Grade 2 French Immersion Program Information Nights
In the Halton District School Board, the entry point for the French Immersion program is Grade 2. In the Grade 2 French Immersion program, 100% of the instructional day will be taught in French.
A series of community information evenings were held in November to help address any questions parents/guardians may have before registering their Grade 1 child(ren) for the French Immersion program.
View the presentation from the Parent Information Nights to learn more about the Grade 2 French Immersion entry.
Registration for the French Immersion program is open to all Grade 1 students and will begin on
Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. The deadline for submitting your registration form is
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 at 4 p.m.
No registrations will be accepted after this date.
You may use the following link to determine which school your child would attend based on your home address:
Find My Local School.
Please be sure to visit the
hdsb.ca website for more details. Registration forms are available online or at your child’s home school.
French Immersion program changes for 2017-2020
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| 2
| 3
| 4-8
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2017-2018
| No Grade 1 French Immersion Entry*
(All grade 1 students will have Primary Core French)
| 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
| 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
| 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
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2018-2019
| No Grade 1 French Immersion Entry
(All grade 1 students will have Primary Core French)
| 100%* All subjects will be taught in French, including math. No English Language Arts in Grade 2. | 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
| 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
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2019 -2020 (Full implementation of new FI model)
| No Grade 1 French Immersion Entry
(All grade 1 students will have Primary Core French)
| 100% All subjects will be taught in French, including math. No English Language Arts in Grade 2 | 80%* The 20% of instructional minutes not taught in French will be used to teach English Language Arts | 50% of French language instruction No changes to current model
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* Asterisk indicates changes to the current French Immersion model.
There is NO Grade 1 French Immersion entry point beginning in September 2017.
By the end of Grade 8, students who will begin French Immersion in Grade 2 in September 2018 will have received 4,085 hours of instruction in French. A minimum of 3,800 hours is required for admission into the Grade 9 French Immersion program.
Additional Resources:
Supporting your child's success in French Immersion and Extended French