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Applying to a Non-designated School

Applying to Attend a Non-Designated School

All requests to attend a non-designated school must be submitted online on either the Returning Student Registration Form or New Student Registration Form, as applicable. Acceptance at a requested non-designated school is based on available space. Some EIPS schools have closed boundaries because of high enrolment numbers and will not accept registrations from non-designated or non-resident students. 

The returning student registration process for the 2025-26 school year will take place Feb. 10-24, 2025. To be considered for enrolment in a non-designated school for the coming school year, returning families must make that request during the returning student registration process.

NOTE: All requests to attend a non-designated school or out-of-boundary program for returning students in grades 1-12 must be completed during the returning student registration process to be considered for the next school year. The only exception: Students who move into the Division from outside the geographic area, or another community within the Division, following the deadline. All families who apply to attend a non-designated school will be contacted and advised of the outcome by early March. 

NEW STUDENTS TO THE DIVISION REQUESTING TO ATTEND A NON-DESIGNATED SCHOOL:

  • Students new to the Division enrolling in kindergarten to Grade 12 can request to attend a non-designated school by indicating their preference on the New Student Registration Form—acceptance is based on available space and generally decided in March.
  • Schools with closed boundaries will not accept new registrations (kindergarten to Grade 12) from non-designated students.

Optimal Enrolment Limits & Closed Boundaries

In accordance with Administrative Procedure 305: School Attendance Areas and Requests to Attend Non-Designated Schools, schools in EIPS have established optimal enrolment limits (a pre-determined, maximum number of students that can be registered at a school) to ensure high-quality learning conditions. 

2025-26 Optimal Enrolment Limits and Closed Boundaries 

Schools that have not yet reached their optimal enrolment limits have space to register resident students from outside their designated attendance area. Schools where enrolment is projected to reach or exceed the optimal enrolment limit will have closed boundaries. A school with a closed boundary is one that does not have sufficient space to register any new non-designated students, and therefore will not consider requests to attend a non-designated school from resident or non-resident students.