Catholic schools to hold kindergarten registration in January

November 23, 2016 · 0 Comments

Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools Jan. 24 to 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Jan. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. A snow date has been designated for Jan. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day kindergarten program in all 124 Catholic elementary schools in Caledon, Dufferin, Mississauga and Brampton. Registration materials will be available on the board website and in the schools in January. Parents/guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To inquire about home school locations/boundary areas, contact the Planning Department at 905-890-0708, ext. 24440.
Parents registering their children will be required to have certain documents with them, including proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport); original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome (if the child has not been baptized, and the parent/guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or has been baptized in an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate); updated immunization records; proof of Canadian citizenship 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 if applicable for residents of Caledon and Dufferin County; and 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, 2017.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the board website or call the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board at 905-890-1221.