Registration

Registration for 2026/27 opens on February 2 at 10:00 am PST

Registration is now processed online. Please visit https://burnabyschools.ca/registration/ for more information on registration requirements.

Registrations for the current school year may be submitted at any time. Registrations for the next school year for kindergarten and new students in Grades 1-7 starts on February 1. Our secretary will be in contact with you once we have received your online registration.

Lyndhurst’s attendance area map

For successful submission of your registration, be sure to click the <SUBMIT> button on the last page and look for a confirmation email from the Burnaby School District. 

Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents

  • Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year is for children born in 2020.
  • Students must register with their English catchment school. Even if you are submitting a District Language application or cross-district request you must first register at your student’s English catchment school.
  • The school locator will determine the school you need to register at.
  • Parents/legal guardians and children must be residing in Burnaby at the time of registration. Schools are unable to register students until the family is living in Burnaby. If you are currently out of the country, please wait until returning to Burnaby before registering.
  • To complete an online preliminary registration please click here.

Temporary Residents Living in BC

  • For more information and to complete an online preliminary registration with the Burnaby School District please click here.
  • If your child is already registered at a Burnaby public school and you are updating your documents because they have expired, please click here.

Required Documentation for Registration

  • Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate, immigration documents, or passport)
  • Proof of guardianship (parents’ or guardians’ as shown on long form birth certificate or other appropriate legal documentation such as landed immigrant paper or guardianship order granted by the courts). Note that a notarized custodial guardian appointment is not the same as a guardianship order granted by the courts
  • Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card).  At least one piece of the parent’s proof of citizenship must contain a photo of the parent on the identification, itself.
  • Proof of residency of the parent or guardian and student. This must include two items, at least one being from Category A below:
    • Category A: proof of ownership of dwelling or long-term lease or rental of a dwelling; legal documents indicating BC residence; parent or guardian filing income tax returns as a BC resident
    • Category B: BC hydro bill, BC cable bill, Provincial driver’s license, provincial registration of automobile, Canadian bank accounts or credit cards

Cross District and Out-of-District Transfer

  • The cross and out-of-district application process for the 2026/27 school year opens on February 2, 2026, at 10:00am PST. 
  • Students wanting to attend Lyndhurst Elementary, but are not in the Lyndhurst attendance area, or are from outside of Burnaby, must first register at their catchment school and then email a Cross-District or Out-of-District Transfer Application to: Lyndhurst.Info@burnabyschools.ca
  • Both forms can be found here: https://burnabyschools.ca/registration-categories/#studenttransfers
  • This process begins in February each year and continues until September 30 of the current school year.  Applications received during the month of February are considered “on-time”. Applications received between March and September are considered “late” and will be considered after all on-time applicants have been placed.
  • Please note: cross- and out-of-district applications are not accepted between October and June of the current year.
  • Please see the registration website for more information burnabyschools.ca/registration/

Programs of choice

  • The District offers dozens of options, including language programs. Students can explore their interests, support their strengths, or get exposed to a career through a variety of program choices. For most Programs of Choice, applications are received in February for priority placement for the following school year. Learn more.
  • French Immersion
    • The French Immersion application process for the 2026/27 school year opens on February 2, 2026, at 10:00am PST. 
    • For more information, click here.
  • Mandarin Language Arts Program
    • Due to budget constraints, please note that this program will be phased out with no new intake of Kindergarten students for the 2026-27 school year. Students who are currently enrolled in the program will continue through to the end of Grade 7. 
    • For more information, click here.

Looking for Refugee Claimant School Registration Information? Please click here.

Looking for StrongStart? Please click here.

Looking for Burnaby Community Continuing Education? Please click here.

Looking for Summer Session? Please click here.