Registration
REGISTRATIONS 2026-2027
Update, March 26, 2026:
Thank you to all the families and students who had pre-enrolled by the March 25 '26 deadline, to help our school get ready for 2026–27. Riverbend is pleased to share that, based on our available enrollment space, all students who registered or pre-enrolled before the deadline have now been accepted. The school will not be going to a lottery process. We look forward to seeing your son/daughter in the fall!
Riverbend remains a Level 3 school site, due to high enrollment. As a result, updated March 26, 2026:
- The Grade 7 Level is now full and is Closed, all Programs, with no Gr. 7 seats available.
- Few seats remain at the Grade 8 Level, in both our Regular and in our Gifted & Talented Program.
- Few seats remain at the Grade 9 Level, in Regular Program only. The Gr. 9 Gifted & Talented Program is full and is Closed.
Riverbend Junior High can only accept qualifying attendance area resident students (see below), dependent upon our available each grade-enrollment capacity. The Level 3 status will only impact new resident students living in the attendance area; it will not impact any students currently attending Riverbend.
The school cannot accept new registrations from families living in the attendance area if the student is not a resident student of Edmonton Public Schools. In most cases, a resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic.
Resident students who are not accepted can attend their overflow-designated school, Avalon Junior High School, a Level 1 Division school with space in planned classes; or students can remain at their current school, where possible.
Siblings of students currently attending Riverbend Junior High
New resident students in the attendance area who have a sibling returning to the school next year will get priority, but are not guaranteed to attend.
More information about a possible 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.
Gifted and Talented (G&T) Applications
In order to apply to Riverbend's G&T Program, any grade, please immediately contact your current EPSB school; Non-EPSB G&T-interested families can contact the Riverbend School office. Please see our PROGRAMS tab, above, for further G&T details.
If you have further questions about registering for school, contact our school office: p) 780-434-7914 e) Riverbend@EPSB.ca
ACTIVE LEARNING 2026-2027
Riverbend School offers 4 areas of study for its students' success:
Regular Program – Our highest enrollment program, we annually have much success and maintain several years running of far surpassing the Provincial program success average. Learn more in our Programs tab, above.
Gifted and Talented (G&T) Program – Further details and support for all your G&T registration questions can be found at the PROGRAMS tab above. Please see that tab above, and select its SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS menu.
Sports Performance (SP) – Students and families who are interested in Sports Performance can access information regarding the SP, in addition to its application process. Please see the PROGRAMS tab above, and select its ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS menu.
English as an Additional Language (EAL) – Families of students who are either new to Canada, or those who are now learning the English language better, can discover further details of what the EAL Program can offer. Please see the PROGRAMS tab above, and select its ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS menu.
NEW-to-EPSB STUDENT REGISTRATIONS
Students new to Edmonton Public Schools may be eligible to register for either the current 2025-2026 year, or for 2026-2027. Registrations are completed online. Please visit the Division website to learn how to register for school.
Our 2026-2027 Regular Program is full and is closed, in the Grades 8&9 Regular Program. We can only consider applications for our Gifted and Talented program, as some remaining seats are still still available. Non-EPSB families can contact the Riverbend School office for details.
If you have questions about registering for school, contact our school office: p) 780-434-7914 e) riverbend@epsb.ca