What do we need to register for StrongStart BC?

1. Please complete the StrongStart registration form.  For students new to the StrongStart BC program, please use the StrongStart Program – Student Registration Form.
2. For students who have previously attended a StrongStart BC Centre, please use the StrongStart Program – Student Re-Registration Form.
3. We require proof of name and date of birth – birth certificate, passport.
4. We require proof of residence in BC – BC Hydro bill, Telus, or other bill sent to your home address.
5. Please take the completed Registration / Re-registration Form and the necessary documents to your local StrongStart BC Centre in North Vancouver. For locations and hours of operation, please click here.

Please bring the original documents.  We will take photocopies of these documents and return them to you.

Why are these documents required and what happens to them?

1. This information is required by the Ministry of Education to admit a StrongStart BC student into the student information system.
2. A file folder with these documents will be stored at the North Vancouver School District’s Central Registration office.

Why should we register?

1. By going through the registration process, your child is officially entered into the StrongStart BC database so that attendance can be recorded.  By having as many children as possible registered, the Ministry of Education develops an accurate picture of how many children are attending the StrongStart BC program.
2. Twice a year, the Ministry of Education extracts attendance numbers from each StrongStart BC centre. They are only interested in collecting numbers, not personal information regarding your child.
3. The Ministry of Education will assign your child a Personal Education Number (PEN#).  This number follows the child throughout their education in British Columbia.

Additional Information

1. If the child is a Canadian citizen, but the Birth Certificate is from another country, we need a copy of the Citizenship papers.
2. If the family is in Canada on a Work Permit, we need a copy of it attached to the registration.
3. If the child is a Permanent Resident, then we need a copy of both sides of the Permanent Resident card.

Please bring the original documents.  We will take photocopies of these documents and return them to you.

Where do we register?

Please take the completed Registration/Re-registration Form and the necessary documents to your local StrongStart BC Centre in North Vancouver.  For locations and hours of operation, please click here.

For more information and the locations of StrongStart BC centres in North Vancouver School District, please click here.

For more information about the StrongStart BC program, please visit the Ministry of Education's website by clicking here.