Out-of-Area Admissions

Out-of-Area Admissions lets students apply to a school other than the one designated for their home address, where applications are accepted and space is available.

Choose your admissions route

Elementary Out-of-Area

Kindergarten to Grade 8. Explore another elementary school, Child Care access and the current application cycle.

Secondary Out-of-Area

Grades 9 to 12. Understand your school choices, ranking, offers and waitlists.

Secondary Schools Without a Boundary

Five secondary schools. Learn about these schools and their separate admission priorities.

Secondary applicants choosing both an Out-of-Area school and a SSWAB must rank them first and second. First choice applicants are seated before applicants who list that school as their second choice. Read the complete ranking and offer rules.

Understand school status

Each school’s annual Out-of-Area status determines who can apply. An accepted application does not guarantee that a seat will be available in every grade.

Closed

No out-of-area applications accepted.

Priority Limited

Applications are accepted only from the specific priority group(s) identified for the school (for example, elementary sibling applicants).

Open Limited

Applications are accepted from all Out-of-Area applicants into the regular program only, based on available space.

School status tells you who is allowed to apply. Admission priorities determine the order applicants are considered when demand exceeds space.

School Out-of-Area Status

School Out-of-Area Status information will be posted here when available.

How applications are considered

View Out-of-Area Admission Priorities

When demand exceeds available space, a central random selection lottery is conducted sequentially by priority level.

Priority 1 · Elementary Siblings
Elementary School applicants with a sibling currently attending and returning to the requested school.
Priority 2 · Feeder Priority School
Out-of-Area applicants currently attending a recognized Feeder Priority School in the same program track.
Priority 3 · Elementary Moved Out of Area
Elementary School students currently attending the school who have moved out of its designated attendance area.
Priority 4 · Toronto Residents
Applicants residing in the City of Toronto. TDSB and non-TDSB students are considered together.
Priority 5 · Non-Toronto Residents
Applicants residing outside the City of Toronto. All Out-of-Area applicants must reside in Ontario.

Schools Without a Boundary use their own priority structure.

Programs accessed through Out-of-Area Admissions

Some program choices are accessed through the Out-of-Area Admissions process rather than through a separate application.

French Immersion

Students currently in a French Immersion program (or incoming French Immersion students who applied on-time to French Immersion) may use Out-of-Area Admissions to apply to a French Immersion school other than their designated French Immersion school. Admission is not guaranteed through this process.

Remote Learning

Virtual Elementary School and Virtual Secondary School are accessed through the Out-of-Area process, where space is available. Select Remote Learning as the program and the appropriate virtual school as your choice.

French Language Programs

Remote Learning information

Other application and placement processes

These programs use separate admission or placement processes:

Specialized Programs

Alternative Schools

Special Education Intensive Support Programs

International Students

Local Programs — visit the individual school website for information.

Some students have priority-placement support outside the standard Out-of-Area application process.

Supporting Students Outside Out-of-Area Admissions

Policy and procedure

P013 · Out-of-Area Admissions Policy (PDF)

PR545 · Out-of-Area Admissions Procedure (PDF)

Need help?

Contact your current school for application support. These resources can help you find an answer:

Out-of-Area FAQ

Application Help

Contact Us

For questions not answered in the FAQ or Application Help, contact [email protected].