Many people nowadays are interested in learning French through immersion. It’s not surprising, given how critical it is in the workplace. If you live in the Scarborough area of Ontario, Canada, you have a lot of choices when it comes to which French immersion school is right for you.

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Best French Immersion Schools In Scarborough

Our clients commonly inquire about French Immersion programs in Scarborough because we are real estate brokers that know a lot about schools. Based on EQAO statistics from recent years, our clients believe that French Immersion schools deliver “superior education.” This isn’t completely without value. In Oakville and York Region, where the EQAO pass rates of French Immersion students vs. English-track kids can be directly compared regionally, we discovered a 17 percent difference in performance in 2014. Does this imply that FI students outperform English-track students by 17%? No, because the program does draw youngsters from (usually) more concerned families. The numbers, on the other hand, are fascinating.

Should you put your own child into French Immersion? Perhaps this article and this article and also this article can help you with your decision.

Here is information about the French Immersion programs at public schools in Scarborough…

• In Scarborough, French Immersion starts in Senior Kindergarten. And until Grade 3, the children spend their entire school day learning all subjects in French and NONE learning in English. Beginning in Grade 4, English-learning is re-introduced gradually, and by Grade 6 the learning in each language is 50/50 (50% learning in English, 50% learning in French), until Grade 8. The program is then continued at select secondary schools.
• Getting into the French Immersion program at the Senior Kindergarten level in Scarborough is automatic IF you apply by the deadline, but also if the school you are applying to is at capacity your child may have to attend another school until spots free up. If you apply PAST the deadline, you will have to be placed on a Wait List.
• For a fuller breakdown of the French Immersion program, please visit the Toronto District Board’s FI web-page HERE. Please note that there is a registration deadline for French Immersion (for September placement), and that date is usually in mid-December of the previous year.
• A list and ranking of the schools in Scarborough that offer French Immersion programs is at the bottom of this page. (They have been ranked by 7-year EQAO scores only, as opposed to our regular rankings where Potency and Consistency also affect the rankings.)

Why such a demand for French Immersion? Perhaps a comment from “Willy999” on the cbc.ca forums puts it best… He wrote:
“Some of the demand for French Immersion comes from parents who view the program as a better learning environment for their children as opposed to a program that stresses French. The program is viewed as a “private school” within the public system. The demand for French Immersion could be reduced by offering these parents an alternative English based program.”

It is true that schools with French Immersion programs generally do better in the EQAO tests than schools without. Is this indicative of the level of education given, or is it just that they attract a “smarter” student? We believe it is more of the latter. However, we still recommend these French Immersion schools to our clients as most parents would prefer to have their children be influenced by peers who do well in school.

THERE IS SO MUCH TO KNOW about French Immersion in Scarborough, including the crazy boundaries that may change from year to year! Be very careful when moving to Scarborough that you know exactly where your child is going to be attending.

Here are the rankings for the 6 public elementary schools in Scarborough North, and the 8 public elementary schools serving Scarborough South, that currently offer the French Immersion program:

Best French Immersion Schools In Scarborough (North) 2020

Rank	School	Grades
#1	Beverly Glen Public School	K-6
#2	North Agincourt Public School	K-6
#3	Brimwood Boulevard Public School	K-6
#4	Alexander Stirling Public School	K-8
#5	Chief Dan George Public School	K-8
#6	Pauline Johnson Public School	K-6

Best French Immersion Schools In Scarborough (South) 2020

Rank	School	Grades
#1	Birch Cliff Public School	K-8
#2	Tredway Woodsworth Public School	K-6
#3	Clairlea Public School	K-8
#4	General Crerar Public School	K-8
#5	Chief Dan George (North) Public School	K-8
#6	Pauline Johnson (North) Public School	K-6
#7	Corvette Public School	K-6
#8	William G Miller Public School	K-8