Admissions to Catholic Secondary Schools – APA002

Reviewed/Revised: August 2019

PURPOSE

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is truly the heart of the community, offering success for each and a place for all. As such, the following Administrative Procedure is designed to provide direction to secondary principals, vice principals, and superintendents with respect to secondary school admissions and requests by parent(s)/guardian(s), or adult students, to be exempted from taking Religious Education Courses and/or faith activities (activities of a religious nature with a substantial component of ritual and prayer).

Click here to view AP Memo APA002.

FORMS

APA002-01F: Religious Education Exemption Request – Acknowledgement
APA002-02F: Discernment Conversation, Guidance
APA002-07F: Religious Education Expectations and Exemptions, Annual Review
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – English
APA002-09F: Faith Activities, Exemption Decision
APA002-10F: Religious Education Courses, Exemption Decision
APA002-11F: Discernment Conversation, Principal

Student Registration Forms – Other Languages

APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Arabic
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Korean
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Mandarin
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Portuguese
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Spanish
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Tigrinya
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Ukrainian
APA002-08F: Student Registration – Secondary School – Vietnamese

REPORTS

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Religious Courses/Faith Activities Exemption Flowchart
Appendix B: Discernment Brochure