- Please let us know in the form if you require a translator.
- 820 – 6th Street (south side of the New Westminster Secondary School building)
- Monday to Friday – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (excluding holidays)
2. Download and print requirement paperwork
- Download and complete a registration form for each child.
- Bring the requirement paperwork outlined in the Document Guide for Parents and Caregivers.
- NOTE: If you do not have paperwork, the registration team will help you confidentially find a solution.
3. What to do on the day of your appointment
- Visit the registration team at the Welcome Centre at your appointed timed.
- Bring the completed registration form(s) and copies of the required paperwork. You may also bring originals and our staff will make copies.
- If you do not have paperwork, let our registration team know when you arrive.
Out-of-catchment and transfer applications
Sibling out-of-catchment transfer applications
Only students with siblings attending out-of-catchment schools (who will still be attending the school at the time the younger sibling starts) may apply for out-of-catchment transfers.
- Applications are currently closed.
Sibling out-of-district applications
Only students with siblings who are attending a district school as an out-of-district student (and who will still be attending the school when the younger sibling starts) may apply for out-of-district placements at schools other than New Westminster Secondary.
- Applications are currently closed.
New Westminster Secondary out-of-district applications
New Westminster Secondary School is currently closed to out-of-district applications. Only submissions from students attending district middle schools will be considered.
Applying for Programs of Choice (waitlist active)
- NOTE: Programs of Choice are only available to students who are enrolled in a New Westminster district school.
How to register for Programs of Choice
Early French Immersion
- All new Early French Immersion students with sibling status have priority placement.
- Kindergarten or Grade 1 applications received before the deadline enter into a lottery to determine placement.
- Grade 2 or higher students are placed based on when they submit their application (i.e. submit early for a better chance at placement), space permitting.
- Students applying for Early French Immersion that starts in Grade 2 or higher must have previously been in Early French Immersion program in another district.
Late French Immersion (entering Grade 6)
- Students with sibling status have priority placement.
- Students who submitted an application using the previous application process (prior to June 2015) are next in priority.
- All other applications are entered into a lottery to determine placement.
Montessori
- All new Montessori students with sibling status have priority placement.
- Kindergarten or Grade 1 applications received before the deadline enter into a lottery to determine placement.
- Grade 2 or higher students are placed based on when they submit their application (i.e. submit early for a better chance at placement), space permitting.
Home Learners Program
- New Home Learners Program students with sibling status have priority. Placement will follow the priorities outlined in Administrative Procedure 220.
