Enrollment in French immersion programs in the Kootenay-Columbia school district is at a record high.
According to Canadian Parents for French, 265 students are signed up this year compared to 212 last year.
In the Kootenay Lake district, 282 students are enrolled — up from 270 last year but shy of the record of 300 in 2007-08.
Province-wide over 52,000 students were in French immersion last year — 9.5 per cent of the total student body.
