ELEMENTARY School Admissions Criteria

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board (NPSCDSB) elementary schools are open to all students meeting the criteria for admission.

All NPSCDB elementary schools have fixed attendance boundaries. The Eligibility Query School Locator is an interactive program that identifies your elementary community school based on your residential address and grade, and identifies your closest English and Early French Immersion school based on your residential address and grade entered.

The Board makes every effort to accommodate students at the school of their choice. Placement will be offered based on the physical capacity of the school, local demand and program availability. Please be advised that living within a school's fixed attendance boundary does not guarantee placement. When placement is not possible in the school requested, students will be offered a placement at the nearest NPSCDSB school with space and program availability. Transportation may be provided in accordance with our Transportation Policy .

Children turning the age of 4 by December 31 of the current year are eligible to register in September of that same year.

The following original documents (for your child) are required upon registration:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Proof of Catholicity (one of the following):
• Your child's Catholic baptismal certificate
• The parent's Catholic baptismal certificate (note: the Catholic parent must provide proof of residency in the Nipissing / Parry Sound districts)
• Confirmation of enrollment to the R.C.I.A./R.C.I.C. program.
3. Passport/Immigration Documents (if child was not born in Canada)
4. Proof of Address (a rental/lease agreement, utility bills, proof of purchase)
• Students living outside of the Nipissing / Parry Sound districts (but within Ontario) may apply to an elementary school without payment of a fee. Placement will be offered only if there is space available.
5. Child's Immunization Record

Parents of school-aged children must provide their child’s vaccination information to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. Students without the required vaccines will receive notice asking for updated immunization information. For more information, please visit MyHealthUnit.ca​.

To facilitate your child's registration, please complete, sign and date all forms included in the elementary registration package, which can be obtained from your local school or the Board Office.

SECONDARY School Admissions Criteria

St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Secondary School is open to all students meeting the criteria for admission.

The following original documents (for your child) are required upon registration:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Passport/Immigration Documents (if child was not born in Canada)
3. Proof of Address (a rental/lease agreement, utility bills, proof of purchase)
• Students living outside of the Nipissing / Parry Sound districts (but within Ontario) may apply to St. Joseph-Scollard Hall without payment of a fee. Placement will be offered only if there is space available.
4. Child's Immunization Record

Parents of school-aged children must provide their child’s vaccination information to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. Students without the required vaccines will receive notice asking for updated immunization information. For more information, please visit MyHealthUnit.ca.

General Information

For further information on programs or registration, please contact your nearest Catholic School or the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board at 705-472-1201. The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board offers English, French-as-a-Second Language, and Native-as-a-Second Language programs designed to nurture each child's intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and physical growth. In our schools, children develop the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes toward learning that are necessary for the challenges of tomorrow.

We welcome both you and your child to the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board!