Kindergarten registration for September 2025 now open at the Halton District School Board

January 08, 2025

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The Halton District School Board is now accepting registrations for Junior (Year 1) and Senior (Year 2) Kindergarten for September 2025. Registration can be completed online or in-person. Parents/guardians are asked to register their child for school as soon as possible.

Families can learn about Kindergarten in the HDSB by visiting the Registering for Kindergarten page on the HDSB website (hdsb.ca). Parents/guardians can pre-register their child online through the Register My Child for School page. To register for school in-person, use the Find My Local School tool on the HDSB website to determine your child’s home school and contact the school for additional information.

If you are new and/or returning to Ontario, please use the Where Do I Register Tool to guide you to where to begin your registration process (e.g. your home school OR at the HDSB Welcome Centre).

The following documents are required to complete registration at your appointment. These include:

Proof of child’s age: (any one of the following documents):

Birth Certificate
Baptismal Record
Canadian Passport
Canadian Citizenship Card or Certificate
Record of Landing (IMM 1000)
Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292)
Permanent Residence Card
Consideration of Eligibility (IMM 1442)
Acknowledgement of Refugee Claim (IMM 1442) or Notice of Decision letter for refugee claimants
Convention Refugee Determination Division Letter
Temporary Resident Permit
Registered Indian Status or
Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)

Proof of address may be obtained from any two current documents, which must:

show the home address for the student living with the parent(s)/guardian(s);
contain at least one parent/guardian’s name;
be an original. Copies will not be accepted.

Examples include:

Property tax bill/MPAC notice of assessment (must be current - within the past year);
Purchase and sale agreement, including proof of purchase and closing date, provided before the student attends school (must be current - within the past year);
Bank statement/financial letter from a Canadian Financial Institution. The document must be stamped by the financial institution (financial details can be obscured and must be current - within two months);
Any CRA document (i.e., Notice of Assessment, Canada Child Benefit, Goods and Services tax/Harmonized sales tax (GST/HST credit), Housing Benefits (must be current - within the past year);
Utility bill/e-bill (i.e., hydro, gas, water, residential phone, cable, internet, insurance policy-home, rental or auto)(must be current - within two months) - only one from this category can be used;
Other official Provincial or Federal government documents that include parent(s)/guardian(s) names and address (must be current – within the past year);
Official Ontario Residential Tenancy Agreement (not one that is hand-made by the landlord) that is current to the end of the upcoming school year; Registration and Admission of Students Administrative Procedure

Documents which are not acceptable include:

Driver’s License, Vehicle Ownership (green card) and Vehicle Lease
Health Card
Credit Card Statement
Cell Phone bill/e-bill

Proof of child’s citizenship: birth certificate or passport, Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Permanent Resident Card

Proof of parent/guardian's citizenship/immigration status: Passport, citizenship card, PR cards or records of landing, refugee documents, study or work permits

Proof of custody: if you are not the parent and your child is under 18 you must provide proof of custody (court order)

Proof of immunization: For a child to attend school, parents and legal guardians must report required immunizations to Halton Region Public Health or submit a valid vaccine exemption. Visit Halton Region’s Report Your Immunizations webpage to view or report immunization records.

To register to begin school in Fall 2025, Junior Kindergarten (Year 1) children must be four years old by Dec. 31, 2025, and Senior Kindergarten (Year 2) children must be five years old by Dec. 31, 2025.

Parents/guardians who require language assistance or accessibility accommodations to register their child for school can request support through the HDSB Welcome Centre if registering there, or through the Principal/Vice Principal if registering through the school.

Background resources:

For additional information, contact: Amy Mejia, Senior Communications Officer - Corporatecommunications@hdsb.ca |905-335-3663, Toll free: 1-877-618-3456