Question 1

STEP ONE: Application Form

Accepted Answer

Interested families are welcome to complete an application form and submit it to our school office. You will be contacted to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet with our principal, tour the school, meet our dedicated faculty and visit the classrooms.

Application forms can be printed from the following links or are available from the school office between 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

Application Form (https://581e08d0-7438-4cae-a39e-a32eda92c1a2.usrfiles.com/ugd/581e08_485f8a8bd0874d1da1e9d156859ba8a8.pdf)

If you are interested in applying but would like to meet with the principal and see the school first, please call us at 604-534-6564 and book a tour of our school.
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For current families who are applying for a sibling entering Kindergarten for upcoming school year, please contact the office.(school@stcatherines.ca)
                                                      
Completed application forms must include the following:
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1. Student Proof of Canadian Citizenship (Birth Certificate/ Citizenship Card)
2. One Parent’s Proof of Canadian Citizenship (Birth Certificate/ Citizenship Card)
3. Proof of BC Residency (i.e. copy of BC Hydro or Fortis Bill/Property Tax Assessment/Rental Agreement)
4. Application Form completed in full
5. Copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate (if applicable)
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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Question 2

STEP TWO: Interviews

Accepted Answer

When completed application forms are received, the office will contact new families to arrange an admissions interview, if space is available in the applicable grades.

Question 3

STEP THREE: Selection Process

Accepted Answer

St. Catherine’s is a member of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA).  Individuals who submit their application to our school on or before the application deadline date will be evaluated on the following basis:

Priority 1: Children currently enrolled here who have met the application requirements.

Priority 2: Siblings of children already in the school, whose families are practicing Catholics 
active in either St. Joseph’s Parish Langley or St. Nicholas Parish, Langley.

Priority 3: Children whose families are practicing Catholics active in either St. Joseph’s Parish 
Langley or St. Nicholas Parish, Langley.  In order for your child to be considered as members of a particular parish, your family must:

• Be registered in that parish
 • Regularly attend Mass at that parish
 • Use Sunday envelopes, (no amount specified) from the parish on a regular basis
 • Participate in the work activities required of you by that parish
 
Priority 4: Siblings of children already in the school, whose families are practicing Catholics 
active in other parishes.

Priority 5: Children whose families are practicing Catholics coming into either St. Joseph’s 
Parish, Langley or St. Nicholas Parish, Langley, who have been attending Catholic 
school elsewhere.

Priority 6: Children whose families are practicing Catholics active in other parishes.

Priority 7: All other students regardless of religious denomination.

Question 4

STEP FOUR: Registration

Accepted Answer

Registration packages are given to new family applicants once applications have been approved.

Returning Families
Parents bring completed registration packages to the school on the designated dates. You may also review the following  documents which are not printed out each year but are included here for your review:

2026-2027 Principal's Letter (https://www.stcatherines.ca/_files/ugd/581e08_3afe88576a3c4057872e51d3603ddebc.pdf)
2026-2027 PEC Chairperson's Letter (https://www.stcatherines.ca/_files/ugd/581e08_4ddcfcd6bd88479aae6c6563f15ac559.pdf)
2026-2027 Parent Participation Letter And Assignment Form- New Families (https://www.stcatherines.ca/_files/ugd/581e08_3e6fb357cea140099036ffc9b452ee56.pdf)
2026-2027 Parent Participation Assignment Form-Current Families  (https://www.stcatherines.ca/_files/ugd/581e08_d3446de9c35b4ebab3b9e0e53a733082.pdf)
Family Statement of Commitment (https://581e08d0-7438-4cae-a39e-a32eda92c1a2.usrfiles.com/ugd/581e08_d22af3c68e78409c86015652708ecef2.pdf)
Privacy Consent Form (https://581e08d0-7438-4cae-a39e-a32eda92c1a2.usrfiles.com/ugd/581e08_65943188b67340918527554b7d53080e.pdf)
Emergency Card (https://581e08d0-7438-4cae-a39e-a32eda92c1a2.usrfiles.com/ugd/581e08_3f185b766cd24b068ed4e963c68f01dc.pdf)
Emergency Preparedness Program (https://www.stcatherines.ca/_files/ugd/581e08_57e6ea699ec94129896c932b3401241e.pdf)

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