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August 14, 2000

Register your child for school early

    If you are new to the area and have school-age children, the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board urges you to register students for school early. Students from Kindergarten through OAC can be registered at any one of the Board’s 56 public elementary and secondary schools.
    Elementary students may be registered during the week of August 28 to September 1. Please call ahead to your child’s school to find out the best dates and times for registration. Dates for Secondary School registrations may vary from school to school, so please contact your secondary school immediately to get those dates. You are also encouraged to make an appointment for your secondary student with the school’s guidance counsellor.
    Children, who turn four years of age on or before December 31, 2000, can register for Junior Kindergarten. If you are unsure about which school your child will attend, call the Superintendent’s Office at the Education Centre, 966-1170, ext. 2237.
    Parents or guardians need to provide all of the following information when they register their child for school:

proof of child’s age (birth certificate, passport or baptismal certificate);
proof of address (including lot, concession, township, postal code and emergency (9-1-1) municipal address);
proof of school support or completed Form 1
child’s health card
proof of child’s citizenship (birth certificate, passport or Record of Landing (IMM1000)). To register directly at the local school, the child must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. If not, please contact the Business Department at the Education Centre, 156 Ann Street, Belleville, 966-1170, ext. 2278.
proof of custody (If the person registering the child is not the child’s parent and the child is under age 18, proof of custody must be provided)
proof of immunization (that the child has been immunized, according to the recommended immunization schedule in Ontario, against the following: diphtheria; mumps; polio; red measles; rubella (German measles); tetanus);
transcript from last school.

You may call the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit at 966-5500 for information about the immunization schedule in Ontario, to verify that the child’s record is up to date, to obtain the exemption form if the child has not been immunized for medical reasons or because of a conflict of religion or conscience or for information about how to have the child immunized if the child does not have an Ontario health card and the parent can’t afford a doctor’s fee for immunization.
Once your child is registered, if you require information regarding bus transportation please contact the Transportation Department at 966-1170, ext. 2217.
Remember, school starts for all students on Tuesday, September 5. Please register your student in advance so that the school staff will be ready for your child.

Reference:
Tara Hall, Communications Assistant 966-9491 ext. 2354

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