Kindergarten Registration
If your child will be age four or five by December 31, 2012, they are ready for junior or senior kindergarten starting September 2012.
Official Kindergarten Registration Week was January 30, 2012 - February 3, 2012. Didn't make it in to register?
Don't worry - registration is ongoing! Please visit your local school to register.
Students already in junior kindergarten do not have to re-register for senior kindergarten. Documents can be transferred as needed.
Kindergarten registration is ongoing for all our schools, with one week in January or February acting as the official registration week.
Kindergarten classes will run for a half-day from Monday to Friday in most schools. Some of our schools are also offering an Early Learning Program (Full Day Kindergarten).
To give each child the best beginning possible, our Kindergarten program provides a host of unique learning opportunities and experiences.
Our schools offer an excellent curriculum in the following areas, along with caring programs for children with special needs:
To find the school in your neighbourhood, try our handy School Locator. You will be asked for your home address and the type of program – English, Early French Immersion, or Alternative Program. Parents are welcome to visit their child's school and should register there.
School bus transportation is available to all kindergarten students who live more than 0.8 km from their school. Information is available at your school or from the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority.
If you are new to Canada, have a school-aged child, and English is not your first language, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s Family Reception Centre can assist you with enrolling your child in school. The Centre’s staff will provide student assessment and guidance for English language learners and their families. Please call 613-239-2416 for assistance.
Steps to Register:
To register, please bring proof of age in the form of a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, registration of birth card, or passport to your local school. Registration cannot be completed without one of these forms of identification.
You will also need to bring your child’s Ontario health card and immunization record, or proof of compliance with the exemption of the Immunization of School Pupils Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.11.
Ottawa Public Health requires proof that your child has received proper immunization. All children attending school in Ontario must be immunized against diptheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella, unless there is a valid exemption. If your child has lived or travelled outside Canada or in a First Nations/Inuit community in Canada for three months or longer during the past five years, you will need a Certificate of Immunization and Tuberculosis Assessment for School Entry issued by Ottawa Public Health before starting school. Call the Ottawa Public Health Immunization Program at 613-580-6744, ext. 24108 for additional information.
Additional Resources:
View our online ad on YouTube 
Kindergarten PowerPoint Presentation 
School Councils Factsheet
Welcome to Kindergarten - Assist Your Child's Adjustment to School
Welcome to Kindergarten - Information for Parents