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A survey report by CPF - BC & Yukon indicates that at least 35,368 students will be enrolled in programs across British Columbia this year, up from 33,407 in 2003-04 (also an enrolment record.).</p> <p>"This is a substantial increase in French Immersion enrolment, our fifth consecutive record year. It has also taken place while the overall number of school-age students has declined. This success demonstrates the education quality of the French Immersion program, the increasing value of language education and the efforts of local chapters and parent-volunteers to promote the learning of languages in public schools," said Melanie Tighe-Lovsin, President, CPF - BC & Yukon Branch.</p> <p>"The growth in French Immersion is occurring everywhere in BC. There are some important new trends to note. More communities in the Interior of BC have gained access to new programs in recent years. A significant number of ESL students are taking the opportunity to learn French as a third language, particularly in the Lower Mainland. And, a large increase in registration at the entry points of French Immersion - Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 6 ensures that we will set more records in the coming years," concluded Tighe-Lovsin.</p> <p>Canadian Parents for French - BC & Yukon has surveyed enrolment statistics from districts across the Lower Mainland and selected districts around BC. The results indicate a remarkable new record from French Immersion enrolment in the Province. The Province will publish the final number in December. However, these estimates are based on classroom attendance in each district.<br> </p> <p>Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is the national network of volunteers that values French as an integral part of Canada and is dedicated to the promotion and creation of French second language learning opportunities for young Canadians. BC is by far the largest provincial branch of CPF with more than 6,200 members organized in 48 communities across BC and the Yukon.<br> </p> <p align="center">-30-</p> <p>For more information, please contact Adrian Dix, Executive Director, CPF-BC & Yukon Branch <br>phone: 604-524-0134 or 1-800-665-1222 <br>or fax: 604-524-0135.</p> <h4 align="center">Table 1 - French Immersion Enrolment 1998-2004 BC Public Schools</h4> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2 Align="center"> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Year</B></TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">French Immersion<br />Enrolment</B></TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Total School<br />Enrolment</B></TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2004-05</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>35,468 (Estimate)</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P></P></TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2003-04</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>33,407</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>616,472</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2002-03</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>31,990</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>623,344</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2001-02</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>31,136</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>632,024</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2000-01</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>30,423</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>634,555</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>1999-00</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>29,979</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>637,724</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>1998-99</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>29,434</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>631,612</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <h4 align="center">Table 2 - French Immersion Enrolment Lower Mainland - TOTALS </h4> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2 align="center"> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P align="center"><b>Total<br /> French Immersion<br /> Enrollment</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2004/2005</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2003/2004</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2002/2003</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P><b>2001/2002</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2000/2001</b> </TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Lower Mainland </TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>20,553 (estimate)</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>19,350</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>18,483</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>17,841</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>17,430</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <h4 align="center">Table 3 Projected French Immersion Enrolment 2004-10</h4> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2 align="center"> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Year</B></TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">French Immersion<br />Enrolment</B></TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Elementary<br />French Immersion<br />Enrolment</B></TD> <td VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Secondary<br />French Immersion<br />Enrolment</B></TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2004-05</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">35,468</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">25,997</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">9,571</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2005-06</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">36,775</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">26,989</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">9,786</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2006-07</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">38,020</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">27,650</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">10,370</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2007-08</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">39,045</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">28,351</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">10,694</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2008-09</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">40,205</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">28,899</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">11,306</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P>2009-10</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">40,905</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">29,288</TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">11,617</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <h4 align="center">Table 4 - French Immersion Enrolment - Selected Districts </h4> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2 align="center"> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P align="center"><b>Total<br /> French Immersion<br /> Enrollment</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2004/2005 (estimates)</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2003/2004</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2002/2003</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P><b>2001/2002</b> </TD> <td VALIGN="MIDDLE" BGCOLOR="#00ffff"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><b>2000/2001</b> </TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Abbotsford</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,114</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,077</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,016</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>964</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>895</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Burnaby</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,374</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,204</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,046</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>957</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>916</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Delta</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,558</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,419</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,398</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,396</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,357</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,392</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,341</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,295</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,299</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,329</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>North Vancouver</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,858</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,784</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,712</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,609</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,562</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Richmond</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,092</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,969</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,842</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,761</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,641</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Surrey</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,290</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,191</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,052</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,928</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,871</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>TriCities</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,203</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,124</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,156</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,064</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,140</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Vancouver</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>3,433</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>3,207</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>3,099</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>3,052</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,969</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>West Vancouver</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>636</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>570</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>505</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>465</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>484</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Central Okanagan</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,733 </TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,505</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,472</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,525</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,510</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Cranbrook-Fernie</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>250</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>173</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>191</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>178</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>210</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Nelson</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>289</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>280</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>233</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>224</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>222</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Quesnel</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>233</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>260</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>200</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>172</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>136</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Saanich</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>789</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>768</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>733</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>695</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>664</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Vernon</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>825</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>737</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>696</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>681</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>671</TD> </TR> <TR><td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>Victoria</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>2,146</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,944</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,813</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,793</TD> <td VALIGN="TOP"> <P>1,738</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p> <br /> </p> <p class="updated">The information on this page was late updated: October 26, 2004. <br> This page was last modified October 26, 2004.</P> <div align="center"> </td> <td width="80px"> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="contact"> <a class="ccontact" href="../../Other/FramePages/f_reachus.shtml" target="_top">Contact CPF - 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