REGISTRATION for 2026-2027

For the 2026 - 2027 school year, Donald R. Getty School is currently full in planned classes in kindergarten and grades 1, 2, 3 and 6 in the regular program. For all other grades, we remain open to resident attendance area students only. Resident students in these grades whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area will have access to our designated overflow schools - George P. Nicholson School (Grades K-6) and D.S. MacKenzie School (Grade 7-9). Students attending these schools can remain on a waitlist and be recalled to attend DRG if space opens up before January 31, 2027. 

A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. Non-resident students can enrol in another Division school with space in planned classes.

Students registering for Donald R. Getty School must be actively living within our attendance area at the time of registration. 

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

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.

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

ADDRESS VERIFICATION

Donald R. Getty School requires 4 address verification documents. The documents must list your name, address, and date and can be emailed to us at donaldrgetty@epsb.ca. Please note that we cannot accept screenshots or lease agreements. Items from the list below are acceptable: 

• AB Driver's License 

• Car and/or tenant insurance

• Government of Alberta or Government of Canada document

• Utility bills such as cable/internet/power/gas/water etc. 

• City of Edmonton tax assessment 

• moving expense receipts

• mortgage or other banking statements

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.

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.