École Alvin Buckwold School: French Immersion Guide & Homes in Its Zone

École Alvin Buckwold School is a Saskatoon Public Schools elementary school at 715 East Drive in south-central Saskatoon. It is a dual-track school, running English and French Immersion programs side by side from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Below are the key facts, the neighbourhoods in its French Immersion zone and live homes for sale in those neighbourhoods.

École Alvin Buckwold Quick Facts

About École Alvin Buckwold

The division describes École Alvin Buckwold as a multicultural school with an active School Community Council. Programs include Core French, music, band in Grades 6 to 8, resource programming and specialized physical education teachers, plus extracurriculars such as sports, choir and student leadership. Students generally enter French Immersion in Kindergarten or Grade 1, and parents do not need to speak French.

How French Immersion Works in Saskatoon Public Schools

In elementary French Immersion, instruction is about 100% in French from Kindergarten to Grade 2 and about 75% in French from Grades 3 to 8, when English Language Arts is added. Students can continue in French Immersion at Walter Murray, Centennial, Marion M. Graham or Tommy Douglas collegiates for Grades 9 to 12.

École Alvin Buckwold French Immersion Zone

Saskatoon Public Schools maps each neighbourhood to one elementary French Immersion school, and says free busing may be available for students leaving their home neighbourhood to attend the French Immersion program in their area. According to the division's French Immersion handbook, École Alvin Buckwold provides French Immersion programming for these neighbourhoods:

• Adelaide/Churchill
• Holliston (south of Taylor Street only)
• Nutana Park
• Stonebridge

Important: this zone list comes from the division's French Immersion handbook dated April 2021. The division's website now directs families to an interactive map, and zones can change, so confirm the current French Immersion school for a specific address with Saskatoon Public Schools before you buy. Holliston north of Taylor Street is in École Victoria's zone.

Homes for Sale in the École Alvin Buckwold French Immersion Zone

Live listings from the neighbourhoods above. Listings are grouped by whole neighbourhood, so homes in Holliston north of Taylor Street also appear here; check the address.

École Alvin Buckwold FAQ

Does École Alvin Buckwold School offer French Immersion?

Yes. It is a dual-track school with English and French Immersion programs from Kindergarten to Grade 8.

Which neighbourhoods are in its French Immersion zone?

According to the division's April 2021 French Immersion handbook: Adelaide/Churchill, Holliston (south of Taylor Street), Nutana Park and Stonebridge. Confirm the current zone for a specific address with Saskatoon Public Schools.

Is there busing?

Saskatoon Public Schools says free busing may be available for students leaving their home neighbourhood to attend the French Immersion program in their area. Contact the school for details.

Do parents need to speak French?

No. The division says most French Immersion parents have little or no French.

Other French Immersion Schools

See all nine public elementary French Immersion schools and every high school in the Saskatoon School & Property Matcher.