Ottawa Carleton District School Board

This is where it starts.

If your child is turning 4 in 2025, they're ready to start Kindergarten. Registering is easy:

1. Find your child’s school
2. Complete the online registration form
3. Submit supporting documents

Visit our Kindergarten page to learn more about our full-day, fully bilingual Kindergarten program and attend an information night at a school near you.

More information about registering can be found below.

Do you have a temporary status in Canada?

• Diplomat
• Refugee
• Military/NATO Orders
• Parent on a Study Permit
• Parent with a Visitor Visa
• Parent on a Work Permit

If so, please email [email protected] or call 613-596-8731 to submit your immigration documents.

Where your child goes to school depends on where they live. Insert your address into our School Locator to find your school. Students can also choose to attend our virtual school.

If you want your child to attend a different school, you must apply for a cross-boundary transfer. Learn more about the process. Please note, not all transfers are approved.

Parents/Caregivers will need to submit documents to provide their child’s proof of age (one document) and address (two documents). These can be shared through an online form or brought to the school to confirm.

Child’s Proof of Age (1 of the following documents)

• Birth certificate
• Permanent Resident card or Confirmation of Permanent Resident Landing paper
• Registration of birth or Hospital Letter
  
• Passport
• Baptismal Record

Proof of address (2 documents)

• Purchase of home sale agreement or rent/lease agreement (required) 

AND (1 of the following)

• Tax bill
• Assessment notice
• Bank statement
• Current utility bill (hydro, gas, land line, Internet, Cable. Mobile phone not accepted)
• Home Insurance policy
• Car Insurance policy (Driver’s license not accepted)

Custody or Access Arrangements

We have experience working with a variety of family or guardianship arrangements.

If applicable, please submit all documents pertaining to custody and access, including a custody agreement and/or court order documentation.