How to Register for Kindergarten

All Yukon students are welcome to enroll at FNSB Schools.

In the Communities

All rural Yukon students have a right to enroll in the local FNSB school and can be registered in their community. Most of our schools in the communities have 2 Kindergarten starting points. Children can start either;

  • Early Kindergarten (K4) if they’re 4 years old on or before December 31, 2023; or

  • Kindergarten (K5) if they’re 5 years old on or before December 31, 2023.

Contact the school to register your child. The school will let you know if they require online or paper-based registration. If it's paper-based, the school will provide all the necessary forms. 

In Whitehorse

Go to: https://yukon.ca/en/register-child-school#register-your-child-for-kindergarten

Follow the instructions detailed on this website to complete your online registration for one of our Whitehorse-based schools: either Takhini Elementary School or Grey Mountain Primary School.

The Education Area for our schools encompasses the entire Yukon and is not based on residential catchment areas.  In Whitehorse, any student, no matter where they live in the city, can apply to enroll in one of our 2 urban schools: Takhini Elementary or Grey Mountain Primary. We ensure school busing is available for all students attending these schools. The FNSB will strive to accommodate all students interested in enrollment at our Whitehorse-based schools, and will create additional classrooms if needed.

 

If demand for enrollment exceeds classroom availability, enrollment will be prioritized on the following scale:

  1. Yukon First Nations students have a right to attend a FNSB school, regardless of where they live in the city and will be given first priority.

  2. Siblings of students already enrolled in one of our Whitehorse-based schools will be given second priority.

  3. Students residing in the adjacent residential areas (following the school’s former “attendance area” catchment) and/or other Indigenous students will be given third priority.

  4. A lottery system will be employed for all other students.

 

Please contact ruby.grant@fnsb.ca for additional information.