Lottery

Lottery Lottery Process

Lottery Process

The lottery process was established to ensure fair and equitable access to schools, programs (regular, alternative) or grades experiencing a student population that is either at capacity or over capacity.

Lottery Process Steps

  1. A school, program or grade is identified to be at, or over capacity and is moved into lottery status

Follow the process below that applies to you:

New To CBE

  1. Parents / Legal Guardians or Independent Students complete a registration or expression of interest before lottery deadline. Start Registration
  2. School processes registrations and expressions of interest as they are received. Every submission is assigned a unique number.
  3. Lottery Draws are Completed
    Lottery draws are supervised by more than one person, including the school principal or administration delegate, school council member and administrative assistant.
    Schools create callback list.
  4. Parents / Independent Students are Notified
    Schools informs parents / independent student if they have, or have not been accepted into the program.
    What if I was not accepted?
  5. Parent / Independent Student Response
    If you applied to multiple schools / programs, wait to be notified by all of them.
    If You Accept:
    You are automatically placed into that school / program.
    Any other programs you applied for will be notified, and you will be removed from their lists.
    If You Decline:
    If an acceptance or placed on a call-back list is refused, the student is removed from the list.
    If the refusal is based on the inability to take all members of a family, the student may remain on the call-back list and be contacted if there is space for all.

Currently Enrolled With CBE

  1. Students are automatically designated to their next year's program by their designated school and are included in the lottery.
  2. Lottery Draws are Completed
    Lottery draws are supervised by more than one person, including the school principal or administration delegate, school council member and administrative assistant.
    Schools create call-back list
  3. Parents / Independent Students are Notified
    Schools informs parents / independent student if they have, or have not been accepted into the program.
    What if I was not accepted?
  4. Parent / Independent Student Response
    If you applied to multiple schools / programs, wait to be notified by all of them.
    If You Accept:
    You are automatically placed into that school / program.
    Any other programs you applied for will be notified, and you will be removed from their lists.
    If You Decline:
    If an acceptance or placed on a call-back list is refused, the student is removed from the list.
    If the refusal is based on the inability to take all members of a family, the student may remain on the call-back list and be contacted if there is space for all.

How We Prioritize Students For Lottery

There are 3 steps to determine the priority for accepting a student in to a lottery school

Priority

  • Students residing within the walk zone who have a sibling (brother/sister [half or step, not cousins]) that will be attending the same program in the same school; concurrently (occurring or existing simultaneously)
    • Priority

  • Students living outside the walk zone who will have a sibling in the same school at the same time or
  • Students living within the walk zone who do not have a sibling in the school

    • Priority

  • All other students living in the designated attendance area

    • Was Not Drawn In Lottery

    Regular Program

    If the student's name was not drawn in the lottery process, they will attend their designated overflow school.

    You do not need to register at the overflow school.

    The student's registration information will automatically be transferred to the overflow school.

    View Overflow Schools

    Alternative Program

    If the student's name was not drawn in the lottery process, they will attend their designated regular program school.

    If you selected more than one alternative program, you will be notified by each school on whether or not you have been accepted. If you were not accepted into any of the lottery schools, you will attend your designated regular program school.

    Call-Back List

    The call-back list is prioritized based on the draw order established through the lottery process.

    If space becomes available throughout the school year, that space will be offered to students on the call-back list who are currently attending their overflow or regular program school.

    ​What is a Walk Zone?

    A walk zone is a CBE set boundary around a school that is generally between 1.6 km and 2.4 km.

    To find your school's walk zone:

    1. Go to our Find a School​ tool
    2. Enter your address and select 'Go'
    3. To view other programs/schools select the 'View Program Options' dropdown
    4. On the school you want to see, select the link "View more information about this school" or click on the school name
    5. This will pop up the school profile in a window.
    6. Scroll down to the bottom of the school profile and you will see a map with the walkzone outlined in red.

    Learn All About Walk Zones &
    Why We Use Them

     
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