What are the age categories for 2026-27?
Rule- Ontario
- OFSAA
- High school sport
- Grades 9-12
- 2026-27
- Student-athletes
- Eligibility
- Transfers
Age is judged from your birth certificate against January 1 before the start of the school year (January 1, 2026 for 2026-27). You must not yet have reached the birthday below by that date:
- Senior: 19th birthday. For 2026-27 a Senior is born in 2007 or later (birth years 2007 to 2010 are Senior).
- Junior: 15th birthday. For 2026-27 a Junior is born in 2011 or 2012.
- Novice: 14th birthday. For 2026-27 a Novice is born in 2012 or later, and may compete in the Novice category for one year only, in Grade 9.
- Born in 2006 or earlier: ineligible.
Source: OFSAA Age Classifications for the 2026-27 School Year (September 2026); OFSAA Regulations (September 2026), Regulation E, Section 4(a)(iii).
Added 25 Oct 2026