halton district school board parent portal

How does the Halton district school board communicate with parents?

The Halton District School Board is committed to providing timely, effective communication to parents/guardians and students. The HDSB utilizes a Student Absence Reporting System called SchoolMessenger. Receiving all messages and phone calls from your child's school and the HDSB

Why Halton Catholic school?

At the Halton Catholic District School Board, we believe that the foundation of Catholic education is strengthened by the cooperative relationship between home, school, and parish. As parents, you are the primary educators of your children.

How do I apply to study at Halton?

You can also check out the information on our School Admissions Webpage for further assistance. If you live outside of Halton you need to apply through your home local authority. Once admissions rounds have closed late applications can only be submitted via a paper application form Email: schooladmissions@halton.gov.uk

What is the purpose of the parent portal?

The online Parent Portal serves two main purposes: to subscribe for bus delay email notifications for your child (ren)’s bus runs and for general email notifications regarding inclement weather cancellations. Please review our Parent Portal FAQs for troubleshooting support with accessing student transportation schedules.

Who should parents contact about their child's education?

Parents who have a question about their child’s education should contact the school staff . Initially, the classroom teacher should be approached; if there is further concern, the Principal, then the Superintendent, and finally the Director of Education may be approached.

What does it mean to be involved in your child's education?

Being involved in your child’s education could mean anything from helping with homework, volunteering at the school or becoming a member of your Catholic School Council or the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC).

Create New Parent Portal Account

NOTE – If you have previously created a subscription account with HSTS for delays and cancellations, this account is now your Parent Portal account.

Subscribe for Bus Delays Without an Ontario Education Number (OEN)

This method is used when your student has no OEN yet because they are a Kindergarten student or a new student to the Ontario public school system. Prior to the first day of school, you will receive a communication from HSTS with your student (s) busing information.