of Education will send you a registration package in the mail that indicates which school to register your child. If you wish to apply for a transfer to a different school, or if you would like more information, click here.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE PRE-ENROLMENT FORM  

Contact - Education

Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-5141
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5141
Fax: (867) 393-6254
contact.education@gov.yk.ca