French Immersion enrolment numbers declining
PRINCE GEORGE – There are four French Immersion schools in School District 57. According to Canadian Parents for French the program has been hugely successful, with more than 17-thousand students enrolled in BC in the last twenty years. However …
“Having said that, we see the start of a trend provincially when it comes to French immersion. And it, really, started during right at the start of the pandemic. After years and years and years of growth, we’re just starting to see a small decrease. But it’s been consistent now for four years,” says Jason Howe, Executive Director of Canadian Parents for French.