Ontario Public Schools Offering French Second Language Programs

Public schools offering French as a Second Language (FSL) programs in Ontario for the 2023-2024 academic year. The dataset enumerates English-language schools with student enrolment in FSL programs across elementary and secondary panels for all publicly funded school boards. Data includes board and school identifiers, contact details, and counts for FSL Core, Extended, and Immersion program types.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of FSL Core, FSL Extended, and FSL Immersion program offerings across school boards and cities.
• Map school locations and contact information by board name and school city to assess regional program accessibility.
• Compare FSL program availability between school types (e.g., public vs. Catholic) and school levels (elementary vs. secondary).

Strengths

• Covers all publicly funded English-language school boards in Ontario.
• Includes distinct counts for three FSL program types: Core, Extended, and Immersion.
• Updated annually with data reported through the Ontario School Information System (OnSIS).

Limitations

• Excludes private schools, hospital/provincial schools, and adult/continuing education programs, limiting scope to mainstream public institutions.
• Contact information for boards and schools may not be the most current version, as noted in the source description.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, via the Ontario School Information System (OnSIS).

Collection Method

School boards report data annually through the OnSIS system.

Time Range

2023-2024 academic year (preliminary data).

Freshness

Updated every year; contains preliminary data for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.