We welcome into our schools students who are eligible to receive their education in French under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Ontario Education Act. To be eligible, the student must meet the following criteria:

According to section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a student is eligible without any conditions if one of their parents is a Canadian citizen and fulfills at least one of the following criteria:

  • whose first language learned and still understood is French; or
  • who received his or her primary school education in French in Canada; or
  • whose child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in French in Canada.

According to the administrative directive B-018-D-1 Admission, welcome and support in a French language school External linkIf a student's grandparent is an eligible student or if the parents are from a Francophone or allophone immigrant background, an accelerated admission process is put in place.

Admissions Committee

If neither parent meets one of the criteria listed above, they may still apply. The first step is to contact the principal of the school where you would like to apply. The application will then be reviewed by the Board through an admissions committee.

Admission requirements

Age

To be admitted to the elementary school a student must:

  • have reached the age of 4 by December 31 of the current school year to be enrolled in kindergarten;
  • have reached the age of 5 before December 31 of the current school year to be enrolled in the garden;
  • have reached the age of 6 by December 31 of the current school year to be enrolled in Grade 1.