• Kindergarten to Grade 12 students who are currently enrolled in one of our Grande Prairie Public Schools DO NOT need to complete a New Student Registration form for next school year. 
  
• Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten students moving to Kindergarten next year will be assigned a 2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration form on February 27, 2023, through SchoolEngage within your existing PowerSchool parent account. Parents will be notified by email; please watch for it and check the spam folder within your email if you cannot find it
  
• Kindergarten to Grade 7 students will be assigned the Are You Returning form in May of 2023 through SchoolEngage within your existing PowerSchool parent account. Parents will be notified by email with the exception of Parkside Montessori and Grande Prairie Christian School as they have their own process form. Parents, please check the spam folder within your email if you cannot find it.
  
• Grades 8 to 12 students will be contacted directly by their High School to register for 2023-2024 courses through PowerSchool
  
• If you have moved residences this year to another neighbourhood school boundary you can confirm this information with your current school in May 2023 when the Are You Returning forms are available to review the information and initiate a transfer to your new neighbourhood boundary school.
  
• The First Day of School for most students in the 2023-2024 School Year is Sep. 5, 2023. For students in Kindergarten, our school will communicate your child's start date if it is not Sep. 5. Grade 9-12 students at our high schools, please check your school website for the first-week schedule. Learn more: Back to School - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)
  
• Busing Application: each year, you must complete an application for your child to ride the school bus. Learn more: Busing - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)
  
• First Ride Event:  this free event is open to any student and their family to learn about school bus safety and have a positive first experience on a school bus. Learn more: First Ride Program - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)
  
• Programs of Choice find out more:  Programs & Services - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)
  

Registering for Kindergarten

We are proud to offer online registration for Kindergarten:

• Open to children born in 2018
  
• Feb. 23, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. - online registration opens for account creation and form pre-population
• Mar. 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. - online registration forms that were pre-populated or new forms can be submitted

Important: to complete your online registration, pre-populated 2023-2024 New Student Registration forms must be submitted. 

New Families with new students to GPPSD are required to create a SchoolEngage account online and complete the 2023-2024 New Student Registration Form. 

Current Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten students in GPPSD – parents will receive an email after Feb. 27, 2023, with instructions to complete their 2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration Form.
Log into your PowerSchool ParentPortal and access SchoolEngage on the left-hand menu.,
Click on Student, select your student and then complete the 2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration Form.
The form must be submitted starting or after Mar. 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.

Registering for KinderPAL?

KinderPAL - Program of Choice for Kindergarten-aged students combines Kindergarten Programming and the KinderPAL experience: play and learn! It offers young students a full-day, everyday learning experience. Find out more: KinderPAL - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)

Registering for The Academy Grades 4-8 Students

The Academy - passion driven education in sports (athletics, golf, hockey, soccer) and dance Find out more: The Academy - Grande Prairie Public School Division (gppsd.ab.ca)

New Families to GPPSD students interested in registering for Academy Programming. Indicate on your child's New Student Registration Form that they want to Register for the Academy, once this form is submitted an Academy Application will need to be completed, you will get an email notice to complete.

Current GPPSD Students can apply to attend Academy programming by:

Log into your PowerSchool ParentPortal and access SchoolEngage on the left-hand menu., 

Click on Student, choose the student and then complete the Academy Application 

The school will review applications and contact families to confirm registration. Application forms will open to submit Mar. 2, 2023.

Current students in The Academy will receive an Academy Re-enrollment Form, to complete if the student is continuing in the program.

Online Registration Help

Help links for New Families to GPPSD:

Help links for Current Families with GPPSD: