When your child enters our kindergarten programs, they are welcomed into our award-winning faith-centred family of schools. They join a caring, healthy, inclusive and accepting learning
environment where every child is seen as a gift from God. Our goal is to support and nurture a life-long love of learning and exploration fueled by natural curiosity.
Our full-day kindergarten class includes a full-time teacher and a designated early childhood educator (DECE) who work in collaboration, with the support from home and parish, to help encourage your child as they develop spiritually, socially, emotionally, physically and academically.
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Be advised that the Board has implemented an enrolment cap at Pope Francis to minimize enrolment pressures at the school.
Details of the enrolment cap are as follows:
- Junior Kindergarten enrolment at Pope Francis CES is capped at 101 students annually. In the event that Junior Kindergarten students who reside in the Pope Francis CES attendance area cannot be accommodated at the school, they will be accepted at St. Stephen CES, with transportation provided.
- Any SK-8 students wishing to attend Pope Francis CES will be accepted on a first come first serve basis at Pope Francis, if space is available within the existing classes. Any SK-8 students who reside in the Pope Francis CES attendance area and are not able to attend Pope Francis will be accepted at St. Stephen CES, with transportation provided.
The above process remains in place for the 2026/27 school year. By Board motion, the deadline for JK registrations is March 1, 2026. If the number of JK registrations as of March 1, 2026 is 101 or less, a lottery will not be held.
IF the number of JK registrations as of March 1, 2026 is greater than 101, a lottery will be held in accordance with past practice.
Registrations received after March 1st 2026 will be reviewed for acceptance if space is available in the order in which they are received.