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. Currently, the Extended French program is only offered for in-person learning.
Applications for Grade 5 Extended French are now closed for the 2025-2026 school year.
Parent/guardian info sessions were held online on November 5 & 7, 2024 to provide details about the Grade 5 Extended French Application Process for students entering Grade 5 in September 2025.
Click below to view the video recording and slide deck of the information session, as well as FAQs shared during the session:
Extended French Parent Information Session Recording
Extended French Parent Information Slide Deck
Extended French FAQs
Parents/guardians are encouraged to download the Reflection Tool below to discuss and reflect on the Extended French program with their child:
Extended French Student Information Sheet - Reflection Tool
Random Selection Process
Should the number of applications exceed the number of spaces available, a school-based computer-generated random selection process will be held following the application deadline.
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).
Elementary and Extended French School Locations
The DPCDSB Extended French is a regional program, and each individual Extended French site is open to students within their boundaries. Elementary students should attend the Extended French School in their designated area. Secondary Extended French locations receive students from elementary Extended French schools that feed into their boundaries. Please click on the links below to view the school maps and a list of Extended French locations with their feeder schools.
Elementary Extended French Locations
Secondary Extended French Locations
Boundary Maps
Extended French Curriculum
ELEMENTARY EXTENDED FRENCH PROGRAM
GRADES | Percentage of French instruction | Subjects delivered in French language | Any of these subjects may be taught in French |
Grade 5
Grade 6 | 50% | French Language Arts
Science
Social Studies | Health & Physical Education
Music
Visual Art
Drama
Dance |
Grade 7
Grade 8 | 50% | French language Arts
Sciences
Geography
History | Health & Physical Education
Music
Visual Art
Drama
Dance |
* 1900 hours of French instruction by the end of Grade 8
SECONDARY EXTENDED FRENCH PROGRAM
GRADES | CREDITS DELIVERED IN FRENCH | Subjects delivered in French language
|
Grade 9 | 2 | French language
Issues in Canadian geography* |
Grade 10 | 2 | French language
Canadian History since World War I* |
Grade 11
| 2 | French language
World Religions* |
Grade 12 | 1 | French language
|
* For these courses, students will follow the same curriculum as their peers in English-language.
For more information about applying and registering to the Extended French Program, call 905-890-0708 ext. 24374.
Additional Information on Extended French