A world of opportunities

In addition to benefiting from a wider range of career opportunities, students who study French perform better in their first language while learning Canada’s other official language. They also learn other languages more easily, have access to more sources of information and develop a better appreciation of their own culture and other cultures.

Core French

Core French provides a solid base for students to build language skills by focusing on learning to use the language in real life situations. It is offered at a number of schools within the Catholic school division.

Intensive French is offered to students in Grade 6 at certain schools for students citywide. French is taught for approximately 65% of the school day during a five-month period. Transportation for students is the responsibility of the parents.

Intensive French

Intensive French is offered to students in Grade 6 at certain schools for students citywide. French is taught for approximately 65% of the school day during a five-month period. Subject instruction in English makes up the remaining daily instruction time. Intensive French students acquire a high level of competence in oral and written French as a result of the five months of intensive instruction. To maintain students’ motivation to continue studying French and to enable them to build on what they have acquired, Enhanced French is offered as a follow-up through to grade 12.

Transportation for students is the responsibility of the parents. For further information, please contact one of the schools listed below that offers Intensive French.

French Immersion

French Immersion develops academic and language skills that enable students to become functionally bilingual. As students progress in the program, they perform as well as or better than those in a regular English program.

Type B schools offer Religion in English beginning in Grade 1 and English Language Arts in Grade 2. Science and Health may be taught in English in Grades 7 and 8. The Saskatoon French School offers the Type A program where all instruction is in French except for English Language Arts.

In high school, Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics and Christian Ethics are offered in French. A French bilingual certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete 12 of 24 credits.

Registration

Parents may register their children in French Immersion starting in Kindergarten or Grade 1. Entry at other grade levels is determined on an individual basis. Kindergarten registration begins in January. French Immersion Kindergarten is offered approximately every other day in the six elementary French Immersion schools.

High school students may continue learning French by registering in one of four high schools.

Transportation

Bus transportation is available at no cost to elementary students, including those in Martensville, who travel outside their home attendance area to attend the French immersion school designated for their neighbourhood. High school students, except those from Martensville, are responsible for their own transportation.

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French Immersion Schools

Pre-schools
(Independently operated)