Applying to a Non-designated School

Applying to Attend a Non-Designated School (formerly boundary exemption request process)

This past year, Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) launched a new pre-enrolment process to simplify the way it collects student information and requests to attend a non-designated school. The pre-enrolment process eliminates the annual Boundary Exemption Request Process. Now, returning families who want to apply to enrol their child at a non-designated school can do so through the pre-enrolment process—acceptance is based on available space.

Each spring, returning EIPS families will receive an email from the Division asking them to confirm their child’s enrolment in a school for the upcoming school year using the online Returning Student Registration Form. Families can indicate the school their child plans to attend; apply to attend a non-designated school, if applicable; and update any required student information—such as phone numbers, addresses and emergency contacts. Some EIPS schools have closed boundaries because of high enrolment numbers and will not accept non-designated students for the 2018-19 school year. Families who apply to attend a non-designated school will be contacted and advised of the outcome in April.

The pre-enrolment process for the 2018-19 school year took place March 1-15, 2018.

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 two-week pre-enrolment 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.

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

Kindergarten students may request to attend a non-designated school by indicating their preference on the New Student Registration Form.
Students new to the Division enrolling in grades 1-12 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 decided during the pre-enrolment process each spring.
Schools with closed boundaries will not accept 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.

View the 2018-19 School Optimal Enrolment Limits & Boundary Status

Schools that have not yet reached their optimal enrolment limits have space to register resident students from outside their designated attendance area. Those 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 out-of-boundary students, and therefore will not consider requests to attend a non-designated school from resident or non-resident students.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a specific question about the pre-enrolment process or timeline? See the Frequently Asked Questions.

If your questions, please contact EIPS' Central Office:

Phone: 780-464-3477
Toll free: 1-800-905-3477
Email: Using our online contact form
(Send to: EIPS Pre-Enrolment Process)