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Upcoming French Immersion & Extended French Information Sessions 2023

January 11, 2023

January 11, 2023

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) will be holding a series of information sessions from December to February, to help address any questions parents/guardians may have before registering their child(ren) for the French Immersion or Extended French Program.

Learn more below:

Upcoming French Immersion Sessions

In the TCDSB, the entry point for the French Immersion program is Junior Kindergarten. Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in most other subjects. A minimum of 3,800 hours is required for admission into the Grade 9 French Immersion program.

SchoolDateTimeContact
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati  Catholic SchoolJanuary 25, 20237:00 PM416-393-5456
Cardinal Léger Catholic School January 19, 20236:30 PM416-393-5419
Holy Name Catholic SchoolJanuary 18, 20236:00 PM416-393-5215
Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolJanuary 17, 20236:00 PM416-393-5225
James Culnan Catholic SchoolJanuary 18, 20235:00 PM416-393-5325
Our Lady of Peace Catholic SchoolJanuary 31, 20235:30 PM416-393-5253
Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School (Virtual)Rescheduled to: February 9, 2023 (Zoom Link)6:00 PM416-393-5273
St. Agatha Catholic SchoolJanuary 16, 20236:30 PM416-393-5302
St. Alphonsus Catholic School (Virtual)February 23, 2023 (Zoom Link)6:30 PM416-393-5326
St. Benedict Catholic SchoolFebruary 2, 20237:00 PM416-393-5267
St. Brigid Catholic SchoolJanuary 19, 20235:00 PM416-393-5235
St. Cecilia Catholic SchoolJanuary 18, 20237:00 PM416-393-5218
St. Cyril Catholic SchoolJanuary 31, 20236:00 PM416-393-5270
St. Eugene Catholic SchoolFebruary 2, 20235:00 PM416-393-5337
St. Gerald Catholic SchoolJanuary 19, 2023 (Contact the school office for the Zoom Link)6:00 PM416-393-5319
St. Jerome Catholic SchoolJanuary 25, 20237:00 PM416-393-5294
St. Leo Catholic SchoolJanuary 12, 20236:30 PM416-393-5333
St. Louis Catholic SchoolJanuary 19, 20236:00 PM416-393-5331
St. Mary Catholic SchoolTBATBA416-393-5205

Extended French


In the TCDSB, the entry point for the Extended French program is Grade 5. Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in at least one other subject, such as social studies, history, geography, physical education, health and visual arts. By the end of Grade 8, students who will begin Extended French in in Grade 5 will have received 2,080 hours of instruction in French. A minimum of 1,260 hours is required for admission into the Grade 9 Extended French program.

SchoolDateTimeContact
All Saints Catholic SchoolJanuary 19, 20237:00 PM416-393-5290
Blessed Sacrament Catholic SchoolRescheduled to: February 1, 2023 (Parents Registration)6:30 PM416-393-5226
D’Arcy McGee Catholic SchoolJanuary 25, 20236:00 PM416-393-5318
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic SchoolFebruary 2, 20235:30 PM416-393-5288
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic SchoolMarch 9, 20236:30 PM416-393-5252
Our Lady of Grace Catholic SchoolFebruary 8, 20236:30 PM416-393-5372
St. Bonaventure Catholic SchoolJanuary 18, 20236:30 PM416-393-5263
St. Clare Catholic SchoolFebruary 22, 20235:30 PM416-393-5214
St. Gregory Catholic SchoolJanuary 19, 20237:00 PM416-393-5262
St. John Catholic SchoolMarch 1, 20236:30 PM416-393-5220
St. Margaret Catholic School (Beatrice Campus)March 9, 20237:00 PM416-393-5249
St. Maria Goretti Catholic SchoolFebruary 1, 20236:00 PM416-393-5260
St. Martin De Porres Catholic SchoolTBATBA416-393-5286
St. Richard Catholic SchoolJanuary 31, 20236:30 PM416-393-5301
St. Timothy Catholic SchoolJanuary 30, 20236:30 PM416-393-5298
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic SchoolTBATBA416-393-5227

Helpful Links

More information can be found at the links below: