Catholic schools holding kindergarten registration

November 18, 2015 · 0 Comments

Kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools Jan. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. (the snow date will be Jan. 26), and Jan. 27, 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day kindergarten program in all 123 Catholic elementary schools in Peel and Dufferin. Registration materials will be available on the board website at www.dpcdsb.org, and in the schools in January. Parents or guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To inquire about home school locations/boundary areas, contact the Board’s Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.
The following documents are required for registration:
• Proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport).
• Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and (or) parent or guardian) or baptismal certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. If the child has not been baptized, but the parent or guardian has been, the parent or guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate.
• Updated immunization records (immunization card, Peel Health form or letter of exemption).
• Proof of Canadian citizenship (birth certificate or passport) or permanent resident status.
• Proof of home address (two of the following: property tax bill, current utility bill, real estate document or Government of Canada issued forms).
• Emergency rural address numbers for identifying property, if applicable (residents of Caledon and Dufferin County)
• Proof of English Separate School Support.
Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least four years of age by Dec. 31, 2016.
For more information, parents or guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the board website at www.dpcdsb.org, or call the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board at 905-890-1221.