French Immersion Registration

The HWDSB uses an on-line, system-wide application process for entry into French Immersion in Grade One that allows for program placement of students, monitoring of accommodations, balance of enrolment, and long-term stability of the French Immersion program.  Last year, this process successfully placed 593 students into Grade One classrooms.

Parents and Caregivers apply to the program not a school.  HWDSB’s commitment to the community is a guaranteed offer of placement in a French Immersion program school, but not a specific school.

Parents and caregivers wishing to have their child(ren) in French Immersion in 2019-2020 for grade one will have to apply on-line at https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/fi   Paper applications will not be provided.

Placement offers will be made based on:

-availability of the program closest to the student’s home address, based on the French Immersion boundary;

-Grade 1 siblings entering French Immersion may attend the same school as their older sibling currently in FI, space permitting and providing they remain in French Immersion;

-Balance of English and FI enrolment in dual track schools (50-60% in English or French);

-year over year impact as pupils progress through grades 1-8

Process Timelines

Friday, October 19, 2018 – Application process opens for Senior Kindergarten students only

Friday, November 30, 2018 – Deadline for applications

Friday, December 14, 2018 – Program location offered to Parent/Guardian

Monday, January 14, 2019 – Deadline for program acceptance and registration

Questions?

If you have any questions about the program or application process, please contact [email protected]