*NEW* STUDENTS FOR 2021-22

New student registration for the 2021-22 school year will begin February 2, 2021. Kindergarten families and families new to the Division are encouraged to register for school online, using the new digital submission form. This preferred approach supports the Division’s health and safety measures and improves the way the Division collects student information and parent signatures required by Alberta Education. Watch for the Division’s new online process for new student registration, which will enable families, including Kindergarten families, to register using a centralized form on Visit the Division website to learn how to register for school.

Please note:  Children who are five years old on or before December 31, 2021 (born in 2016) may register in Kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year.

If you have questions about registration, please email us at donaldmassey.epsb.ca or call the office at 780-457-5435.

Who is Pre-Enrolment Open For?

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, which opens between March and April each year.

Students are guaranteed entry to their designated school if registered (new students) or pre-enrolled (current students) no later than April 15, 2021. Use the Find a School tool to find your designated school.

A student may also attend any other school in the Division, as long as:

• the school has available space
• the student meets any entrance criteria of that school

If the number of students who want to attend a school or program exceeds the available space, applicants from outside the school’s designated attendance area will be chosen by random selection.

At Dr. Donald Massey, parents are welcome to submit a registration package or pre-enrol for any grade; however, please be advised that based on the current enrolment of students expected to return in September 2021, our school does not expect to be able to accommodate additional students from outside the attendance area in Grades 2 - 9. We anticipate having space in Kindergarten and Grade 1 only. Proof of residency is required. 

 Once Pre-enrolment Ends April 15th: 

Following the close of pre-enrolment at 4 pm on April 15, 2021, we will accept new students as follows: 

Guaranteed admission:

• resident students in the primary attendance areas (communities of Hollick Kenyon & Matt Berry) 
• siblings of current students who are returning 

Remaining spaces will be filled, including when a random selection process is conducted, in the following order:

1. resident students in the secondary attendance area (communities of Brintnell and McConchie, where applicable)
2. resident students outside the attendance area
3. non-resident students

• If the number of new students who want to attend exceeds the available space, students will be chosen by random selection and parents will be notified by April 22, 2021.
• For questions about busing to and from school, please call Student Transportation at 780-429-8585.

 *RETURNING* STUDENTS FOR 2021-22

Sign in to SchoolZone between 9 a.m. on March 8, 2021 and 4 p.m. on April 15, 2021, to select your child’s preferred school for the 2021-22 school year. 

When you sign in to your parent SchoolZone account on your computer, tablet or smartphone:

• choose Next Year
• select the name of the child you are pre-enrolling
• follow the instructions to select your child’s preferred school for next year
  
  

At Dr. Donald Massey School, we believe we must ensure all our students achieve the high levels of learning required for success in schools and in life. Our learning environment is grounded in a culture of collaboration. We value classrooms which are diverse in worldview, culture, language and interests. We strive to build strong relationships between staff, students, families and the community.

Dr. Donald Massey School is named after Donald Massey, whose lifelong commitment to education in Edmonton and Alberta has made a significant impact on generations of students.

Donald Massey is a native Edmontonian. He completed undergraduate work at the University of Alberta and graduate studies at the University of Kansas. He was a professor in the Elementary Education Department at the University of Alberta.

Dr. Massey also served as a Trustee on the Edmonton Public School Board. He was first elected in 1977 and served until 1989. In addition, Dr. Massey served as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Millwoods from 1993 - 2004, during which he undertook the role as Education critic for a period of time.

‌Dr. Donald Massey School values the contributions of our parent group and parent volunteers.  Together we work to promote the well-being and effectiveness of our students and programs.  Our Administrative Assistant, Angele deBoer, will coordinate the efforts of our volunteers.  If you can spare even a half hour a week, or a day once a month – let us know what your interests are.  We value any contribution you are able to make.  Volunteering in our school is one way for parents to show their children that they value their education.