To qualify for Kindergarten, your child must have turned 4 prior to December 31, 2019 (born in 2015).

The following documents are necessary to complete your child's registration:

• Birth certificate;
• OHIP card;
• Immunization card (vaccine and inoculation booklet);
• Roll number (appear on municipal tax forms).
• Baptismal certificate (If available);

French language Catholic Schools respect the specific needs of non-French-speaking parents by offering certain services and programs. In addition to this, communication is often facilitated through networking with other parents as well as individual meetings with principals and school staff.

We believe that strong language acquisition starts with an early introduction to the French language but most importantly, is strongly influenced by the parents' involvement and positive support. Trust yourself. Trust your child's ability to learn. A positive attitude towards French-language acquisition is the best support you can offer. Our goal is to work with you to ensure your child's happiness and continued success.

If your child does not speak French and is not eligible for French language education, you can submit an application for admission to any one of our schools. This request will be reviewed by an admissions committee which will assess your child's skills and comfort level in French. The committee will also examine the parents' commitment towards the school's Catholic values and to education in the French language to ensure that parents or guardians who cannot speak the language play an essential role in promoting a love of learning in French in a Francophone setting. If the request is approved, special measures are implemented by the school to assist both you and your child's integration into the school's community.

Access to French-language Catholic education is the constitutional right of French-language rights-holders, though non-rights-holders can also apply. This right is guaranteed to citizens by the Canadian Charter of Rights.

The child of a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who meets any of the following criteria qualifies for French-language education:

• whose first language learned and still understood is French; OR
• has received his or her education at the elementary level in French in Canada (excludes French immersion); OR
• has a child who has received or who is receiving his or her education at the elementary or secondary level in French (excludes French immersion) in Canada.

The Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario also welcomes in its schools children:

• whose grand-parents had French as a first language and were right-holders to French-language education; OR
• born from immigration and whose parents speak neither French nor English.

As a rights-holder, if you choose not to send your child to a French-language school, the automatic right to French-language education for the next generation is lost, and access to a French-language school must subsequently be requested as a non-rights-holder.

Access to French-language Catholic education is the constitutional right of French-language rights-holders, though non-rights-holders can also apply. This right is guaranteed to citizens by the Canadian Charter of Rights.

The child of a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who meets any of the following criteria qualifies for French-language education:

• whose first language learned and still understood is French; OR
• has received his or her education at the elementary level in French in Canada (excludes French immersion); OR
• has a child who has received or who is receiving his or her education at the elementary or secondary level in French (excludes French immersion) in Canada.

The Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario also welcomes in its schools children:

• whose grand-parents had French as a first language and were right-holders to French-language education; OR
• born from immigration and whose parents speak neither French nor English.

As a rights-holder, if you choose not to send your child to a French-language school, the automatic right to French-language education for the next generation is lost, and access to a French-language school must subsequently be requested as a non-rights-holder.

Our students, much like the youth living elsewhere in North America, are immersed in a predominantly English language environment - everywhere except in schools offering a French-language education and perhaps in their home or in targeted institutions. Most children understand and speak English prior to starting Kindergarten in our schools. For this reason, we believe that true "French immersion" is to be fully immersed in a French as a First language setting.

Our classroom road to sustainable bilingualism offers a comprehensive setting where your child will not only "function" in French but will "think" in French and will be able to live in French. In our schools, teachers are native speakers of French and fully master the language. Their responsibility goes beyond the teaching of basic communication skills - he or she creates a strong and motivating learning environment which increases your child's ability to fully master the language, understand and appreciate the Francophone culture and develop a high-level of sustainable bilingualism from Kindergarten through grade 12.

Further, in order to ensure fluent bilingualism, your child will follow an English Language Arts program from grades 4 through 12 using the same English curriculum as the one delivered in English language schools.

We also offer special programs and services designed specifically to meet the needs of all of our students. Our French Language Acquisition Program (Programme d'actualisation de la langue française) allows students to develop and improve their proficiency in French in order to succeed academically. Based on your child's proficiency in French, your child may be offered an individualized program designed to enhance his or her linguistic competencies.

French-language Schools

Students who attend a French-language school are taught in French, their primary language.

Francophone schools are completely French. French is the language of instruction and communication in the school and with community partners. Additionally, French-language schools enhance students' cultural identity through the integration of cultural activities in the curriculum as well as in extra-curricular activities. French resources, posters, signage and morning announcements contribute to the creation of a completely French-speaking environment and experience.

French Immersion Programs

Students in French immersion programs are, in fact, English-language students. They are taught French as a second language within an English-language school.

French immersion programs take place in English-language schools where the signage, assemblies and general atmosphere is English. French immersion programs provide students with the skills they need to communicate in a second language. Because French immersion students are surrounded by English students, it is naturally much harder for them to partake in the Francophone culture.