Please confirm first if you are required to register through the Reception Centre and follow the appropriate process.
Families who do not need to register through the Reception Centre can send a completed Elementary Student Registration Form (Grades 1-8) or Secondary School Student Registration Form (Grades 9-12) to the school email address (available on the school websites). Online Kindergarten registration is also available.
Thank you for choosing YRDSB and welcome. Registering for school takes a few easy steps.
If any of the following apply, please visit the Reception Centre
Students new to Canada (residing in Canada less than 6 months)
Students transferring to YRDSB from home schooling in Ontario
Students transferring to YRDSB from other boards in Ontario/other provinces with time-sensitive documents, e.g. work permits, refugee claimants
Returning students from outside Canada who have been residing elsewhere internationally for over one year
All other students should register as follows:
Step 1: Using our
School Locator, find your home school using your home address. Any requests for
transfer will be arranged through your home school.
Step 2: Please contact your home school to set up an appointment.
Step 3: Download and complete any required forms:
Step 4: Find and bring these supporting documents (originals required) to your appointment:
- Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport)
- Proof of your child’s address - two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address:
Category A
- Property Tax Bill / MPAC Notice of Assessment
- Current Rental / Lease Agreement
- Agreement of Purchase and Sale, including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, and;
Category B
- Utility Bill / e-Bill (i.e. Hydro, Water, Residential Phone/Cable/Internet Bill, Enbridge, Insurance Policy – Home, Tenant or Auto)
- Other official/government documents (i.e. CRA Notice of Assessment, Statement of Old Age, Security T4 (OAS) or Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits, etc.)
Step 5: Attend your appointment. Your home school will help to identify and explain any special programs available to your child.
Considerations:
Do you identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit? Students/families can
identify their Indigenous ancestry and access opportunities and supports. Learn
more about self-identification.
Kindergarten Registration begins in January, appointments to register are not necessary.
For information about visa students or international students contact our International Education department.
While a new school is being built, registrations will take place at a nearby school. Please visit our New Schools on our website for more information.
Elementary schools are closed during July and August. Please contact the Community Education Centre in your area to set up your registration appointment.
Visit Programs and Services (Elementary, Secondary, Adult) to register for any credit and non-credit programs offered for adults, or elementary and secondary students.
Helpful Information
Please note the families can continue to register students new to YRDSB for school during the COVID-19 school closures.
Please confirm first if you are required to register through the Reception Centre and follow the appropriate process.
Families who do not need to register through the Reception Centre can send a completed Elementary Student Registration Form (Grades 1-8) or Secondary School Student Registration Form (Grades 9-12) to the school email address (available on the school websites). Online Kindergarten registration is also available.
Thank you for choosing YRDSB and welcome. Registering for school takes a few easy steps.
If any of the following apply, please visit the Reception Centre
Students new to Canada (residing in Canada less than 6 months)
Students transferring to YRDSB from home schooling in Ontario
Students transferring to YRDSB from other boards in Ontario/other provinces with time-sensitive documents, e.g. work permits, refugee claimants
Returning students from outside Canada who have been residing elsewhere internationally for over one year
All other students should register as follows:
Step 1: Using our
School Locator, find your home school using your home address. Any requests for
transfer will be arranged through your home school.
Step 2: Please contact your home school to set up an appointment.
Step 3: Download and complete any required forms:
Step 4: Find and bring these supporting documents (originals required) to your appointment:
- Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport)
- Proof of your child’s address - two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address:
Category A
- Property Tax Bill / MPAC Notice of Assessment
- Current Rental / Lease Agreement
- Agreement of Purchase and Sale, including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, and;
Category B
- Utility Bill / e-Bill (i.e. Hydro, Water, Residential Phone/Cable/Internet Bill, Enbridge, Insurance Policy – Home, Tenant or Auto)
- Other official/government documents (i.e. CRA Notice of Assessment, Statement of Old Age, Security T4 (OAS) or Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits, etc.)
Step 5: Attend your appointment. Your home school will help to identify and explain any special programs available to your child.
Considerations:
Do you identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit? Students/families can
identify their Indigenous ancestry and access opportunities and supports. Learn
more about self-identification.
Kindergarten Registration begins in January, appointments to register are not necessary.
For information about visa students or international students contact our International Education department.
While a new school is being built, registrations will take place at a nearby school. Please visit our New Schools on our website for more information.
Elementary schools are closed during July and August. Please contact the Community Education Centre in your area to set up your registration appointment.
Visit Programs and Services (Elementary, Secondary, Adult) to register for any credit and non-credit programs offered for adults, or elementary and secondary students.
Helpful Information
French Immersion Accommodation Plan
YRDSB recently completed a year-long review of the French as a Second Language (FSL) programs, including Core French and French Immersion (FI). One of the outcomes of this review was a toolkit to address the need for French immersion spaces and allow the Planning department to craft a long-term FI accommodation plan for students across York Region. YRDSB’s FI program will be offered in a variety of settings: Dual Track (Grades 1-8), Primary Dual Track (Grades 1-2 or 1-3) and Single Track (Grades 1-8, 2-8, or 3-8).
Students may begin the French Immersion program in one location, but continue in a different location. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools. The new accommodation plan will provide long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to enroll.
You can find more information about the program, as well as a school locator, on the YRDSB website. Information sessions for the FI program usually take place in January and registration takes place between Feb. 1 – 15 of each year.
Please note: Some of the FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision.