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Navigating your children through their education experience can be tricky however with the information on this page you will find what you need to keep them on track with their education. You will find what you need to register your children in an Ontario school, as well as list of schools in the area. With four different school boards in our community there is certainly a school that can meet your children’s needs.

If you are taking a house hunting trip don’t forget to check out the schools you are interested in sending your children to. If possible talk to other members in our community about the schools their children are attending. And, don’t forget to stop by our office. We can help with educational and community information.

Preschool

Looking for quality child care? Visit our Finding Childcare page.
The goal of Ontario's Best Start Program is to make sure that children are ready to learn by the time they start Grade One. Find out more about this unique program.

Junior Kindergarten

Your child must be 4 years old by December 31 of that school year. Please bring the following items:
- Proof of age
- Certificate of Immunization
- Child's Individual Health Card
- Baptismal Certificate (if registering with the Catholic District School Board)

Special Needs Students

To help students with special needs, school boards provide the following services to the schools: speech pathologist, psychologist, social worker, teacher assistant, individual education plan, etc. For more information call the school or school board you wish to enroll your child in. Find out more by clicking on the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth. You may also want to know more about our Navigator Program for helping families dealing with special circumstances.

Immunization Requirements

Current Ontario provincial legislation requires that every new student must provide the RCDHU a copy of her/his immunization record.
Proof of immunization required by the RCDHU must contain the following:
- Child's name
- Child's birth date
- Immunization record
- Ontario Health Number (when available)

Please note that the Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre sponsors immunization clinics
twice a month. For more information, contact Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) at 613-735-8653.

Looking for more information? Visit the Ontario Ministry of Health and long-Term Care to find out more information and Publicly Funded Routine Immunization Schedule for Children Beginning Immunization in Early Infancy.

School Boards

• Renfrew County Catholic District School Board 613-735-1031
• Renfrew County District School Board 613-735-0151
• Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est 1-888-230-5131
• Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario 1-888-332-3736

English Elementary Schools on the Base of Petawawa

• General Lake Public School (90% French Immersion offered) 613-687-2404
• Pinecrest Public School 613-687-4211
• Saint Francis of Assisi Separate School 613-687-4167 

English Elementary Schools in the Town of Petawawa

• Herman Street Public School 613-687-2457
• Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School 613-687-5918

English High Schools

• General Panet High School (Petawawa) French Immersion Program offered: 10 courses, 613-687-2095
• Bishop Smith Catholic High School (Pembroke) Extended French, 613-735-5496
• Fellowes High School (Pembroke) Extended French, 613-735-6858 | 613-735-7587
• Mackenzie High School (Deep River) Extended French, 613-584-3361
• Opeongo High School (Cobden) Extended French, 613-735-7587 | 613-649-2041

French Schools (all located in Pembroke)

• Centre scolaire catholique Jeanne Lajoie Pavillon élémentaire (Elementary), 613-732-8302 
• Centre scolaire catholique Jeanne Lajoie Pavillon secondaire (High School), 613-735-3948
• École élémentaire & secondaire publique l'Équinoxe Elementary & High School, 613-732-1525 

Private Schools (in Petawawa)

• Grace Evangelical Lutheran School, 613-687-0122

Renfrew County Continuing Education (Adult High School)

Post secondary education is available locally through Algonquin College. Campuses are located in Pembroke and Renfrew. The college is fully accredited and offers a wide range of full-time certificate programs.

Universities

Two major Canadian universities, Carleton and the University of Ottawa, are within 45 km from the eastern boundary of Renfrew County.  

Canadian Forces Community College Network (CFCCN)

Network Colleges have agreed to provide the following services: applying credits to their programs that were earned at other Network Colleges; reducing certification/diploma residency requirements to 25 %; assessing military training /experience as credits towards a related and specified certificate/diploma; offering subjects/programs at times and in locations that meet the demands of the military community; educational counselling; etc. 613-687-5511 ext. 6986.

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