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The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ proudly serves learners across many diverse communities. We offer world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to help prepare our learners for a world they will create.
Contact District
Phone: (250) 748-0321
Fax: (250) 748-6591
Email: info@sd79.bc.ca
Mailing Address
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There are 17 Elementary schools and 5 Secondary schools in the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Catchment School
To learn what your catchment school is and to obtain school contact info please use the tool.
Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL)
Each school has their own plan on how to serve our learners. These plans align with the district-wide FESL and Beyond Education, you can find individual school FESL’s with the below
Nourish Cowichan
Nourish Cowichan provides lunch for all students who need it without barriers such as registration or application.
Please connect with your school office staff for access or more information.
Transportation Registration
Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year will open May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024, for annual registration
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School Fees
District Academies
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½, in partnership with a number of organization, offers District Academies to students both within, and beyond, the Cowichan Valley. The various District Academies offer students exceptional choice and the ability to focus their learning in specific areas of interest led by specialists in that field.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about how the school calendars are created? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions.
Student Resources
District Parent Advisory Council
Employee REsources
Cowichan Learns
Cowichan Learns is a place to find resources and ideas.
Welcome to ¹û¶³´«Ã½
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ proudly serves learners across many diverse communities. We offer world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to help prepare our learners for a world they will create.
Contact District
Phone: (250) 748-0321
Fax: (250) 748-6591
Email: info@sd79.bc.ca
Mailing Address
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, or you can download a copy of the below. Please note that there may be other forms to fill in at the school.
Cowichan Valley welcomes new Kindergarten students for the 2024-2025 school year. Any child who will be five years of age on or before December 31, 2024, may register at their catchment school. If you are unsure of your school, please use the .
Register for French Immersion Schools and Mill Bay Nature School for September 2024
Register online or at your catchment school for September 2024
Parents or guardians, please bring your child’s Canadian Birth Certificate or Canadian passport, and proof of residency (such as your child’s BC Services Card). Any students without Canadian documents and/or proof of BC residency will be redirected to the Principal of International Education located at Cowichan Secondary School.
Registration will take place at your catchment school during regular office hours the week of January 22-26, 2024.
Registration will take place at the French Immersion Schools and Mill Bay Nature school during regular office hours the week of January 15-19, 2024. (This includes siblings and all late applicants will be wait-listed).
French Immersion is a District program with no specific catchment areas. It is offered at École Mt. Prevost and École Cobble Hill Elementary Schools.
There are two entry points into the French Immersion program; Kindergarten and Grade 1. The families who have remained on our waitlist from the September 2023 Kindergarten registration will preserve the same order of placement status should we have space to take new Grade 1 students in the fall of 2024. Parents of students on the 2023 waitlist will be contacted in January to see if they would like to transfer into the French Immersion program for the Grade 1 entry point. Any new Grade one registrations will be added to the current waitlist.
If requested spaces for French Immersion elementary schools are over-subscribed, placement will be determined by lottery.
Assignment will be based on the following:
Information sessions will be held for École Mount Prevost Elementary in the library on Tuesday, January 9th at 5:30 pm and École Cobble Hill Elementary in the library on Tuesday, January 9th at 6 pm.
How Does the Lottery System Work?
If applications exceed the number of available spaces a lottery system will be used in accordance with the district’s selection process set out below.
If required, available spaces will be allotted through a randomized lottery draw conducted by the School District office.
We will be hosting two Family Information Evenings for those families interested in having their child(ren) attend kindergarten at either École Mount Prevost Elementary or École Cobble Hill starting September 2024.
Nature School is a District program with no specific catchment areas. It is offered at Mill Bay Nature School.
If requested spaces for Mill Bay Nature school is over-subscribed, placement will be determined by lottery.
Assignment will be based on the following:
If applications exceed the number of available spaces a lottery system will be used in accordance with the district’s selection process set out below.
If required, available spaces will be allotted through a randomized lottery draw conducted by the School District office.
We will be hosting two Family Information sessions for those families interested in beginning their child’s educational journey (ages 4/5) at Mill Bay Nature School starting September 2024.
The first family information evening will be held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, January 10th, from 6-7:30 pm (). The second family information night is in person at the school on Thursday, January 11th, from 6-7 pm in the library.