Summer Registration Information

We hope that our Godson families, new and returning, have a safe and happy summer vacation.

Our office will reopen on Monday, August 25th - Friday, August 29th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.  Regular hours will commence on Tuesday, September 2nd from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.

If you are new to our catchment and need to register your child(ren) for the September 2025 school year, please read the information below.  You can make an appointment with Mrs. Kenyon starting August 25th by either calling her at 604-853-8374 or emailing her at godson@abbyschools.ca

1. Use our School Locator to determine where your neighbourhood school is located.

2. Choose one of the below registration options for 2024. Regardless of the chosen registration method, all families will be required to provide identification documents to satisfy proof of age and proof of address, etc. School staff will book appointments for verification purposes. Please provide an accurate email address and phone number for parent/guardian contact.

• Fillable PDF form (download before you fill in) you can complete and email to your neighbourhood catchment school; or
• Printed Registration form that can be completed and will require you to book an appointment to submit the paperwork with your neighbourhood catchment school.

3. If both parents are not a Canadian Citizen or permanent residents (even if your child was born in Canada), complete the registration process here.

4. If one or both parents are Canadian Citizens (even if your child was born outside of Canada), complete the registration process as noted in #2 above.

Documents for Registering

Proof of age of the child by birth certificate is required for all new student registrations (schools will make a photocopy). To ensure the child being registered qualifies for Ministry of Education funding, the biological parents/legal guardians’ status and the biological parents/legal guardians’ residency need to be established. Schools may register the child providing the following are established:

1. At least one biological parent/legal guardian is a Canadian Citizen by birth or naturalized (obtained citizenship) and they can support this with the following pieces of identification: Parent’s Canadian Citizenship Card; Parent’s Canadian Birth Certificate; Parent’s Canadian Passport; and Permanent Resident Card.
2. The biological parent/legal guardian must provide proof of residency, and provide ONE of the following: Utility bill; Mortgage document; Property Sale Agreement; Property Tax Notice/Assessment; Rental or Lease Agreement.
3. In addition ONE of the following four documents containing the name and address of the parent/guardian is required: Child Tax Statement; Government Notice of Assessment; Current Year T4; Government document (eg. MSP bill).
4. Notification if the child has attended school in the Abbotsford School District in the past OR is coming from another school district OR if there is a sibling who has already been attending school in the school district.
5. You will also need to provide your child's CareCard, and your doctor's name and phone number, and other required documents as determined by the school.