Kindergarten (5 years old)

Children born in 2020 are eligible for Kindergarten in the 2025/26 school year

Kindergarten programs begin the first day of school with a staggered entry (half the class comes one day and the other half of the class comes the next day) to the school year. This typically happens in the week following the traditional start for grades 1-12. This allows our youngest students to feel more comfortable in their new setting and allows our teachers, educational assistants, and specialists to get to know our students on a one to one basis immediately.

Elk Island Catholic Schools welcome members of other faith communities in our schools and respect their beliefs. Parents of students that are not Catholic will be required to meet the Principal of their school at the start of the school year to discuss these expectations.

The Kindergarten program runs from September to June based on the Elk Island Catholic School Division calendar. St. Nicholas schools offers full day programs.

Bus Registration is available & register online, please click the link:

https://www.eics.ab.ca/transportation

The First Ride Program is a great way for the first time school bus rider to learn the ins and outs of riding a school bus safely.

· Meet the bus drivers and Parent and student take a short ride on a school bus

· See a short safety video, Learn about bus safety and Learn what “transferring” means

Date: TBD – students will be advised in July via

Email or Text of the exact date in August.

No RSVP required: First Ride Program is Free to EICS Students

You will be notified by your child’s bus driver directly of pick up location, time and bus number. Do expect some delays in the first weeks of school.

Out of School Care (OSC) is available for our K-4 students. But there are some scenarios in which a Pre-K student could utilize this service. 

Happy Day Care has space available at the school. To learn more about their availability and programs/services offered please reach out to them, please call 780-912-1167 or email makinofficemanager@gmail.com