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  • Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!

    Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!

    Welcome to Vernon Barford’s website, and thank you for your interest in our school. The core purpose of our school is to
    a) Ensure learning and b) Promote positive development of the whole child. 

    We offer Regular and Gifted & Talented programming at all three grade levels, and our school is home to approximately 850 students in grades 7 through 9. We continue to have a proud tradition of providing excellence and opportunity in academics and various extracurricular activities.

     

    The 2025-26 School Year:

    For the 2025 - 2026 school year, Vernon Barford School is full in planned classes in Grades 7 to 9 in the Regular and Gifted and Talented programs. We will now only accept resident students in Grades 7 to 9 Regular program whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area. 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 enroll in another Division school with space in planned classes.

    If you are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online.

     

     

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  •  REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR

     REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR

    Save the Date! Our Open House for the 2026-2027 year will be held on January 27, 2026 

    Pre-enrollment for 2026-2027 for Current Division Students Opens at 8 am on February 2, 2026. You will need to pre-enrol on SchoolZone to tell us the school you'd like your child to attend next year.

    For 2025-2026, Vernon Barford is full in planned classes in Grades 7 to 9 in the Regular and Gifted and Talented programs for the upcoming year. For the regular program, we will now only accept resident students in Grades 7 to 9 whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area. 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 enroll in another Division school with space in planned classes.

    New to the Division?
    Students new to Edmonton Public Schools must submit a completed Student Registration form found on the EPSB New Student Registration page. 

    Supporting Documentation for registration:

    • Student’s Canadian Birth Certificate with parents’ names printed on it (or proof of eligibility to attend school in Canada, for example, Canadian Passport/PR Card/Citizenship Card or Certificate WITH Non-Canadian Birth Certificate if the student was born outside Canada), AND
    • Minimum of five documents from the following list for proof of residence address:
      • Parent’s Driver’s License
      • Utility Bills for the residence – gas, water and power
      • Government-issued documents
      • Car/Property/Tenancy Insurance
      • Mortgage document

    Please note that the above documents must show the guardian(s) name and consistent mailing/service address within the school attendance boundaries.  A rental agreement does not qualify as valid proof of residence.

    Please check our current Primary Boundary Maps to see if you reside in our boundaries. 

    Moved?
    Update your student’s address with the school office before pre-enrolling in SchoolZone.

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  • School Philosophy

    School Philosophy

    At Vernon Barford, we believe all students can learn and it is our moral responsibility to ensure that they do. We believe the educational process involves the growth and development of the whole person. As a Professional Learning Community, we strive to ensure that our school culture reflects a focus on ensuring learning, collaboration, and results.

    At Vernon Barford, we are proud to be
    Big Hearted
    Leaders
    United
    Engaged
    Successful

    "Once a Blue, always a Blue"

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Pre-Enrolment for 2026-2027 Update

Thanks to all the families who pre-enrolled before the deadline to help our school get ready for 2026–27! 

We’re happy to let you know that, based on available space, all students who registered or pre-enrolled before March 25 in our Regular Program have been accepted. We look forward to seeing your family in the fall!

For the 2026 - 2027 school year, Vernon Barford School is now full in planned classes in Grades 7
to 9 in the Regular and Gifted and Talented programs. 

For the Regular Program, we will now only accept resident students in Grades 7 to 9 whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area and only if Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School's grade is also full, from their attendance area. 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 enroll in another Division school with space in planned classes.

If you are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online.

Non-resident students may enroll in another division school with space in planned classes.

 

 

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