Students wishing to transfer to Sir John A Macdonald from another high school need to call our school’s Guidance Department at 519-880-9979 ext. 1300 to confirm that they live in our area and are eligible to attend school in Ontario.

Click the graphic below to determine which high school is assigned to your geographical area:

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Registration appointments must be arranged in advance and the documents required are listed below.

• Proof of Age
  • Birth certificate or baptismal certificate or birth registration or passport
•  Proof of Address
  • a copy of residence property tax bill or a utility bill containing parent/guardian name and address of residence
  • or a copy of offer to purchase a residence
  • or piece of official mail (ex. from bank, government, etc. indicating address)
• Marks from the student’s present/previous school
  • A transcript or Credit Counselling Summary (CCS) and the most recent report card

• Accompanied by parent or legal guardian
  • Parent will need to fill out and sign registration form/paperwork

•  Record of Immunization
  • if new to the region, this needs to be submitted directly to Waterloo Public Health
•  Foreign-born students (need the following documents):
  
  • Citizenship card or Canadian passport
  • or  landed immigrant form
  • or permanent resident card
  • OR letter of admission from WRDSB International Admissions and Enrolment Office
  • NOTE: Foreign-born students arriving in Canada within the last 4 years also require proof of date of entry 
• Students requiring testing:                
  • Students new to Canada whose first language is not English
  • Students new to Waterloo Region whose first language is not English & who have been in an English school in Canada less than 5 years
  • Any student from a French language school in Canada
  • International students
  • If you require testing please call our board’s Welcome Centre to book an appointment, 519-576-3018