​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹Grade 1 ​French Immersion Application Process for the school year 2024-2025
Parent/guardian info sessions were held online on December 5 & 7, 2023 to provide details about the Grade 1 French Immersion Application Process for students starting Grade 1 in September 2024.
Click below to view the slide deck and video recording of the info session:
Gr. 1 French Immersion info session presentation - slides
Gr. 1 French Immersion info session presentation - video recording​
​GRADE 1 FRENCH IMMERSION ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW CLOSED.
The random selection for Grade 1 French Immersion school placements will be held on Friday February 2, 2024. Communication about the results will be sent by email to parents following the random selection. ​
To enroll your child in Grade 1 French Immersion for the 2024-2025 school year, please directly contact the French Immersion school to inquire if space is available. You will find a list of Ji8¸£ÀûÍø French Immersion schools further down on this webpage.
To enroll your child in French Immersion after the Grade 1 entry point, please contact the French Immersion school. Admission will be granted if:
a) s​pace at the French Immersion school is available, and;
b) the student is currently enrolled in French Immersion in another school/board, or Francophone school board, or;
c) the student can demonstrate fluency in the Fren​​ch Language (listening, speaking, reading & writing). A proficiency assessment may be required. ​​
French Immersion Eligibility
Entry into the Dufferin-Peel CDSB French Immersion program occurs in Grade 1. Students who wish to enter the Grade 1 French Immersion program must be eligible to attend a Dufferin-Peel school before going through the application process.
Parents/Guardians who wish to enroll their child in a French Immersion program after the Grade 1 entry point, can enroll in the program only if:
a) space at the French Immersion School is available and;
b) the student was previously enrolled or is currently enrolled in a French Immersion Program and/or;
c) the student can demonstrate fluency in the French Language (Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing). A proficiency assessment may be required.​
Elementary French Immersion Program
French Immersion is a Canadian educational program designed to give students whose first language is not French the opportunity to learn in the French language. French Immersion in Dufferin-Peel begins in Grade 1 where 90% of the instructional day is delivered in French. The percentage of the day instructed in French varies as students progress throughout the elementary grades: ​
French Immersion Schools
Please see the chart below for the French Immersion programs offered at each of the centres. Note that three schools offer French Immersion from Grades 1 through 8:
| Grades 1 - 8 |
Our Lady of Providence C.E.S.
35 Black Oak Drive
Brampton, ON L6Y 4W7 |
St. Joachim C.E.S.
435 Rutherford Road North
Brampton, ON L6V 3V9 |
St. Gregory C.E.S.
1075 Swinbourne Drive
Mississauga, ON L5V 1B9​ |
In addition to the three schools above, five pairs of schools partner to offer French Immersion across Grades 1 through 8, with Grades 1 through 4 offered at one school and Grades 5 through 8 offered at a partner school. Below are the pairs of schools offering French Immersion:
| Grades 1 - 4 | | Grades 5 - 8 |
St. Angela Merici C.E.S.
83 Edenbrook Hill Drive
Brampton, ON L7A 2N7 | Students move to: | St. Ursula C.E.S.
11 Dwellers Road
Brampton, ON L6X 5C1 |
All Saints C.E.S.
4105 Colonial Drive
Mississauga, ON L5L 4E8 | Students move to: | St. Margaret of Scotland C.E.S.
2266 Council Ring Road
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C1 |
Divine Mercy C.E.S.
2840 Duncairn Drive
Mississauga, ON L5L 4E8 | Students move to: | Our Lady of Mercy C.E.S.
5820 Glen Erin Drive
Mississauga, ON L5M 5J9 |
St. Elizabeth Seton C.E.S.
6133 Glen Erin Drive
Mississauga, ON L5N 2T7 | Students move to: | St. Teresa of Avila C.E.S.
6675 Montevideo Road
Mississauga, ON L5N 4E8 |
St. Pio of Pietrelcina C.E.S.
4675 Huron Heights Drive
Mississauga, ON L5Z 4G9 | Students move to: | St. Jude C.E.S.
175 Nahani Way
Mississauga, ON​ ​L4Z 3J6​ |
​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹Secondary French Immersion
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French Immersion Schools (Elementary and Secondary)
Please click here to see the 2023-2024​ French Immersion Schools Map and Grade Allocations.
Transportation
No bussing is provided for students in the French Immersion program.
​For more information about the French Immersion Program, call 905-890-0708 ext. 24374.​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
​Additional Information on French Immersion