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How many students are enrolled in the early French Immersion program?

• For the early French immersion program, the commissioners found that of the 1,469 students enrolled at the start of their elementary school education, only 554 continued through to Grade 12, and 15.93 per cent obtained the provincial target of advanced oral proficiency.

What is the late immersion program?

• The late immersion program is a two-year program beginning in grade 6 offer- ing from 60 to 100% instruction in French in grades 6 and 7. In secondary school (grades 8-12), both early and late immersion students are offered a follow-up program (secondary immersion), in which French is the language of instruction for 40 to 50% of the time.

How many Canadians are in immersion programs?

• Im- mersion programs have proliferated across the country (and indeed worldwide) since 1965, and there are currently over 300,000 Canadian students in immersion (Canadian Parents for French, n.d.). The original St. Lambert program provided all instruction in French beginning in kindergarten until the end of Grade 2.

What is Irish immersion education?

• The researcher acknowledges her interest in the Irish language, the concept of immersion education and the right of children with learning difficulties to be educated within an all-Irish setting.