The Board of Education of School District No. 5 (Southeast Kootenay) and its employees would like to welcome all new and returning students to the 2025/2026 school year.

All school offices will be open the week of August 25 to help with registrations and provide other information.

Buses will run at the regularly scheduled pickup times for the before-school run and will depart schools at 11 a.m.

Please refer to our website for scheduled bus times as many schedules have changed.  New registrants are asked to register their children at their neighbourhood school.

Please use the school locator tool on the website if unsure of your catchment area school.

A birth certificate or other legally acceptable documents, along with proof of B.C. residency, i.e., current year property tax receipt or current month rental receipt, must be provided at the time of registration.

Learning Please contact Kootenay Discovery School to enroll in online learning. Kootenay Discovery School follows the B.C. curriculum and provides teacher support, either online or face-to-face, to parents and students. Please call 250-423-4912 for more information.

French Immersion French Immersion is available at T.M. Roberts Elementary, Parkland Middle School and Mount Baker Secondary in Cranbrook and Isabella Dicken Elementary and Fernie Secondary in Fernie.

Lead image: Rocky Mountain Elementary School in Elkford. e-KNOW file photo

School District No. 5

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