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Admissions and Registration
Catholic children may
be admitted at the local elementary school. Parents should contact the
principal about the necessary documents, which include a birth certificate,
Catholic baptismal certificate and proof of residency.
Non-Catholic
children of Catholic parents, all residing in the City of Toronto,
may be admitted at the local elementary school. Parents should contact the
principal to determine eligibility, which will include verification of
a
parent's Catholicity and eligibility to be separate
school supporters.
Catechumens may be admitted at the local elementary
school. Parents should contact the principal about the necessary documents, which include
verification from the parish priest.
Non-Catholic children of non-Catholic parents are not eligible for admittance to
Toronto Catholic District School Board elementary schools.
TCDSB secondary schools are open to all students residing in the City of
Toronto.
Non-Toronto students, who are residents in Ontario, may be admitted to
TCDSB secondary school without payment of a fee if there is
space available.
New
Permanent Residents should
make an appointment at the Orientation Centre,
700 Markham Street, Toronto (416-393-5500)
to register for secondary school programs.
Website:
www.tcdsb.org/oc
For
further information on any of the above, or the requirements for any
Immigration status not listed, call the Admissions and Placement Department at
416-222-8282, ext. 5320.
Registration
for kindergarten and French immersion begins in January. For information on
Kindergarten and French Immersion, contact your closest Catholic elementary
school. Along with proof of residency in Toronto (i.e. utility bill), the
following documents for your child will be required at time of registration:
In early November 2010, Catholic Secondary School Application Forms
will be sent to all TCDSB elementary schools for grade 8 students to
apply for grade 9 placement within the Toronto Catholic District School
Board beginning September 2011. The completed forms are then returned by
the grade 8 teachers to the Admissions & Placement Department on the
specified due date in late November.
Parents are cautioned every year to make an informed choice by talking
to their elementary school principal about their child's needs and
attending the secondary school open house in their area. Once the
reports have been sent out to the secondary schools with the list of
applicants, nothing can be changed on these reports until March 2011, by
which time the secondary schools have made their initial selection and
changes might not be possible due to space limitations.
The “no sooner” date this year will be in February 2011. This is
the very first date that any secondary school can notify students of
their acceptance for grade 9 in September 2011.
When
the student receives his/her acceptance package from the secondary school,
he/she is asked to complete an option sheet to confirm the intention to
attend that school and to pick courses for grade 9.
If
the student is not accepted due to oversubscription from students in the
area, the redirection process begins, with every student being offered an
alternative placement at the closest secondary school that still has
available space.
Students
who apply to a secondary school out of their area are giving up their
right of acceptance to their local secondary school.
By the time they receive confirmation from their school of choice,
their local secondary school might already be filled. The student would
not gain automatic acceptance to their area school.
Application for
elementary school student | Application for secondary
school student
Foreign/visa students applying to TCDSB elementary schools (junior
kindergarten to grade 8) must be Catholic with proof of their baptism, and
they must reside in city of Toronto. As of January 23, 2008, non-Catholic
foreign students can now apply to secondary schools within the Toronto
Catholic District School Board and again, must reside in the city of Toronto
if placed. Prior to this amendment, only Catholic foreign students could
apply to our secondary schools. The Toronto Catholic District School Board
does not provide boarding facilities within it's secondary schools.
If space is available, all our schools accept foreign students.
The following steps are to be taken for a child applying for an elementary
school (ages 4 to 13)
- Contact the school principal closest to the address where the child will be living,
requesting a letter stating that if everything is done properly through Immigration and
the Admissions Department, "there would be space in the school for a foreign
student". Mention to the principal that you have been speaking to the Admissions
& Placement Department.
- Once the letter has been obtained, contact Laura Tench, Supervisor, Admissions &
Placement Department, at 416-222-8282, ext. 2383 to set up an appointment.
- The following documents must be provided at the time of the appointment: the letter from
the principal as noted above, the child’s Catholic baptismal certificate (translated
into English if necessary), the child’s birth certificate, the child’s
immunization record, and proof of residency in Toronto for the family the child will be
living with. This proof could be a driver’s license, a telephone bill, a bank
statement, etc.
- The foreign student fee for an elementary-aged child for the school year
2009-2010 is
$10,750.00 (1/2 fee for a Junior or Senior Kindergarten child ages 4 or 5). This fee is
subject to change and payable when the appointment is set up with the Admissions
Department.
- A letter is issued by the Admissions Department for the family to apply for a
Study Permit. The Study Permit must be presented to the Admissions
Department prior to the first day of school. Junior & Senior
Kindergarten children are exempt from this requirement. All other
foreign students from grade 1 to 8 must have this Study Permit in order to attend a TCDSB school. If they are denied, all monies will be
refunded to the family.
The following steps are to be taken for a child applying for a secondary school
(ages 14 to 18):
- All students applying for a secondary school are put on a waiting
list. Catholic foreign students will be placed on a priority #5 waiting
list; non-Catholic foreign students will be placed on a priority #7
waiting list.
- The applications are available through the Admissions & Placement Department, of the
Toronto Catholic District School Board at 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
- When application is made, the following documents must be attached: if
applying as a Catholic applicant, a copy of the student's Catholic
baptismal certificate (translated into English if necessary), and proof
of Toronto residency for the family the student will be living with if
accepted. An example of this is a telephone bill for the family, a hydro
bill, ownership/lease for the family home, etc.
- When, and if, the student is accepted, the foreign student fee is payable. The foreign
student fee for a secondary school in the 2009-2010 school year is
$12,000.00. An
acceptance letter will then be issued by the Admissions & Placement Department in
order for the student to apply for a Study Permit, which must be presented prior
to the first day of school. If the student is denied this Study Permit, all monies will
be refunded.
If you would like to proceed with an application and need further clarification, please
E-mail to laura.tench@tcdsb.org.
Attendance Boundaries
Schools with Board established
attendance boundaries do not permit registration of students outside
those defined attendance areas. There is no wait list for these schools.
For information about boarding schools in the province of Ontario, please write:
Ministry of Education
General Information Public Inquiries Unit
900 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1L2
Canada
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