Before 1995, prior to the introduction of school management, there were immersion schools in certain francophone communities throughout the province. However, they weren't really considered immersion schools, but rather what we called designated schools. These schools were designated by the education minister. This gave them special permission to use French as the language of instruction more than 10% of the time, which was the maximum threshold in those days. When a community wanted French taught in a school, the local council had to submit a request to the school board, which then passed it on to the minister. If the request was approved, a bit more French could be taught in that school.
