Out-of-Area Admissions

Elementary Out-of-Area Admissions

Application, timelines and details related to accessing an elementary school other than your designated school by address

Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions

Application, timelines and details related to accessing a secondary school other than your designated school by address

Accessing Remote Learning

Learn about accessing Virtual Elementary School and Virtual Secondary School

Students who reside within the City of Toronto have the right to attend a school which is designated for their residential address. The "Find Your School" section of the website identifies the designated schools for each residential address.

Students also have the opportunity to access schools outside of the school that is designated to serve their home address, or Virtual School, by applying for Out-of-Area Admissions.

The online application will be made available each year in January for admission the following September.

Applicants may submit one Out-of-Area school/program choice in their application.
Remote Learning (elementary and secondary) can be requested as the one program/school choice. Visit the Accessing Remote Learning Website for more details
The application for Secondary Schools without a Boundary can be found within the Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions application. Each applicant may also include one Secondary School without a Boundary in their application.
Acceptance at these schools is subject to space availability and program suitability.
Twins/multiples applying for the same grade at the same school are only required to submit one application. The twins/multiples will be seated/placed on the waitlist together.
The TDSB will not be responsible for providing transportation for students admitted through Out-of-Area Admissions. Transportation is the responsibility of the applicant.

The procedures, conditions and timelines relating to Out-of-Area Admissions are described in the Out-of-Area Admissions Policy and the Out-of-Area Admission Operational Procedure.

More About Out-of-Area Admissions

Each year, schools are classified with one of the following Out-of-Area Admissions statuses based on the space they MAY have available for students from outside the designated attendance area in the upcoming school year.

Closed
The school may not admit any students from Out-of-Area.
Only students residing within the school’s attendance area may attend the school.

Limited (Siblings)
Only students with siblings attending and returning to the requested school may apply for Out-of-Area Admissions. At the Secondary School level, the older sibling must have been attending the requested secondary school as of September 2022.

Limited (Siblings or Feeder School)
Only students with siblings attending and returning to the requested school or students attending a feeder school in the same program may apply for Out-of-Area Admissions. At the Secondary School level, the older sibling must have been attending the requested secondary school as of September 2022.

Limited
All students may apply for Out-of-Area Admissions.
The school may admit students from all of the priorities, as space is available.

Schools with any of the Limited statuses may or may not have seats available in any particular grade based on the projected enrollment for the school and the in-area population attending the school.
Schools must stay within their projected enrollment limits and may not be able to accommodate students applying from outside the local area.
Schools will not know about the availability of seats until after the application window has closed.

Beginning with admissions for September 2025, all interested students must apply for entry to a Secondary School without a Boundary (SSWAB) regardless of where they live.
30% of the entry seats are held for applicants committed to taking at least one technological studies course in each year they are in attendance at the four former Technical schools. Applicants will also be considered for non-Tech seats, and are still able to opt to take any technology courses they wish.

There are specific Admission Priorities associated with the applications to Secondary Schools without a Boundary. For more information please visit the SSWAB Admission Priorities web page.

The following resources are designed to support TDSB and non-TDSB students interested in applying to a Secondary School without a Boundary. Each fact sheet will help potential Grade 8 applicants better understand the priority of their application.

For more information, please visit the SSWAB web page.

Students can apply for Out-of-Area Admissions in Regular programs and Intensive French programs. TDSB students applying for Intensive French in non-entry grades must already be registered / signed up or enrolled in an Intensive French program. Applicants will only be seated if space is available at the requested grade.
For more information on accessing Intensive French programs as a TDSB or non-TDSB student, visit the French Programs web page.

Students self-identifying as First Nations, Métis or Inuit are not required to apply through Out-of-Area Admissions to attend a school of their choosing. For more information, visit the Supporting Students Outside of Out-of-Area Admissions web page.

The Out-of-Area Admissions application cannot be used to access:

Special Education Intensive Support Programs (where Identification, Placement and Review Committee placement is required). For more information, visit the Special Education and Inclusion web page.
Hub schools providing accommodations for High Performing Athletes.
Central Student Interest Programs. To learn more, visit the Central Student Interest Programs web page.
Alternative Schools.
- To learn more about Elementary Alternative Schools, please visit the Elementary Alternative Schools website.
- To learn more about Secondary Alternative Schools, please visit the Secondary Alternative Schools website. Please visit or call the secondary alternative school for complete information about their programs or how to register at the school.
Native Learning Centres, Adult Learning Centres, Heydon Park SS, Greenwood SS, Eastdale CI, and Kâpapâmahchakwêw – Wandering Spirit School. Please visit or call these schools for complete information about their programs or how to register at the school.

Out-of-Area Admissions Status for Entry in 2026-2027

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