Did you know?
2 05 2008More to the point, one wonders if Shawn Graham knows that
- about 44% of children in Fredericton are in French Immersion from Gr 1 to 8.
- just over 50% of children in the Greater Moncton area are in French Immersion from Gr 1 to 8.
- about 50% of children in Sackville are in French Immersion from Gr 1 to 8.
- Provincially, where EFI is available, enrolment is 40.45%.
- The following percentages represent EFI enrolment in grades 1-5:
- Grand Falls — 62%
- Shediac Cape — 60%
- Sackville — 50%
- Riverview — 50%
- Campellton — 49%
- Moncton — 48%
- Salisbury — 45%
- Fredericton — 41%
- Bathurst — 38%
- Kennebecasis Valley — 37%
- Hampton — 33%
- Dalhousie — 32%
- Oromocto — 30%
- St George — 30%
Hardly the 20% statistic shopped around by the Minister. Perhaps he forgot to subtract Kindergarteners from his stats, as they are all listed under “English”. Oops.
These numbers reflect a significant voting block, one would think …
A significant voting block indeed. After talking with our extended family (on both sides), our one child missing out on Early Immersion is going to cost the Liberals around 40 votes that they would have had otherwise. 40 votes from one child. How many kids enroll in Early Immersion every year?
I wrote the affected MLA’s and told them about this figure but I received no response (assuming they actually read it).