Application Instructions - Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Before you begin
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board will only accept complete applications using our secure online application system. Mailed, emailed, or faxed applications are no longer accepted. Incomplete or unpaid applications will not be processed.
Before you begin the online application process, please make sure you have collected all the necessary information and documents. You will need the applicant’s complete information and complete parent information, including names, birthdates, addresses, etc.
Required and recommended documents (see below) must be submitted as PDF or JPEG files only and less than 5MB each. If any document is larger than 5MB, it has been scanned at too high a resolution and must be rescanned at a lower resolution before beginning the application process.
The application fee is $350.00 Canadian dollars and is non-refundable.
Required documents
In order to submit an application, the documents listed below are required. If you do not upload these documents into the online application system, you cannot complete the application process. If you do not submit a complete application within 30 days, the partial application will be automatically deleted.
- A copy of the student's passport page with photo.
- A copy of the student's birth certificate.
- Certified or stamped school transcripts (translated to English) for the current year (if applicable) and the past 2 years. These should be scanned to PDF or JPEG files less than 5MB in size. You will only able to upload one document, so please ensure all pages of the records of grades are scanned as a single document.
- Signed Student Participation Agreement (found in the online application portal)
- Signed Tuition Refund Policy Agreement (found in the online application portal)
- Signed Terms and Conditions (found in the online application portal)
- Signed Medical Consent Form (found in the online application portal)
- Signed Roles and Responsibilities of Custodian (found in the online application portal)