Register My Child for School

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​If you require language assistance and have questions about registering your child for school, please submit an interpreter request through the HDSB Welcome Centre Interpreter Request Form.​​

• Proof of child’s age: birth certificate or passport or baptismal/faith record for your child
  
• Proof of address (any two of the following documents): lease or deed, car registration, utility bill, residential telephone bill, moving bill, property tax bill, bank statement, credit card statement, correspondence with a government agency.  Important Note: A driver’s license will not be accepted as documentation for “proof of address”.
  
• Proof of child’s citizenship: birth certificate or passport, Record of Landing (IMM 1000)or Permanent Resident Card
• Proof of custody: if you are not the parent and your child is under 18 you must provide proof of custody (court order)
  

Step 4

For Kindergarten Students only
Kindergarten (Year 1): If your child will be 4 by December 31, 2021.
Kindergarten (Year 2): If your child will be 5 by December 31, 2021.

The following forms should also be completed for students entering Kindergarten for the first time. The school will provide further information for submitting these forms when acknowledging receipt of the completed Student Registration Form.

• Kindergarten Parent Questionnaire 
  

NOTE: Kindergarten students where: 

• The parent has a Work Permit AND is registering their first child in the family with HDSB,
• The parent/child has a Study Permit/Visa, or
• The parent is a Permanent Resident applicant on visitor status
  

should register via the Welcome Centre.  Refer to the process under “New and/or Returning to Ontario” below.

New and/or Returning to Ontario

Students from Grade 1 to age 21 who are new to HDSB register through the Welcome Centre if they are:

• Entering the Ontario school system for the first time, and whose first language is not English (or is a variety of English)*
• Entering with an International Student Visa (or any Visa including Visitor Visa)
• Entering with a Work Permit or a Study Permit (student and/or parent/guardian holds the permit)
• Entering with their Permanent Residence application in process
• Entering from a French language school in a French language school board (if first language is not English)

• Re-entering Ontario after an absence of a year or more (if first language is not English)
  

*where student is a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or Refugee Claimant 

Additionally, the Welcome Centre registers Kindergarten students where: 

• The parent has a Work Permit AND is registering their first child in the family with HDSB
• The parent/child has a Study Permit/Visa
• The parent is a Permanent Resident applicant on visitor status
  

Registration is supported by staff from the HDSB Welcome Centre. During the closure the following process applies.

Families can email welcomecentre@hdsb.ca or call 905-335-3665, ext. 3440. Voice messages will be accessed by staff working remotely. Alternatively, families can complete the electronic form (HDSB WELCOME CENTRE FORM) to support the registration process for newcomers.

Staff will provide you with the Student Registration Form. Once the Student Registration Form is received by the Welcome Centre, your child will be entered in the system. The Welcome Centre will acknowledge receipt of the registration form and share the process for providing the mandatory documents. These include:

• Proof of child’s age: birth certificate or passport or baptismal/faith record for your child
• Proof of address (any two of the following documents): lease or deed, car registration, utility bill, residential telephone bill, moving bill, property tax bill, bank statement, credit card statement, correspondence with a government agency
• Proof of child’s citizenship: birth certificate or passport, Record of Landing (IMM 1000)or Permanent Resident Card
• Proof of custody: if you are not the parent and your child is under 18 you must provide proof of custody (court order)
  

The Welcome Centre will also contact you regarding processes such as:

• Initial assessments of students’ English proficiency and mathematics skills
• Credit equivalency recommendations (new to Ontario with Secondary School credits)
• Registration of students to the appropriate school
• Meeting with our settlement team to assist with a smooth transition to school and life in Halton
  
  

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