Enrolment Caps, Holding Areas + Redirection Guidelines

Updated January 2026

Elementary

Blessed Sacrament, London. Once the school is full, new students will attend Holy Family, London. Details here.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Delaware. Once the school is full, new students will attend St. Theresa, London. Details here.
St. Anne, London. Once the school is full, new students will attend St. Mark, London. Details here.
St. Michael's, Woodstock. Once the school is full, new students will attend St. Patrick's, Woodstock. Details here.
Sir Arthur Carty, London. Once school is full, new students will attend St. Jude, London. Details here.

Elementary to Secondary Transition

Blessed Sacrament, London: Grade 8 students living north of Huron Street will attend John Paul II. Details here.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Delaware: Grade 8 students may attend Holy Cross, Strathroy or St. Andre Bessette, London.
St. Anne, London: Grade 8 Students living north of Huron Street will attend John Paul II. Details here.
St. Anthony French Immersion, London: Grade 8 students will attend Regina Mundi College to continue French Immersion. Details here.

Secondary

Mother Teresa, London: Some 2025-26 Grade 9 French Immersion students will attend Regina Mundi College for 2026-27 and beyond. Details here.
St. Andre Bessette, London. Once the school is full, new students will attend Mother Teresa, London. Details here.
St. Thomas Aquinas, London. Once the school is full, new students will attend St. Andre Bessette, London. Details here.

School Maps and School Locator Tools

School Maps: For general illustrative purposes only. Use the School Locator Tool for detailed eligibility.

School Locator Tool: Additional factors may affect registration eligibility at certain schools. The school and/or the LDCSB admissions department shall confirm the school of attendance only when a completed registration application has been validated during the registration process.

Why the Need for Redirection, 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.

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