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Register children for kindergarten

November 14, 2014   ·   0 Comments

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board will be holding registration for kindergarten in January at all of its elementary schools.
Registration for the 2015-16 school year, will be held Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. (Jan. 27 is the snow date) and Jan. 28, 29 and 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day kindergarten program in all 123 of its schools. 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. Contact the planning department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440 to find the nearest school.
The following documents are required for registration: Proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport), original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate 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, the parent/guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate. The board will also require updated immunization records, proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status, proof of home address (two of either 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 (may be done at the time of registration by completing an application for the direction of school support and/or a separate school lease agreement available at the school) and education records, if available
Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least four years of age by Dec. 31, 2015.
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.

         

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