Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day kindergarten program in all 123 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville.

Registration materials are available on the board website and in schools. Parents/guardians must register their child in person at their designated Catholic school.

To inquire about home school locations/boundary areas, contact the planning department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.

The following documents are required for registration:

• Proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport)
• Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. If the child has not been baptized, and the parent/guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or has been baptized in an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate.
• Updated immunization records (Immunization Card, Peel Health Form 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, real estate document or Government of Canada issued forms)
• Emergency rural address numbers for identifying your property, if applicable (residents of Caledon and Dufferin County)
• 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 available at the school)

Admission is open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least four-years-old by Dec. 31, 2016.
For more information, parents/guardians can contact their local Catholic school, visit the board website , or phone 905-890-1221.
-Kelly Roche
@qewsouthpost