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Early French Immersion Registration

Any student entering Kindergarten or Grade 1 can attend Immersion in Greater Victoria. French Immersion is a District program and is not offered at all schools. Transportation is the responsibility of parents. No prior knowledge for French is expected or required.

To register, go in person to your Immersion catchment school. Families who register during registration week have priority for placement. Since Immersion is a district program, space is not reserved for catchment families that might arrive later in the year.

Like English, access to Early Immersion is by catchment. If you don’t know your neighbourhood school, use the "School Locator" on our District site.

Select your catchment school to find the correct French Immersion school.
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Immersion students follow an Immersion pathway in Middle and Secondary School.

Immersion Students from attend Middle Immersion at and Secondary at
Campus View Arbutus Reynolds
Doncaster Cedar Hill Reynolds
Quadra Lansdowne Reynolds
Macaulay Shoreline Esquimalt
Marigold Shoreline Esquimalt
Willows Lansdowne Oak Bay
Margaret Jenkins Central Oak Bay
Sir James Douglas Central Victoria High
REGISTRATION - Frequently asked questions:
1. When do students enter Early Immersion?
Students may enter Early Immersion in Kindergarten or Grade 1.
2. How do we register in Early Immersion?
Apply to enter Immersion Kindergarten or Grade 1 by going in person to your Immersion catchment school.
3. What if we would prefer to attend a school that is not our catchment school?
Register at your Immersion catchment school even if you prefer to attend elsewhere. Out of Catchment Attendance Request Form will be available for you there.
4. Where do we register if we don’t reside in Greater Victoria School District?
Register at the Immersion school you wish to attend.
5. We are in a private Kindergarten. How do we register to enter Grade 1 Immersion?
The procedures are the same for you. Register in person at your Immersion catchment school. If you reside out of district, register at your preferred school.
6. We are already in English Kindergarten in Greater Victoria School District and wish to enter Immersion for Grade 1. Do we register or do we apply for a student transfer during Student Transfer Week?
All students entering Immersion for the first time, Kindergarten or Grade 1, need to register at their catchment school. It is not necessary to also apply for a Student Transfer.
7. We are in English Kindergarten in Greater Victoria and are not attending our neighbourhood school. How do we determine our Immersion catchment school?
Your Immersion catchment school is determined based on your residential address.
8. What are the priorities for placement for families who register during registration week?
Early Immersion applicants (Kindergarten and Grade 1) are accepted first come, first served and according to the following priorities:
  • student is in the Immersion catchment and has a sibling at the school.
  • student is in the Immersion catchment
  • student is out of catchment or out of district and has a sibling at the school
  • student is out of catchment but unable to access his/her catchment school
  • student is out of catchment
  • student is out of district
9. What if my preferred school cannot offer me placement?
In that unlikely event, you will be offered placement elsewhere and wait listed. Access is rarely a problem for applicants who register during registration week.
10. How is the order on the wait list determined?
Families who register during Registration Week are wait listed first come, first served and in the priority order shown in #8 above.
11. For how long does the district hold waiting lists?
Students opting to enter Immersion Kindergarten or Grade 1 at a second choice school can be wait listed for their preferred school indefinitely. Students opting to attend English can be wait listed for Immersion until December 31st of their Grade 1 year.
12. Are applications accepted for Early Immersion Registration after February 6?
Yes, schools will accept applications first come, first served on an on-going basis

For additional information on our schools or our Immersion program, visit the Greater Victoria School District web site or contact Judy Mas (250-475-4120).

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