Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to Hold Public Information Sessions for 2024-2025 Extended French ProgramThe Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) will hold two online public information sessions on February 6 and 8 for parents and guardians interested in enrolling their children in the DPCDSB Extended French Program for the 2024-2025 school year. The information sessions will provide an overview of the Extended French Program and application process.2024-2025 Extended French Virtual Information SessionsBrampton, Caledon & Dufferin RegionTuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.Microsoft Teams Live Meeting #1 Link Mississauga RegionThursday, February 8, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.Microsoft Teams Live Meeting #2 LinkThe Extended French Program starts in Grade 5 and offers 50% of the total instruction in French. The program includes studies in French Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and one of either: Visual Arts, Music, Drama or Physical Education. The program leads into Extended French at the secondary school level, where French Language Arts, Geography, History and World Religions are offered.Students in Extended French will receive a minimum of 2,670 hours of French instruction during their school career. When complete, students should also be able to participate in conversation and demonstrate their knowledge of French culture, society, and customs.In cases where the number of applications exceeds the number of places available at a site, a random selection process will be held at a predetermined and advertised date, if required. In all other cases, students will be placed in the program, provided all required documentation is in order. The application package will be available online to all parents/guardians of Grade 4 students and can be found on the DPCDSB Extended French Webpage as of February 14. The site application links will be live from February 14 to February 28, 2024.For more information, visit the Extended French webpage at dpcdsb.org.
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open
Kindergarten registration for the 2024-25 school year at Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) schools is now open. The DPCDSB offers the Kindergarten program in 125 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville.
Parents/guardians can register online at dpcdsb.org.
Registration is open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least four (4) years of age by December 31, 2024.
The following documents are required to complete the registration process:
- Proof of age of the child
- Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) or original baptismal certificate from a church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome or an Eastern Catholic Church.
- Immunization Reference #’s from the local Public Health Unit
- Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
- Proof of home address
- Proof of English Separate School Support
Please refer to the Register for School webpage for accepted forms of documentation.
Inquiries about home school locations/boundary areas should be directed to the DPCDSB Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the DPCDSB website at dpcdsb.org, or call DPCDSB’s Admissions Department at 905-890-1221.