Quick Guide

Below are some common situations and forms, if you are unsure of which form you need, please contact BCSS and we can help direct you. Updated forms for the 2025 -26  school year will be available August 18, 2025.  Submissions for the 2025 -26  school year must be made using the current school year forms.  BCSS will accept forms for the 2025 -26  school starting August 25, 2025. 

To review the section of policy please refer to the 

General Topics	Situation	Form Type	Handbook Rule
Student-Athlete Transfers	A student-athlete who registers on the first (1st) day of their second year of eligibility (grade 9)		Section 911.2 Page 99
	A student-athlete has moved with their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and changed their principal residence within the previous twelve (12) months		Section 923.0 Page 100
	A student-athlete transferring from their home school without changing the families principal residence. (occuring after his/her second year of eligibility-grade 9)		Section 942.0  Page 102
Eligibility Applications & Appeals	A student-athlete who does not fall under the outlined rules or would like an exemption from a rule		Section 943.0  Page 102
	The member school would like to appeal the decision made on the following eligibility forms: Eligibility Application & Change of Residence form		Section 944.0 Page 103
	A school does not have enough students to field a grade 8 or bantam level team and would like grade 7 student-athletes to play up to that team		Section 817.0 Page 90
Distributed Learning/ Alternate	A student registered with an online learning school who would like to participate in a BCSS team activity		Section 822.0  Page 93
Moving Up	Move a player(s) to a higher age group team in the same sport	submit online form through STARS	Section 818.3 Page 91
Middle/Jr School Play Up	Middle/Jr School student-athletes who wish to play up to the feeder schools more senior team		Section 818.1  Page 90
Jointly Sponsored Teams	Two or more member schools who do not have enough players to field a team and want to join together to form one team		Section 840.0  Page 96

 

International Student-Athletes ) Section 823.0
International Students (transfer from outside of Canada	Student-athlete is registered with the member school as an international student and pays tuition to the school district and is placed with a home stay family. (minimum of 5 months or 1 semester)
Exchange Student	Student-athlete transfers to the member school from outside BC for an exchange program that is an established and recognized program by either the federal or provincial government (minimum of 5 months of 1 semester)	International Form
Boarding Student (transfer from outside of Canada)	Student-athlete is registered with the member school as an international student and pays tuition to the school district and resides in a school dormitory. (minimum of 5 months or 1 semester)	International Form
Boarding Student (transfer from inside of Canada)	Student-athlete is registered with the member school and resides in a school dormitory	International Form