Enrolment Caps + Holding Areas

LDCSB Schools with Enrollment Caps/Designated Holding Areas

Updated January 2025

Elementary

St. Anne, London. Once cap is reached, new students will attend St. Mark, London.
Blessed Sacrament, London. Once cap is reached, new students will attend Holy Family, London.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Delaware. Once cap is reached, new students will attend St. Theresa, London.
Sir Arthur Carty, London. Once cap is reached, new students will attend St. Jude, London.

Secondary

St. Andre Bessette, London. Once cap is reached, new students will attend Mother Teresa, London.
Grade 8 students at Our Lady of Lourdes, Delaware have the option to attend Holy Cross Secondary School, Strathroy or St. Andre Bessette. Once cap at St. Andre Bessette is reached, new students will attend Mother Teresa, London.
Grade 8 Students at Blessed Sacrament living north of Huron Street will attend John Paul II Secondary School.

Grade 8 Students at St. Anne, London living north of Huron Street will attend John Paul II Secondary School.

Additional factors affect registration eligibility at certain schools. Individual schools and the LDCSB admissions office can provide support and further guidance to families upon registration.

Why the Need for Enrolment Caps and Holding Areas?

The London District Catholic School Board has welcomed nearly 10,000 students over the last decade and is the fastest growing school board in Ontario. This is an exciting and challenging time for the school board. We are doing everything we can to welcome and provide space for new students. We are in constant communication with the Ministry of Education regarding the possibility of additional new schools while maximizing every available space in the system and ordering record numbers of portable classrooms.

Once schools reach their cap, new students will be directed to register at other nearby Catholic schools that still have space to welcome new students. Transportation will be provided assuming students meet bussing eligibility requirements.

Enrollment caps at additional schools are likely as the population continues to rise.

This rapid growth means we are facing new challenges. We are using spaces differently in schools and are ordering more portable classrooms than ever before. We are hoping for approval to construct additional schools. As new schools are approved, designated holding areas may be established to ease transitions once the new schools are built.