Elementary School Registration

Elementary School Registration (Grades 1-8)

Elementary admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents.

NOTICES:

All elementary schools are currently accepting new registrations for the 2020-21 school year.
To find out which Catholic school is in your area: Use the GeoQuery Tool or contact the Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440. If you are applying for admissions under 'Flex Boundaries', please contact the school office directly.
For information about registering for Kindergarten, St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre and French Immersion/Extended French programs, please click on the links. 
Elementary Student Transfer Request Form (for current DPCDSB students)
For more information about admissions and requirements, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school or the Admissions Department at admissions@dpcdsb.org or 905-890-0708 ext. 24512 or 24519 or 24511.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Create an account on the Online Application System
Complete online Application Form
Submit online Application Form
Receive email confirmation acknowledging receipt of the online Application Form with further instructions regarding providing supporting documentation (see below) to the Admissions Department by email to nancy.russo@dpcdsb.org.
Once supporting documentation has been received by the Admissions Department and verified, registration is approved and the student is enrolled.

Click here for detailed instructions on how to create an account and fill out the online Application Form.

For those without online access, printed copies of the Registration package will be available when schools re-open in September. You may also download the Printable Registration Form.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
The following documents are required to complete the registration process. All documents MUST be submitted in English and be originals:

Proof of age of the child
Birth certificate or passport.
Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate
Students registering in DPCDSB elementary schools and/or their parents/guardians, must provide the following:
- an original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian), or;
- an original baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) from a church that is in communion with the Holy See of Rome, or;
- an original baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) from an Eastern/Byzantine Rite of the Roman Catholic Church.
Updated immunization records
Region of Peel: Report your child's immunizations to the Region of Peel online and give the reference number to your child's school when registering.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: Immunization Card 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, electronic bill, real estate document or Government of Canada issued forms. On a case-by-case basis, consideration for any special circumstance shall go through the respective Superintendent or Admissions Officer. If the lease agreement is the sole documentation and not a standard lease form, it should be notarized/Commissioner of Oath.
Emergency rural address numbers
For identifying your property, if applicable.
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 (Peel or Dufferin).