French Immersion: Learning in French

Students holding letters spelling out Bienvenue.

French Immersion is an optional program that begins in Grade 1.  Limited enrollment is offered at six sites: Our Lady of Fatima (Cambridge), St Peter (Cambridge), St Anne (Kitchener), Sir Edgar Bauer (Waterloo), St Luke (Waterloo), and Holy Rosary (Waterloo). Spots are allocated through a lottery system. The lottery opens when students return from the Christmas break in January and closes on January 31st. Spots are allocated in three phases: First, younger siblings of students that are already in the program; Second, students that are already attending Senior Kindergarten at a WCDSB school; Third, students enrolling from outside the school board.

In elementary school, the subjects taught in French include: FSL, Science and Technology, Social Studies, the Arts, Physical Education and Health.  The subjects taught in English include Language, Math, Religion and Family Life.  For more information you are invited to explore the Parent Information Link, the boundary map, and the transportation links below.

French Immersion Registration

French Immersion Registration is now closed for the 2026/2027 school year.  French Immersion programs at all 6 French Immersion centres are full.  The current wait list for grade 1 students entering the French Immersion program will be retained until school begins on September 8, 2026.  No additional names will be added to the wait list for 2026/2027.

Families with students in Senior Kindergarten in 2026/27: Please check back in November 2027 for information about grade 1 French Immersion Registration for September 2027.

French Immersion Links

Entry into the French Immersion program after grade 1 requires a prerequisite number of instructional hours in French. For more information about transferring into the program from another Immersion or French school, please contact Jennifer.Kruithof@wcdsb.ca