GUELPH, Ontario – Elementary Registration Day is happening August 29, 2023, between 1:00-4:00 p.m., at all Upper Grand District School Board elementary schools.
Only new students to the UGDSB are required to register for the 2023-24 school year. If your child attended a UGDSB school last year, you do not need to re-register.
Please register at your local school. To determine which school your child is eligible to attend, visit the UGDSB’s School Locator.
Kindergarten Registration
All Junior and Senior Kindergarten students who are new to the UGDSB must pre-register online at by clicking here.
Once you have pre-registered, visit the school on Elementary Registration Day (August 29) between 1:00 and 4:00 pm, to have your documents verified.
Parents/guardians applying to register their child for Junior Kindergarten French Immersion will need to contact their French Immersion school for information about program space and waiting lists as the January registration period has closed. Please note that Junior Kindergarten is the only entry point into the French Immersion program in the UGDSB.
If you registered your child in January during the Kindergarten Registration period, you do not need to re-register now.
Grade 1-8 Registration
If you are NEW to the Upper Grand District School Board:
To register your child, please complete this registration form online. Schools will post details for completing registrations, including document verification, by the end of August. School staff will be available on August 29 from 1:00-4:00 pm, to process registrations.
Parents and guardians are required to bring the following documents to complete registration:
Proof of Age (e.g. Birth Certificate, Birth Registration Form, Baptismal Certificate, Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident Card, Passport, & custodial documents, if applicable)
Immunization Record (Please submit directly to Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health)
Proof of Address (e.g. utility/tax bill, purchase/lease agreement, phone (landline)/cable/internet bill. A driver’s license, bank/credit card statements or cell phone bills are not accepted.)
Verification of date of arrival/immigration documents (if child was not born in Canada)
If you are changing schools within the UGDSB:
If you have moved and need to register your child to a different UG school, please complete this form and submit it to your child’s new school.
Once submitted to your new school, you will be required to show Proof of Address to complete your registration. Proof of address could be a utility or tax bill, purchase or lease agreement, landline, cable or internet bill. You may be asked to show Proof of Age and/or Proof of Immunization.
Secondary Registration
If you are new to the Upper Grand District School Board: To register at a UGDSB secondary school, please fill out this online form and submit it. Once the form has been submitted, please contact your local secondary school to make an appointment to verify your documentation.
If you are moving within the UGDSB: Please complete this form and submit it to your new school.
Once submitted to your new school, you will be required to show Proof of Address to complete your registration. Proof of address could be a utility or tax bill, purchase or lease agreement, landline, cable or internet bill. You may be asked to show Proof of Age and/or Proof of Immunization.
For more information about registering at the UGDSB, visit: Admissions and Registration.
We look forward to welcoming all new students in September!