Kindergarten registration will begin Jan. 25

January 20, 2016 · 0 Comments

Kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools Jan. 25 (Jan. 26 is a snow date) from 7 to 9 p.m. 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 Caledon, Orangeville, Brampton and Mississauga. Registration materials will be available on the board website and in our schools in January. Parents or guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To inquire about home school locations or boundary areas, contact the Board’s Planning Department at 905-890-0708, ext. 24440.
The required documentation includes proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport); original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child, parent or guardian) or baptismal certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome; updated immunization records (immunization card, Peel health form or letter of exemption); proof of Canadian citizenship (birth certificate, 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 the property, if applicable; and proof of English Separate School Support (may be done at the time of registration by completing an Application For the Direction of School Support or a Separate School Lease Agreement available at the school).
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.