Kindergarten

To accommodate families during these challenging times, we are offering both a live- virtual tour on October 27, from 9  - 11:45 am, as well as and in-person campus tour on November 6, by appointment. Note that the in-person tours are for fully vaccinated parents/guardians only. Registration is required for all events.

Please consult our admissions calendar for a list of upcoming events. Also, be sure to watch our recorded virtual tour and explore our campus map to get a true sense of who we are and what differentiates us, both as a school and as a community.

Please complete the online application. Supporting documents (as indicated on the application) should be uploaded to the form or can be sent by email to our office

The Kindergarten application deadline for September 2022 admission is November 19, 2021. The best time to apply is in the fall of 2021.

Application Checklist

• A completed online application
• A photo of the applicant 
• A confidential report form (where schools comply)
• Current year and previous year-end report cards (optional)
• Readiness test
• Applicants born in Canada. A clear copy of the long form version of the student's birth certificate which can be uploaded to the online application. Both parents’ names must appear.
• Applicants born outside of Canada: A clear copy of the student's birth certificate which can be uploaded to the online application. Note that if the birth certificate is not in English or French, a notarized official translation of the document is required. Both parents’ names must appear. Also include proof of student's or parent's Canadian citizenship. If the applicant or neither parent possesses Canadian citizenship, Canadian immigration documents must be provided.
• A meeting with a representative from the admissions office
• A non-refundable processing and evaluation fee of $50, payable by cheque, online banking (contact the admissions office for details), money order to Lower Canada College, or by wire transfer (from a financial institution outside Canada only).

We conduct an evaluation to establish the child's readiness for our program.

Kindergarten Readiness Testing for September 2022 takes place by appointment on November 27, and decisions will be communicated in early December. The admissions office will be in touch with all applicants. Further details regarding the format will be available in late October.

The best time to apply is in the fall (i.e., October/November) preceding the year of admission.

The early application deadline for admission to Kindergarten in September 2022 is November 19, 2021.

Families applying after the first round of decisions may be applying for a space in the wait pool if enrolment is full.

We consider a number of criteria when evaluating a student’s file, including:

• Readiness assessment
• The confidential school report form
• Past report cards (if available)
• Student profile
• Parent/guardian partnership