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  • Registration

    Registration

    Pre-enrolment for new and existing students for the 2026 - 2027 school year opens on February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM and closes on March 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM. New families can visit the new student registration page on epsb.ca to register for the 2026 - 2027 school year. Current students can be pre-enrolled through your parent SchoolZone account. 

    Find important dates and deadlines and learn more about pre-enrolment here.

    For the 2025 - 2026 school year, Donald R. Getty School is full in planned classes in Grades 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the regular program. Donald R. Getty can now only allow attendance to resident students new to the area in Grades 2, 4, and 9. Resident students in the full grades whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school's attendance area for the regular program will now have access to the overflow designated school - George P Nicholson for Kindergarten to Grade 6 and D.S. MacKenzie for Grades 7 to 9. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic.

     

    NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION

    All students new to Donald R. Getty School must register online. Visit the Division website to learn how to register for school.

    Not sure which school is your designated school? Put your address in the Find a School Tool.

    If you have questions about registering, contact the school office.

     

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION

    Please Note that Donald R. Getty is a Level 3 School
    Schools at Level 3:
    ✔ have reached capacity
    ✔ have a lottery process in place
    ✔ cannot guarantee admission for new students

    Enrolment priorities
    If a Level 3 school does not have space in a grade for all resident students in the attendance area, a lottery process will
    be used for new students in this order:
    1. Resident* students in the attendance area who have a sibling* at the school returning next year
    2. Resident students from the attendance area
    3. Resident students outside the attendance area who have a sibling at the school returning next year

    Lottery process at Donald R. Getty School

    Edmonton Public Schools reviews enrolment and programs at schools each fall to monitor growth and see where schools are on the Growth Control Model. After reviewing enrolment this fall, Edmonton Public Schools determined Donald R. Getty School is a Level 3 school and will continute to have a lottery process for new resident students enrolling at the school for 2026–27. This will not impact current students who attend the school.

    The school will not accept new registrations from families in the attendance area if the student is not a resident student of Edmonton Public Schools. A student is considered a resident of Edmonton Public Schools if they have at least one parent or legal guardian who lives in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic.

    Resident students who aren’t selected through the lottery process can attend their overflow designated school, George P. Nicholson ( gr. K-6) and D.S. MacKenzie (gr. 7-9), a Division school with space in planned classes, or remain at their current school.

    Siblings of current students attending the school
    New resident students from the attendance area with a sibling who is returning to the school next year will get priority but are not guaranteed to attend.

    More information about the lottery process

    Watch the Growth Control Model video for an overview of the lottery process. You can also read more about the lottery process on epsb.ca. If you have any other questions, please contact our school office at (587) 489-4708.

     

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  • Community

    Community

    Donald R. Getty K-9  School is located in the Chappelle Neighbourhood and serves the Chappelle West community as the primary attendance area.

    Garth Worthington School K-9 School opened September, 2021 and provides community learning school for families in the Chappelle East community of Heritage Hills. 

    At Donald R. Getty School we are embracing the community as it evolves and is being built. New partnerships are being created that serve our students as they grow and change.

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Student Registration : Level 3 Lottery Process

For the 2025 - 2026 school year, Donald R. Getty School is full in planned classes in Grades 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8  in the regular program. Donald R. Getty can now only allow admittance to resident students new to the area in grades 2, 4, and 9. 
Resident students in these grades whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area for the regular program will now have access to the overflow designated schools - George P Nicholson for Kindergarten to Grade 6 and D.S. MacKenzie for Grades 7 to 9. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic.

 

STUDENT REGISTRATION : LEVEL 3 LOTTERY PROCESS

As a Level 3 school, Donald R. Getty School will continue to implement a lottery process for new resident students enrolling for 2026 - 2027 school year. This will not impact current students who attend the school. The lottery process only impacts new resident students living in the attendance area who wish to enrol in a grade that does not have space in planned classes. This helps manage enrolment growth without changing the attendance area. It also helps ensure as many families as possible can attend a school close to home. 

The school will not accept new registrations from families in the attendance area if the student is not a resident student of Edmonton Public Schools. A student is considered a resident of Edmonton Public Schools if they have at least one parent or legal guardian who lives in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic.

Resident students who aren’t selected through the lottery process can attend their overflow designated school, George P. Nicholson (Grades K - 6) and D.S. MacKenzie (Grades 7 - 9), a Division school with space in planned classes, or remain at their current school.

Siblings of current students attending the school
New resident students from the attendance area with a sibling who is returning to the school next year will get priority but are not guaranteed to attend.

More information about the lottery process

Watch the Growth Control Model video for an overview of the lottery process. You can also read more about the lottery process on epsb.ca. If you have any other questions, please contact our school office at (587) 489-4708.

TRANSPORTATION TO OVERFLOW DESIGNATED SCHOOLS

Yellow bus service to George P. Nicholson and D.S. MacKenzie will be available for eligible students. Bus fees will apply.

Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is the preferred transportation method for junior high school students; however, if ETS does not meet Division standards, eligible students attending their overflow designated school may be able to apply for yellow bus service. Bus fees will apply. 

MORE INFORMATION

More information about the lottery process is available on epsb.ca. If you have any other question, please contact our school office at 587-489-4708 or email us at donaldrgetty@epsb.ca.

 

Pre-enrolment and Registration

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION

If your child is new to Edmonton Public School, you can register for school online. Visit the Division website to learn how to register for school.

If you have questions about registering, contact the school office.

CURRENT DIVISION STUDENTS PRE-ENROL

You will need to pre-enrol on SchoolZone to tell us the school you'd like your child to attend next year. Find important dates and deadlines and learn more about pre-enrolment here, which opens at 8:00 AM on February 2nd.

 

Principal's Message

At Donald R. Getty school, we strive to create high quality learning experiences for our students. We believe that every child has unique gifts and talents and that these should be recognized and shared as a part of creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive school community.

Our school philosophy is built around three core words. Respectful. Active. Healthy. Our staff works collaboratively to help students embody these three values each and every day. We know that significant learning happens when students have positive and healthy relationships with their teachers and school staff in addition to those they have with their parents/guardians. Our students are encouraged to do their best and to learn from their mistakes. This learning allows them to develop and enhance their ability to be respectful, and responsible, and to form healthy relationships.

Communication between home and school is also critical to the success of our students. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns you might have. In addition to phone calls and email, we use SchoolZone to share important information with our families. 

Thank you for joining us at Donald R. Getty!  We look forward to working alongside you and your child as they pursue their educational journey.

 

Scott Markine

Principal

 
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