Kensal Park began as a French Immersion school in 1985 and was renovated and enlarged in 1992. Five additional classrooms were added in 2007. The school offers classes from Senior Kindergarten through to Grade 8 and the students follow the same Curriculum Guidelines as English language schools except that a minimum of seventy percent of their instructional time is in French.
There are three entry points when children may begin French Immersion: in Senior Kindergarten, in Grade One, or in Grade Seven. Any child may enter the French Immersion program when beginning one of these three grades. Children wishing to begin at another point, or return to French Immersion after an absence, must pass a French competency test.