Don’t delay! Children born in 2018 have one week left to be registered in the French Immersion lottery for the 2024-25 Grade 1 class. The lottery closes on February 4, 2024, at 9 pm. To apply for the lottery, follow the link on our website https://www.wcdsb.ca/programs-and-services/fsl/.
Have you received a letter from Public Health telling you that your child is missing a vaccination?
Appointments are now available for any student who needs to catch up on their routine vaccines, including Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Meningococcal, Pertussis (whooping cough), and Varicella (chickenpox).
Book a catch-up appointment, if your child is missing a vaccine.
Report your child’s vaccinations, if they have gotten the missing vaccines.
You need to report your child’s vaccines to Public Health if they received their vaccines from a health care provider. You can easily report your child’s vaccines online. How to report your child’s vaccines.
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requires all elementary and secondary school students to have proof of vaccination or a valid exemption on file with Public Health.
Vaccinations keep kids and schools healthy by stopping the spread of serious and preventable diseases.
Learn more about school and child care vaccinations
Vaccination notices providing six weeks to update vaccine records went out to elementary school families in November and December last year. Notices to secondary school families are being distributed now.
Students whose records have not been brought up to date will receive a second notice in February (elementary) and April (secondary) of pending school suspension. This second notice provides an additional four weeks to get vaccine records up to date before school suspension takes effect.
The elementary school suspension date is March 27, 2024. Secondary school suspension date is May 1, 2024.
Questions? Need help? Call Region of Waterloo Public Health at 519-575-4400.
Our 2024-2025 Extended Day Pre-Registration is now open! Families interested in the program are encouraged to pre-register using the link below.
Pre-register: https://regionofwaterloo.onehsn.com/wcdsb/
More information on Extended Day: https://www.wcdsb.ca/our-schools/register-for-school/extended-day-program/
Board of Trustees Meeting: Monday, January 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – Agenda: 2024-01-22_Board-of-Trustee Agenda
Location: 1st floor Board Room, Catholic Education Centre, 35 Weber Street, Kitchener
General Information About WCDSB Board Meetings
Information About the Board of Trustees
(Note: Agenda files can be large. If you are experiencing issues downloading a file, right-click on the link and choose “Save Target As…”.)
Due to expected poor weather conditions, all St. Louis Adult & Continuing Education Centre Saturday programs at all locations are cancelled and all community use of school permits are cancelled for Saturday, January 13, 2024.
It’s time to sign up for the 2024-25 school year – and registering to attend one of Waterloo Region’s 44 Catholic elementary schools has never been easier.
REGISTER HERE: Kindergarten Registration
To finalize your child’s registration, please contact your local Catholic school directly.
~~ When registering your child to attend a Catholic elementary school you must be prepared to provide proof of the child’s date of birth and either the child’s Catholic baptismal certificate or the Catholic baptismal certificate of at least one parent or guardian.
~~ If you are non-Catholic (including a non-Catholic newcomer to Canada), but wish to explore a Catholic education for your child(ren), please review the WCDSB Admissions to Catholic Elementary Schools policy. Our secondary schools are open to students of all faiths.
~~ A complete list of WCDSB schools that will offer the Extended Day Program in 2024-25 will be web-posted before the end of this current (2023-24) school year. Please call your school directly for information about the Extended Day Program. A complete list of WCDSB schools currently providing the program is available via this link: Extended Day Program.
~~ For information about French Immersion programs in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, please click here: French Immersion Registration Information.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, January 8, 2024, at the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre.
Board of Trustees Special Board Meeting: Monday, January 8, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – Agenda: 2024-01-08_Special-Board-of-Trustee_Agenda
Committee of the Whole Board Meeting: Monday, January 8, 2024 (to follow Special Board) – Agenda: 2024-01-08_COW_Agenda
Location: 1st floor Board Room, Catholic Education Centre, 35 Weber Street, Kitchener
General Information About WCDSB Board Meetings
Information About the Board of Trustees
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