French Immersion Kindergarten Registration –
2023-24 School Year

Overview of the French Immersion Registration Process

A cap for Junior and Senior Kindergarten as well as Grade 1 is in effect for French Immersion at all sites
Parents must register their child (and verify documents) for French Immersion by:
Friday, February 3, 2023
There are limited spaces available for students entering the program
Students who currently have siblings in the program are guaranteed a spot. Registration and verification, however, is still required by:
Friday, February 3, 2023
A randomized selection process will be used for new families to grant access into Grand Erie’s French Immersion program
Parents will be informed, by each school, whether their child is in the program no later than:
Monday, February 20, 2023
Parents of students who were not granted a spot in the program through the randomized process will be provided with information on the Wait List process and will be directed to register at their home school
No out-of-area requests will be permitted

Students who made the deadline, but were not selected by the randomized process, will be placed on the wait list in the order given by the randomized process
Students who wish to enter the French Immersion program, but did not register by the Friday February 3, 2023 deadline, will be placed on the wait list
Students who missed the deadline will be placed on the wait list in the order registration is received
The wait list ends on the first Thursday of the school year

Once September enrolment data is collected and verified, the wait lists will be reviewed and families will be notified whether or not their child is in the program by Friday, September 8, 2023

The following information will be required when you register your child for school:

A document to confirm Canadian Citizenship, and a birth date (one of the following): Canadian Birth Certificate, Canadian Citizenship Card, Permanent Resident Card, other documents to verify status in Canada
Your child’s address including: 911 civic address (fire number), lot, concession, county and postal code
Parent contact information, work and home
Emergency contact person and telephone number
Custody information, if applicable
Medical information - a Request for School Assistance in Health Care form, which is provided by the school, must be filled out if medication needs to be administered by school personnel to your child

UPDATE: Online registration is now available.

Click Here to Login to Powerschool and Register Your Child

You can contact your home school and register directly through them. To find your school's contact information,
use our School Finder page here.