Online Grade 5 Extended French application forms for the 2023-2024 school year are now closed.
If you wish to register your child for Gr. 5 Extended French, please consult the information below and contact the designated Extended French school in your area to inquire if space is available.
Any student who is eligible to attend a Dufferin-Peel Catholic school and who is presently a Grade 4 student is invited to apply for the Extended French (EF) program for Grade 5 in September 2023. The Extended French program starts in Grade 5 with 50% of the program taught in French at the elementary level. The subjects taught in French are French Language, Social Studies, Science, and one of the following subjects: Visual Art, Music, Drama or Physical Education. This program offers an excellent opportunity for becoming functionally bilingual in later years.
Elementary students should attend the Extended French School in their designated area. Please consult the DPCDSB boundaries map on this webpage to locate the designated Extended French school for your area.
ABOUT DPCDSB EXTENDED FRENCH SITES
The DPCDSB Extended French program begins in Grade 5 and is available until Grade 12. This is a regional program, and each individual Extended French site is open to students within their boundaries. Currently, the Extended French program is only offered for in-person learning. Please view the list of Extended French locations and their feeder schools in the chart below.
If you are still interested in having your child attend the Extended French program in the 2023-2024 school year, please view the list of Extended French locations and their feeder schools in the chart below and contact the Extended French school directly to determine if spots are still available.
BOUNDARY INFORMATION
Boundary maps for the Extended French locations are accessible below by region:
ABOUT DPCDSB EXTENDED FRENCH PROGRAMS
The Extended French Program begins in Grade 5 and continues through Grade 12. The program provides students with the means to develop more advanced French skills, enabling them to communicate effectively in speech and in writing.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is currently provided for students living within the approved boundaries of an Extended French school. Please note that transportation reviews take place on a yearly basis. Please
contact STOPR for more detailed information about transportation to Extended French locations. If you live in the Dufferin area, please contact the
Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services.
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY
Entry into the Dufferin-Peel Extended French program begins in Grade 5. Students who wish to enter the Grade 5 Extended French program must be eligible to attend a Dufferin-Peel school. Currently, the Extended French program is only offered for in-person learning at designated Extended French locations.
Parents/Guardians who wish to enroll their child in an Extended French program after the Grade 5 entry point, can do so
only if:
a) Space at the Extended French School is available (in-person learning only), and;
b) The student was previously enrolled or currently enrolled in an Extended French Program,
and/or;
c) The student can demonstrate appropriate French language proficiency (an assessment may be required).
Secondary Extended French
Secondary Extended French Locations receive students for the Elementary Extended French locations that feed into their boundaries. For a list of the elementary Extended French schools that feed into the secondary Extended French schools, please see the charts below:
Click here for approved Extended French Boundary map for Dufferin and Caledon.
Click here for approved Extended French Boundary map for Brampton.
Click here for approved Extended French Boundary map for Mississauga.
For more information about applying and registering to the Extended French Program, call 905-890-0708 ext. 24303
Additional Information on Extended French