Extended French

This program is being phased out due to the expansion of our French Immersion program. However, we continue to offer the program to students currently studying Extended French through to their Grade 12 year. Please see the list of schools still offering this program.

What is Extended French?

The goal of this program is to develop overall skills and communication in French. Students in this program receive a minimum of 1,260 hours of instruction by the end of Grade 8. For more information view the Ministry of Education's - A Parents' Guide to French Immersion and Extended French document.

Elementary school

Extended French is offered to students in Grades 4 to 8. Below is the breakdown of the instruction time for the Extended French program. Please note, we only provide a Extended French program at two of our schools:

• St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School, in Whitby; and
• St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School, in Pickering. 

Resources

Resources to support parents can be found here.

Secondary school

For information on the Extended French Secondary Program, please click here.