The North Vancouver School District (NVSD) is opening a new elementary school in the Cloverley neighbourhood. As part of the preparation and planning for the opening in September 2026, the NVSD has a statutory requirement per the School Act to establish a catchment area for the new school. A catchment area is the geographical area around a school to which students residing within have priority for enrolment. Additionally, a catchment area forms the foundation for the application of NVSD Policy 605: Admission of Students to School, which guides the placement of students and consideration of parental choice in placement requests. 

Who will be impacted

The creation of this new catchment area will potentially impact the existing catchment areas for Ridgeway, Brooksbank, Queensbury, and Queen Mary elementary schools. The new catchment in the Cloverley neighbourhood is an opportunity to address space pressures in these communities, reduce the reliance on portable classrooms, and plan for future growth and development. The catchment for Lynnmour Elementary will not be affected in this review.

What’s happening

We are initiating a process of community consultation on the catchment adjustments necessitated by the establishment of a catchment for the new elementary school in the Cloverley neighbourhood. There are several considerations in determining a school catchment: school space, community development projects, enrolment trends, alongside accessibility and transportation issues and impacts related to traffic, transportation, and safe routes to school.

Our goal is to listen and gather insights to understand needs, plan for growth, while balancing school district capacity to build a welcoming and inclusive school communities.

Join the conversation

Between April 3 -23, 2025, the school district is looking to engage current and future families in the Ridgeway, Brooksbank, Queensbury and Queen Mary catchments. However, community members from across the NVSD with elementary aged children, and families who are looking to enrol their children at the NVSD in the next 5 years are welcome to share their feedback.

This survey will allow the NVSD to listen to the needs of the impacted school communities to ensure these are reflected in the catchment planning for the new school in the Cloverley neighbourhood.

Provide feedback in the following ways:

• Online survey: Opens April 3 to April 23, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Online survey

• Hard copy survey: Paper copies of the online survey are available at the Education Services Centre at Reception. 
• Email: engagement@sd44.ca
• Phone: 604-903-1254
• Traditional mail (comments must be delivered by April 23): Communications Department, 2121 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2K6 

Save the Date! Attend the Open House 

Join at the Open House on May 14, 2025 to explore survey insights, understand the impact on catchment areas, and share your feedback on the proposed new catchment for the new elementary school in the Cloverley neighbourhood. More information coming soon.

• Date: May 14
• Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Location: Ridgeway Elementary School, 420 8th St E

Questions?