Enrollment Process: School-Age Programs
1.1- SCHOOL AGE ENROLLMENT - SFU BURNABY MOUNTAIN
1st - 30th September
School Age spaces that become available for September each year will be offered to eligible children in our 3-5 year-programs with a confirmed space in University Highlands Elementary in the following priority order. No sibling priority is considered when transitioning children from 3–5-year programs to School Age.
1. SFUCCS Staff Families then SFU Families (Prioritized in the order of date of enrollment)
2. UniverCity Families (Prioritized in the order of date of enrollment)
3. Non-SFU Families (Prioritized in the order of date of enrollment)
Families of any 3–5-year children who receive a space in University Highlands Elementary but not a space in our School Age programs, can apply to be added to the external School Age wait list. The earliest date they can apply for the wait list is when they have a confirmed space in University Highlands Elementary.
1st October - 31st August
From October each year to August the following year, spaces available are offered to the children on the external School Age wait list. The primary qualification to be on the School Age wait list is having a confirmed space in University Highlands Elementary.
External School Age Wait List:
Within each priority category, priority shall be applied according to date of application and in the following order:
1. SFUCCS Staff families with one or more children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
2. SFUCCS Staff families with no children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
3. SFU Families with one or more children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
4. SFU Families with no children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
5. UniverCity Families having one or more children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
6. UniverCity Families with no children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
7. Non-SFU Families
1.2- SCHOOL AGE ENROLLMENT - SAPPERTON
1st - 30th September
School Age spaces that become available for September each year, will be offered to eligible children in our 3-5 year-programs with a confirmed space in either Seaforth Elementary or Armstrong Elementary in the following priority order. No sibling priority is considered when transitioning children from 3–5-year programs to School Age.
1. SFUCCS Staff Families then SFU Families/ (Prioritized in the order of date of enrollment)
2. Non-SFU Families (Prioritized in the order of date of enrollment)
Families of any 3–5-year children who receive a space in either Seaforth Elementary or Armstrong Elementary but not a space in our School Age programs, can apply to be added to the external School Age waiting list. The earliest date they can apply for this wait list is when they have a confirmed space in one of the above schools.
1st October - 31st August
From October each year to August the following year, spaces available are offered to the children on the external School Age wait list. The primary qualification to be on the School Age wait list is having a confirmed space in either Seaforth Elementary or Armstrong Elementary.
External School Age Wait List
Within each priority category, priority shall be applied according to date of application.
1. SFUCCS Staff Families
2. Seaforth/Armstrong Community with one or more children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
3. Seaforth/Armstrong Community with no children currently enrolled in a SFUCCS program
Enrollment of Seaforth elementary children in the SFUCCS School Age program is capped at 18 due to the limited seating available on the school bus.
How does an offer of a school-age space work?
If your child is in one of our 3-5-year programs, you will respond to a survey to indicate your willingness to be considered for a school age space in September of the year your child starts kindergarten. An internal waitlist is created of those desiring a School Age space in September each year, based on the date of entry into SFUCCS and priority status.
If your child does not receive a space offer in September, a new waitlist application must be submitted for your child to be added to the school age external waitlist. Please do not apply before you have a confirmed space in one of the three schools we service.
Receiving a space offer
We are only able to offer school age spaces individually as school age space vacancy occurs.
The number of available spaces fluctuates from year to year depending on the number of children who:
1- Age out of school age program (5-12 year old group)
2- Unanticipated withdrawals
A kindergarten information session is held in January to provide further information on the enrollment process, the school-age care programs and on schools that SFUCCS serves.