Application Process
Step 1- Submit an Application
Please make sure you complete all the items on the application checklist. Your application will not be considered or processed until you submit all applicable documents with the required $100 application fee. Applications for Grades 1 - 9 can be submitted year round. Please review information about Kindergarten applications below.
Application Checklist
- MESC Family Application Form
- Kindergarten Student Intake Form or Gr 1 - 9 Student Intake Form (1 form per student)
- Photocopy of a Vital Statistics Document (ie. Canadian Birth Certificate, Citizenship Certificate, Adoption Certificate, Passport, Visa, or Permanent or Landed Immigrant/Residence Documentation) You must be able to produce the original Vital Statistics Document during the Interview.
- $100 non-refundable application fee
PLEASE NOTE: Applications can be submitted by email but they will not be considered complete until the $100 application fee is paid in full. The application fee can be paid through electronic fund transfer to eft@mennosimons.ab.ca or using Paypal through our donations tab.
Step 2 - Interview
If a spot is available your family will be offered an interview. You will have a 48 hour period to accept the invitation to interview and make arrangements with the school office to schedule a meeting time. During the interview the principal will assess whether or not our school has the resources and capacity to support your child in their learning.
Step 3 - Acceptance
After the interview, should the application be successful, you will be given additional registration forms to submit and arrange for New Family Capital Fee payment. You will also be scheduled to attend a New Family Orientation.
Wait List
If no vacancy exists in the applicable grade, your child will automatically be placed on a wait list.
To ensure that you remain active on the wait list you must contact the school on a yearly basis. Please notify the school by the first business day in January of the September Enrollment Date.
Step 4 - Online Registration
Registered families will receive electronic enrollment paperwork to complete online. Forms will include all consents, verify contact information and include payment method and frequency options.
Kindergarten Applications
We accept Kindergarten applications 20 months prior (First Business Day of January) to the September Enrollment Date.
Students enrolling for Kindergarten MUST be 5 years of age on December 31st of the year they begin in September.
Preparing for Kindergarten Information Sheet
Kindergarten entry is an ideal time to review your child's vaccination history. It is important to keep your child's vaccination up to date to prevent disease and to help your child healthy.