French Immersion
French Immersion is a form of bilingual education. Students are taught the curriculum mandated by Alberta Education using French as the medium for instruction.
Students have opportunities to participate in cultural events and extra-curricular activities that enhance their understanding of the French language. Students become functionally bilingual by Grade 12 and receive a certificate of completion.
Early French Immersion schools:
École Holy Name
3011-35 Street SW
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2006
École Holy Redeemer
708-47 Street SE
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2034
École Madeleine d'Houet
108-22 Street NW
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2008
École Mother Teresa
121 Midlake Blvd. SE
K-Gr. 5
(403) 500-2078
École Our Lady Queen of Peace
1820 - 1 Avenue N, Airdrie
K-Gr. 4
(403) 500-2097
École St. Cecilia
610 Agate Crescent SE
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2040
École St. Gerard
1204-96 Avenue SW
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2028
École St. Luke
1232 Northmount Drive NW
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2039
École St. Martha
6020-4 Avenue NE
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2074
École St. Matthew
416-83 Avenue SE
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2030
École St. Michael
4511 8 Avenue SW
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2021
École St. Pius X
2312-18 Street NW
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2015
École St. Sylvester
7318 Silver Springs Blvd NW
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2063
École St. Wilfrid
4225-44 Avenue NE
K-Gr. 6
(403) 500-2077
Late French Immersion schools:
Students who have completed Grade 6 in an all-English regular program may enter a three-year Late Immersion program in Grade 7.
École Madeleine d'Houet
108-22 Street NW
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2008
École St. Martha
6020-4 Avenue NE
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2074
École St. Matthew
416-83 Avenue SE
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2030
École St. Michael
4511 8 Avenue SW
Gr. 7-9
(403) 500-2021
Extended French
Extended French describes the continuity of the French Immersion program into high school. Students are able to take a maximum of three courses in French per year: French Language Arts, Etudes sociales and Mathématiques. Students graduating from the Extended French Program receive a certificate of completion.
The senior high Extended French program is offered to students entering Grade 10, who have completed the Early or Late French Immersion program in Grade 9.
Extended French schools:
Bishop Grandin
111 Haddon Road SW
Gr. 10-12
(403) 500-2047
Bishop McNally
5700 Falconridge Blvd. NE
Gr. 10-12
(403) 500-2091
St. Francis
877 Northmount Drive NW
Gr. 10-12
(403) 500-2026
St. Mary's
111 - 18 Avenue SW
Gr. 10-12
(403) 500-2024
For a more detailed description of the French curriculum, visit Alberta Education's Curriculum Handbooks for Parents and Curriculum Summaries (Catholic Version).