North Shore school catchments: how to check which school a home is in
Checked 6 October 2026 · next review January 2027On the North Shore, the school a child attends is set by the home’s address, not by the neighbourhood name on a listing. North Vancouver and West Vancouver each run an online school locator, and both districts say a catchment address does not guarantee a seat. Check the exact address with the district before you write an offer.
Catchment boundaries, programs and registration dates change, and everything below is subject to change. Give the district the exact address before you rely on it.
| North Vancouver School District (SD44) | 604-903-3444 · 2121 Lonsdale Avenue |
| SD44 Central Registration | 604-903-3444 · registration@sd44.ca |
| West Vancouver Schools (SD45) | 604-981-1000 · info@wvschools.ca · 1075 21st Street |
- Both districts decide catchment by the address where the parents or guardians live. North Vancouver says pre-sale agreements are not considered.
- Use the district’s school locator, not a map or a listing. North Vancouver says that where its map and its locator disagree, the locator is used.
- A catchment address does not guarantee a seat. Both districts place students according to available space and programs.
- Registration for the 2027–28 school year opens on 15 October 2026 in both districts.
Check an address
| District | Where to check | Note |
|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver (City and District) | SD44 school locator | Search by street name or postal code |
| West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island | SD45 school locator | The district also posts a boundary map dated 2015; use the locator for a current answer |
North Vancouver: the six secondary school families
North Vancouver School District groups its elementary schools into families, each feeding one secondary school. This is the district’s own list from its kindergarten registration guide. The district does not publish which streets or neighbourhoods each family covers, so check the address in the locator.
| Secondary school | Elementary schools in the family |
|---|---|
| École Argyle Secondary, 1131 Frederick Road | Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Boundary, Ross Road |
| Carson Graham Secondary, 2145 Jones Avenue | Norgate, Capilano, Carisbrooke, Westview, Braemar, Larson, Queen Mary |
| École Handsworth Secondary, 1033 Handsworth Road | Canyon Heights, Montroyal, Cleveland, Highlands |
| Seycove Secondary, 1204 Caledonia Avenue | Cove Cliff, Dorothy Lynas, Sherwood Park |
| Sutherland Secondary, 1860 Sutherland Avenue | Ridgeway, Cloverley, Eastview, Brooksbank, Queensbury |
| École Windsor Secondary, 931 Broadview Drive | Lynnmour, Seymour Heights, Blueridge |
Cloverley Elementary, 970 Shavington Street, opened in September 2026. Its catchment, approved by the Board on 23 September 2025, runs from Lonsdale Avenue east to Lynn Creek and from the waterfront north to the south side of Keith Road, and it took in parts of the Ridgeway, Brooksbank, Queensbury and Queen Mary catchments. If you are buying in that area, check the address again. Mountainside Secondary is an alternative school with no catchment.
West Vancouver: three secondary schools
West Vancouver Schools serves the District of West Vancouver, the Village of Lions Bay and Bowen Island with 14 elementary and three secondary schools. The district does not publish an elementary-to-secondary family list, and it names the communities for only one secondary school.
| Secondary school | What the district says about who attends |
|---|---|
| West Vancouver Secondary, 1750 Mathers Avenue | No catchment areas published; use the locator |
| École Sentinel Secondary, 1250 Chartwell Drive | Located in the British Properties; no catchment areas published |
| Rockridge Secondary, 5350 Headland Drive | “Families from the areas of Bowen Island, West Bay, Caulfeild, Gleneagles and Lions Bay” |
French Immersion
| North Vancouver | West Vancouver | |
|---|---|---|
| Early (Kindergarten) | Braemar, Cleveland, Dorothy Lynas, Larson, Ross Road, Sherwood Park | Cedardale, Pauline Johnson |
| Late (Grade 6) | Boundary, Braemar | Pauline Johnson |
| Secondary | Larson and Ross Road to Argyle; Braemar and Cleveland to Handsworth; Dorothy Lynas and Sherwood Park to Windsor | Late Immersion students have a guaranteed place at Sentinel after Grade 7 |
| When there are more applicants than places | Siblings first, then a lottery | Kindergarten Early Immersion is by lottery |
Registration dates for the 2027–28 school year
| North Vancouver | West Vancouver | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Priority registration 15 October 2026, 10 a.m., to 15 December 2026, midnight | Applications open 15 October 2026, 8 a.m. |
| Early French Immersion Kindergarten | Register through Kindergarten registration; lottery if oversubscribed | Lottery window 15 October to 30 November 2026, 3 p.m.; draw in early December |
| Grades 1–12 | Priority registration 4 January to 7 March 2027 | In catchment: from 15 October 2026. Out of catchment and out of district: from 15 January 2027 |
Some West Vancouver pages still show an older 2 December deadline for the Early Immersion lottery. The district’s admissions timelines page shows 30 November 2026.
Proof of address
North Vancouver
Proof that you live at the address, such as a lease or a property document. The district says the current address determines catchment and that pre-sale agreements are not considered, so a presale you have not moved into does not count.
West Vancouver
One primary proof, such as a property tax or assessment notice, a tenancy agreement or a purchase agreement, plus a utility bill. Month-to-month tenancies are not accepted. Applicants to Chartwell, Cypress Park, Cedardale, Pauline Johnson, West Bay, Westcot and Sentinel need one more document.
Before you make an offer
- Put the exact address into the district’s school locator and keep a screenshot with the date.
- Call or email the district with the address and the grade, and ask whether that school is currently full for that grade.
- If a French Immersion place matters, ask how the lottery has gone in recent years. Living in the catchment does not decide it.
- If you are buying a presale or moving after the registration window, ask the district how your dates affect your application.
This page is general information, not advice on a particular home or child. Catchments and dates change. Call North Vancouver School District on 604-903-3444 or West Vancouver Schools on 604-981-1000 with the exact address before you rely on it.
- North Vancouver School District, Registration, key dates 2027-28. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, School locator. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, Kindergarten registration and families of schools. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, French Immersion registration. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, French Immersion pathways. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, Cloverley catchment review. Checked 6 October 2026.
- North Vancouver School District, Required documents. Checked 6 October 2026.
- West Vancouver Schools, Admissions timelines 2027-28. Checked 6 October 2026.
- West Vancouver Schools, Secondary schools and school locator. Checked 6 October 2026.
- West Vancouver Schools, Required documentation. Checked 6 October 2026.
- West Vancouver Schools, Early French Immersion. Checked 6 October 2026.
- West Vancouver Schools, Late French Immersion. Checked 6 October 2026.
- BC Ministry of Education, School directory, West Vancouver. Checked 6 October 2026.