As real estate agents who know a whole lot about schools, our Catholic clients ask us about French Immersion programs in Hamilton at times. Our clients feel that French Immersion schools provide a “better education”, based on EQAO stats through recent years. However, in our opinion, this only seems to be true for public French Immersion in Oakville, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Catholic French Immersion learning seems to be generally equal to regular-track learning in all of our service areas on this website. We do not rank Catholic French Immersion schools in Hamilton.
Should I put my own child into Catholic French Immersion?
Naturally, this is a personal choice. Perhaps this article and this article can help you with your decision.
Where can I find information on Catholic French Immersion in Hamilton?
Here’s a bit…
In Hamilton, Catholic French Immersion starts in Junior Kindergarten. In JK, the learning is a “minimum 50%” in French until Grade 1, when the learning in each language becomes 50/50 (50% learning in English, 50% learning in French). This model goes on until Grade 8, and then the program is continued at select Catholic secondary schools in Hamilton.
Getting into the French Immersion program at the kindergarten level in Hamilton is a little difficult. Because of the popularity of the program, the application process begins at the same time regular Junior Kindergarten registration starts. It would be wise to note that particular day and be amongst the first in line to register that day.
For a fuller breakdown of the Catholic French Immersion program in Hamilton, please visit the Hamilton Catholic Schools Board’s FI web-page HERE.
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