ONLINE Registration

Step 1: Complete Online Registration Form

Step 2: A follow-up email will be sent from SMCSS Guidance Secretary requesting the following information:

• Proof of Date of Birth
  (Birth Certificate / Certificate of Live Birth
  Passport / Certification of Citizenship)
  *Required for age verification to ensure accurate student records and grade placement.

• Proof of Residency
  (Property Tax Bill / Property Purchase Agreement)
  *Required for address verification to ensure accurate student records and determine school district eligibility. 

• Student History Form
  *Sign consent portion of form prior to sending to the Principal/VP at the current school to fill-out.

• Transcript
  (SECONDARY STUDENTS ONLY)
  *Request from Guidance at the current school.

• Credit Counselling Summary
  (SECONDARY STUDENTS ONLY)
  *Request from Guidance at the current school.

• Latest Report Card
  Elementary students are asked to send in the February 2025 report card once received.

• Student Success Transition Form
  (GRADE 8 STUDENTS ONLY)

• Course Selection Form
  (GRADE 8 STUDENTS ONLY)
  2025 Course Descriptions
  
  

Only if applicable:

• Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.)

• Custody Papers

• Emergency Response Procedure for Medical Conditions Form

• Upload Immunization Record to the Health Unit's website.
  (STUDENTS NEW TO NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY ONLY)

• Direction of Property Taxes Form
  Allows people, jointly responsible for the payment of property taxes, either directly through ownership or indirectly through the payment of rent, one of whom must be Catholic, to direct school support to the Catholic system.

• First Nation, Métis and Inuit Self-identification Form
  All parents/guardians of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students who are under 18 years of age have the right to voluntarily self-identify. The Board collects this confidential student self-identification data for the purpose of student achievement, determining the success of current programs, and providing information for decision making regarding the support, development and provision of programs and services required to ensure the success of all students.  
  
  

Step 3: Transition Meeting for students with an IEP 

• Students with an Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.) will have a transition meeting with our Special Education Resource Teacher, Vice-Principal and Guidance Counsellor to ensure accommodations are in place for a smooth transition to secondary school. 

OR Intake meeting for students registering from another secondary school

• New secondary school students will have an intake meeting with their VP, Guidance Counsellor and the Special Education Resource Teacher (if required).

Step 4: June Welcome Email (GRADE 8 STUDENTS ONLY)
Guidance will be sending an email out at the beginning of June with important "need to know" information, including instructions on how to opt-in for busing and a list of school uniforms.

*Please read the information carefully, as it has been specifically put together to address any questions parents and students may have, ensuring a smooth transition to St. Mary Catholic Secondary School.