2025-26 Applications Now Open for Elementary Focus Programs and French Immersion
On October 28, 2024, online applications opened for Elementary Focus Programs and French Immersion. Families looking to register their children for the 2025-26 school year can find links to applications on the webpages below.
These pages also feature background information about the programs and application processes, including recordings of the October 2024 virtual information nights.
The deadline to submit online applications for Elementary Focus Programs and French Immersion is December 1, 2024.
French Immersion
Click here to apply on the French Immersion webpage.
French Immersion is a proven way of acquiring excellent language skills in French. The French Immersion program at HWDSB is specifically designed for parents who do not speak French, but want their children to speak both official languages. The program is open to HWDSB students starting in Grade 1.
Applications for Grade 1 entry into French Immersion are only accepted through the online application form. This application is only available to current Senior Kindergarten students. To be eligible for the 2025-26 school year, your child must have been born in 2019.
Elementary Focus Programs
Click here to apply on the Elementary Focus Programs webpage.
HWDSB elementary schools offer a wide range of learning opportunities to prepare students for success in secondary school and beyond. The Elementary Focus Programs listed below are accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year based on different grade level entry points outline on the webpage. Students currently learning in these programs do not need to reapply.
- Hockey Program at Tapleytown
- Mandarin Transitional Language Program/中英文过渡项目 at Cootes Paradise
- Scholastic Arts and Global Education (SAGE) Program at Strathcona
- Scholastic Arts and Global Education Quest (SAGE Quest) at Kanétskare
- Sports Academy (Basketball and High Performance) Programs at R.A. Riddell