Secondary Language Credits – Requirements

Students who are *new* to Waterloo Catholic District School Board or St. Louis must come in-person to have the following identification verified:

  1. Proof of Status in Canada (any of the following):
    • Permanent Resident Card
    • Refugee Papers and Photo ID
    • Status Card and Photo ID
    • Canadian Birth Certificate and Photo ID
    • Canadian Citizenship Card or Certificate and Photo ID
    • Canadian Passport
  2. Photo ID (to accompany any documents listed above without a photo, we cannot accept a Health Card)
  3. High School Transcript, Graduation Credit Summary, or Canadian Language Benchmarks
  4. Proof of Current Mailing Address — We cannot accept a Driver’s License or Cellphone Bill, but can accept any of the following:
    • Utility Bill (Water, Gas, or Electricity)
    • Property Tax Bill
    • Home Phone/Internet/ Cable Bill
    • Purchase/ Rental/ Lease Agreement
    • Bank Document
    • Report Card

Language Requirements

Previous knowledge of a language is not a requirement to take a grade 9 Secondary School Language Credit.

Successful completion of Level 1 is a prerequisite before enrolling in a Level 2 language course (Level 2 –> 3)