Grade 5 Extended French Application Process for the school year 2024-2025
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 2024. 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.
Applications for Grade 5 Extended French are now closed for the 2024-2025 school year.
Random selection for the Extended French program will take place the week of March 18, 2024.
Parent/guardian info sessions were held online on February 6 & 8, 2024 to provide details about the Grade 5 Extended French Application Process for students starting Grade 5 in September 2024.
Click below to view the slide deck and video recording of the info session:
Gr. 5 Extended French Information Presentation - Slides
DPCDSB Extended French FAQs
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.
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 in your area.
DUFFERIN/CALEDON EF SITES |
FEEDER SCHOOLS |
Holy Family
(Bolton)
61 Allan Drive
Bolton - L7E 1P7
905-857-1300 BECDM Family of Schools | St. Aidan (Caledon residents)
St. Cornelius
St. Evan
St. John the Baptist
St. John Paul II
St. Nicholas
St. Patrick
St. Rita (Caledon residents) |
St. Andrew
(Orangeville)
50 Meadow Drive
Orangeville – L9W 3Z1
519-942-0262
BECDM Family of Schools | St. Benedict
St. Peter |
BRAMPTON EF SITES |
FEEDER SCHOOLS |
St. Anne
(Brampton West)
124 Vodden Street
Brampton – L6V 1M5
905-459-7621
Brampton West Family of Schools
St. Anne (Extended French Gr. 5- 8)
is temporarily accommodated at:
St. Angela Merici
83 Edenbrook Hill Drive
Brampton, L7A 2N7 | Guardian Angels
Father C.W. Sullivan (North of Queen)
Our Lady of Fatima
Sacred Heart
St. Aidan (Brampton residents)
St. Agnes
St. Angela Merici
St. Bonaventure
St. Cecilia
St. Daniel Comboni
St. Joachim
St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Leonard
St. Lucy
St. Maria Goretti
St. Rita (Brampton residents)
St. Stephen
St. Ursula |
St. Monica
(Brampton Central)
60 Sterritt Drive
Brampton - L6Y 5B6
905-454-6346
Mississauga – Brampton Central Family of Schools
| Our Lady of Peace
Pauline Vanier
St Brigid
St. Joseph (Brampton residents)
Bishop Francis Allen
Father C.W. Sullivan (South of Queen)
St. Alphonsa
St. Francis Xavier
St. Jacinta Marto
St. Jean-Marie Vianney
St. Kevin
St. Mary |
St. Jean Brébeuf
(Brampton Northeast)
63 Glenforest Road
Brampton – L6S 1L8
905-791-8529
Brampton Northeast Family of Schools
| Father Clair Tipping
Father Francis McSpiritt
George Vanier
Good Shepherd
Holy Cross
Holy Spirit
Lester B. Pearson
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Providence
St. Andre Bessette
St. Anthony
St. Isaac Jogues
St. John Henry Newman
St. John Bosco
St. John Fisher
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
St. Raphael
Blessed Michael J. McGivney |
MISSISSAUGA EF SITES |
FEEDER SCHOOLS |
San Lorenzo Ruiz
(Mississauga Central)
100 Barondale Drive
Mississauga – L4Z 3R1
905-501-0400
Mississauga – Brampton Central Family of Schools | St. Hilary
St. Jude
St. Matthew
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
St. Valentine
St. Veronica |
St. Christopher
(Mississauga South)
1195 Clarkson Road North
Mississauga – L5J 2W1
905-822-0721
Mississauga South Family of Schools | All Saints
Christ the King
St. Clare
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Helen
St. Louis
St. Luke
St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Mark |
St. Rose of Lima
(Mississauga North)
4590 The Gallops
Mississauga – L5M 3A9
905-828-4076
Mississauga North Family of Schools | Divine Mercy
Our Lady of Good Voyage
St. Bernadette
St. Gregory
St. Herbert
St. Joseph (Streetsville)
St. Raymond
St. Sebastian |
St. Philip
(Mississauga East)
345 Fairview Road West
Mississauga – L5B 3W5
905-306-8420
Mississauga East Family of Schools
| Bishop Scalabrini
Corpus Christi
Father Daniel Zanon
Metropolitan Andrei
Mary Fix
St. Catherine of Siena
St. David of Wales
St. Gerald
St. Jerome
St. John XXIII |
St. Therese of Child Jesus
(Mississauga North)
6930 Forest Park Drive
Mississauga – L5N 6X7
905-785-0066
Mississauga North Family of Schools | Our Lady of Mercy
St. Albert of Jerusalem
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Barbara
St. Edith Stein
St. Elizabeth Seton
St. Faustina
St. John of the Cross
St. Julia
St. Richard
St. Simon Stock
St. Teresa of Avila |
St. Thomas More
(Mississauga East)
3270 Tomken Road
Mississauga – L4Y 2Y7
905-279-6472
Mississauga East Family of Schools | Canadian Martyrs
Queen of Heaven
St. Alfred
St. Basil
St. Charles Garnier
St. Dominic
St. Edmund
St. Teresa of Calcutta
St. Timothy
St. Vincent de Paul
Sts. Martha & Mary
Sts. Peter & Paul |
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. 24374.
Additional Information on Extended French