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REGISTATION 2024-2025

Please note that our official registration period begun on October 3, 2023, following our Open House event that took place. The information session during the open house event was mandatory for the first round of admission.

Please complete the following form to enter your information so we can add you to our waiting list.

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We will contact parents if we have vacancies remaining and to provide information.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at face@emsb.qc.ca or by phone at 514-350-8899 ext. 1897.

It is important to note that all parents who wish to apply to the EMSB at FACE, your child must have a certificate of eligibility. For more information, please visit the following website:
https://www.emsb.qc.ca/emsb/admissions/eligibility/office

ADIMISIONS CRITERIA (ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY)

ADMINISTRATIVE CRITERIA

  • Apply for registration during the official period
  • Submit a complete application including all required documents. (Attention: originals are required.)
  • Participate in the mandatory information session (all "new" elementary and secondary parents/guardians) in order to be eligible for the draw.
  • To be admitted into kindergarten once a child’s name is drawn from the draw, this child must attend orientation day.      
  • English Montreal School Board (EMSB) parents/guardians must provide with a certificate of eligibility.

CRITERIA OF INTEREST FOR ARTS:

Students must have an interest in the four arts forms in elementary and high school (vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, and drama).

CRITERIA FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
(from the second cycle of elementary school):

Students must have a school-record indicating no particular difficulties. The requirements of the FACE program require rather autonomous students: no failure at the end of the school year in basic subjects at the end of the year.

STUDENT PROFILE CRITERIA (secondary only):

  • Interest in the arts and understanding of its aspects
  • Proficiency in the language of instruction
  • Socialization
  • Independence 

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMISSION CRITERIA AND IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

  1. Siblings from the same home have priority. They are to be registered at FACE in the year in which an application is admissible on condition that they meet all the admission criteria (There is also a lottery within even when spots are limited.)
  2. Students in random order in the draw.

PLEASE NOTE

  • The school welcomes up to 25% of special needs students. The school therefore reserves the right to refuse a child who presents particular difficulties which would require an accompaniment which it cannot offer or if it considers that it cannot adequately meet the needs of a student.
  •  Students in the school who wish to move from the French-speaking to the Anglophone (or vice-versa, without obligation to do so) are not prioritized in the admission process. They must apply for admission during the official registration period and are subject to the draw like other prospective students.
  • At the secondary level, 5 applications (maximum) can be prioritized according to their musical profile and according to the respect of the ratios agreed.
  • A student who is under the age prescribed by law may obtain a waiver of the eligibility age (in kindergarten) in accordance with the procedure established by the School Board. However, the administration reserves the right to re-evaluate a derogation granted. The parent must provide the professional assessment supporting the claim for exemption within ten (10) working days of the application. If the school does not receive the required documents within ten (10) working days of the application, the student's application will be canceled.
  •  Considering that the arts occupy more than a third of the time devoted to the school, a student must therefore have, throughout his/her school career, a marked interest for the arts in order to develop and to flourish fully. It is therefore essential that parents/guardians ensure the artistic interest of their child and, if necessary, make a new choice along the way for the good of their child. A student who loses this interest in the arts would therefore be obliged to make the necessary change of a new milieu.
  • Given that multi-grade level instruction is impossible at FACE and that repetition is difficult to offer since our cohorts are not split, a student in a situation of failure of his/her grade could be under academic review. The administration has the obligation to put in place the means recommended by the school or present the obligation to enroll the student in another school.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS (APPROXIMATELY)

The number of places is determined by the number of pupils currently enrolled at every level and by the number of departures announced. We can however estimate that it is detailed as follows:

Preschool and elementary

  • Kindergarten: 30 places
  • Grades 1 to 6: 3 to 4 places per level

Secondary

  • Secondary 1: 15 places
  • Secondary 2 to Secondary 5: 3 to 4 places per level.
ANNUAL SCHOOL FEES

BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR STUDENTS

Agenda and participation in the Beaux-Arts program - $ 220

Mid-day supervision fee to be paid directly to the daycare service

(For more information, call Lise Leblanc, Daycare Technician at 514-350-8897).

 BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR STUDENTS FROM SECONDARY 1 TO 5

($ 225) Safe supervision fees at dinner

($ 265) Fine Arts Program

($ 10) Student life

* Please note that tuition fees are reviewed annually by the Governing Board, so there may be some change. Also note that the parents/guardians' financial contribution to the Fine Arts program is never refundable.

If you do not have a Certificate of Eligibility

In order to qualify for English Instruction in Quebec Public Schools, students must meet certain eligibility criteria under the Charter of the French Language as set out by the Quebec government.

Visit the EMSB Website for information on eligibility requirements and how to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility.

Eligibility Requirements

If you have a Certificate of Eligibility

When you come for your appointment, please bring the following documents:

  • Certificate of Eligibility
  • Student’s most recent report card
  • Your current address and phone numbers
  • Student’s Medicare card number and expiration date

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