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English Language Learners (ELL)

The Grand Erie District School Board is dedicated to providing culturally responsive services and programs for English language learners (ELLs) that will improve the school experience and success for all English language learning students.

Located at the Joseph Brant Learning Centre at 347 Erie Avenue, Brantford, Ont., the Newcomer Reception and Assessment Centre is a place where all new English Language Learners and First Nation, Métis, or Inuit students and their families are welcomed into the Grand Erie District School Board community.

To commence the registration process, families must make an appointment by phone or e-mail to an ESL/ELD teacher consultant at (519) 756-6301 ext. 274224, an Indigenous Education teacher consultant at 226-387-0357 or email: info@granderie.ca.

Toll-free 1-888-548-8878

What happens at the Newcomer Reception and Assessment Centre?

  • If required, we provide newcomers with language and cultural interpretation
  • We assess the student’s current level of English language (reading, writing and speaking) and Math skills
  • We make recommendations to appropriate programs
  • We introduce newcomer families and students to the Ontario Elementary and Secondary school system
  • We will set up an appointment with the school for registration and proper integration into the school
  • A Settlement Officer from the YMCA’s Immigration Settlement Services will:
  • Meet with parents and guardians to provide newcomer families information on community services and resources
  • Help families connect with services and agencies that can offer assistance that they may need


Who should contact the Newcomer Reception and Assessment Centre?

  • Any elementary or secondary student new to Canada, entering the Ontario school system for the first time (SK- grade 12)
  • Any student from a French language school where French is their first language in the home
  • Any student from the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, or Australia who has spent less than two years in an English language school system
  • Canadian born students who have moved to a country where English is not their first language and have re-entered Canada after two or more years
  • First Nation, Métis, or Inuit students who speak a Native Language in the home or are entering the school board from a Native Language Immersion program

What documents do I need for my orientation or assessment?

  • Passport
  • Permanent Residence Card or Landing form
  • Birth Certificate
  • Proof of Immunization
  • Proof of Address
  • Most recent school documents


Additional Resources

  • Ministry of Education - Elementary
  • Ministry of Education - Secondary
  • Policies and Procedures for Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12

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349 Erie Avenue

Brantford, ON N3T 5V3

519-756-6301

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