School Registration

The child or youth that you wish to register at a Viamonde school (the candidate) must attend the pre-admission meeting, at which the school principal will present Viamonde’s educational values and mission. Following that, the principal of the school will ask questions about:

• The candidate’s experience with a French-language educational program and motivation to study in French;
• The parents’ skills in French;
• Support, in the home, for the candidate’s integration into a French-language school environment.
• Depending on the candidate’s level of education, he or she must take an oral and written French language test. If the test results are deemed adequate and if you have demonstrated that you can provide support in the home, the principal will convene an admissions committee.

Composition

Under the Ontario Education Act, an admissions committee is made up of the principal of the school, one teacher from the school, and a French-language superintendent.

Roles 

During a meeting with you, the admissions committee will review Viamonde’s educational vision, the candidate’s French-language test results, and any other information that will help it to make a decision. You will be informed of the committee’s decision by a letter that you will receive some time after the meeting.

You may register your child at any time! 

To register your child, please follow the Steps to register open_in_newCe lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtrein one of Viamonde schools. You may plan enrolment for the new school year in September as early as the previous spring. Our elementary schools hold Virtual Open Houses in January and February. 

In order to be admitted to elementary school, your child must be the following age before December 31 of the current school year :

• Age 4 for registration in Junior Kindergarten
• Age 5 for registration in Senior Kindergarten 
• Age 6 for Grade 1

To be admitted to high school, your child must have successfully completed elementary school. 

In order to attend a Viamonde school, the primary residence of your child must be within the jurisdiction of the Viamonde school board. The address of this residence determines the choice of school, based on school attendance areas.

Each Viamonde school has its own attendance area and gives priority to students who live within this area, providing them with free school transportation (page in French).

To find the school that serves your residential address, click here and enter your full address or postal code in the search bar. 

Registering your child to attend a school in another attendance area

If you would like your child to attend a school in another attendance area, you must apply to the school of your region first.
Permission may be granted:

• If you move during the school year and your child wants to complete the school year at the school in the attendance area you are leaving; 
• If your child experienced challenges at the school in your attendance area, for health reasons, for a particular program offered at the out-of-area school, etc. 

If your child receives permission to attend an out-of-area school, please note that:   

• Permission to do so must be renewed each year
• You will be responsible for your child’s transportation, unless you apply for and obtain a courtesy seat on the school bus serving the out-of-area school. Your request for a courtesy seat must be sent to the out-of-area school, which will forward it to the school bus consortium concerned. The policy on assigning courtesy seats can be found on each consortium’s web site: Francobusopen_in_newCe lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre, WESTSopen_in_newCe lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre, STWDSTSopen_in_newCe lien s'ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre.