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Online French Tutoring for Ontario Grades 9 to 12
We match your teen with a graduate-level tutor who finds where Core French or Immersion marks are slipping and rebuilds those skills, all semester.
Core · Immersion · One-on-one
From $47.50/hr · Lessons usually start within 2 to 3 days
Where French marks are usually lost
And how a tutor fixes them
One French credit is compulsory to graduate in Ontario, usually FSF1D or FIF1D in Grade 9. After that, French is optional, and each year demands more: unscripted speaking, longer texts, more accurate writing and, in Immersion, literary essays. Staying in keeps the Immersion certificate and bilingual university programs within reach. A falling French mark is rarely about talent: it usually traces to a few skills that can be rebuilt.
Verb tenses and agreement in writing
Speaking without a script
Literary analysis in FIF3U and FIF4U
Students conjugate correctly on worksheets, then lose marks in their own writing: passé composé or imparfait, être or avoir, and endings that must agree. A tutor finds the recurring errors, drills those rules, then builds an editing checklist.
Oral marks cover conversation as well as presentations, and students who rehearse a script often freeze at the first follow-up question. A tutor builds short, unscripted conversations into sessions, then runs a mock oral before the real one.
Immersion students often understand a novel or poem but lack the French to discuss the author's choices, so their essays slide into plot summary. A tutor builds the phrases and literary terms that analysis needs, then reviews practice paragraphs.
The Ontario French courses we tutor
Ontario curriculum, grade by grade
Meet some of our French tutors
Graduate-level and triple-vetted
Every tutor is a Master's, PhD or medical student, or a recent graduate, vetted in three steps. Students keep the same tutor all semester, and if the fit is not right, we match them with another.
Samantha Bujné
MEd, Linguistics
Samantha holds a BEd and an MEd in Linguistics from uOttawa and has taught French Immersion, Core French, English and math in Ontario schools.
Lauren Couvrette
PhD student, biomaterials for spinal cord repair
Lauren is a PhD student at uOttawa researching scaffolds for spinal cord repair, with a background in biochemistry and stem cell research.
Maryam eChaibi
MSc, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Maryam holds an MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from uOttawa, speaks French as her first language and tutors French, math and physics.
How It Works
Request a Tutor
Fill in one short form with the course and what is causing trouble. Prefer to talk first? Book a free consultation instead.
Personalized Match
We pair you with a graduate-level tutor who fits the course, schedule, and your learning style. Lessons can usually start within 2 to 3 days.
Learn one-on-one all semester
Live online lessons with the same tutor on an interactive whiteboard, plus a recording and summary after every session so parents stay in the loop.
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Pay per lesson or save with a package. No hidden fees, and package hours never expire (you can even share them with a sibling).
Your Success Is Our Promise!
If grades decline, the Go2Grad Guarantee refunds 50% of tutoring lessons. Conditions apply.
What Families Say
French tutoring questions, answered
How quickly can my child start with a French tutor?
Tutoring can usually start within 2 to 3 days. Request a Tutor online with one short form, or book a free, no-obligation consultation if you would like to talk first. Your child keeps the same tutor all semester.
Who are the French tutors?
Our French tutors are uOttawa Master's and PhD students and graduates, including a teacher who has taught Core French and Immersion in Ontario and a native French speaker. Every tutor is vetted in three steps, and we switch tutors if the fit is not right.
Are lessons online or in person?
All lessons are live online and one-on-one. Tutor and student work on an interactive whiteboard, which suits verb-tense timelines and correcting a paragraph line by line. Each session is recorded, so oral practice can be replayed, and a summary and notes are shared afterwards.
Does French matter for graduation or university?
For graduation, yes: one French credit is compulsory, and most students earn it in Grade 9. For university, FSF4U and FIF4U can count in the admission average, and uOttawa's French Immersion Stream asks for advanced French in Grade 11 or 12.
When should we start French exam prep?
Start at least three weeks before the final, ideally four. From 2026-27, most French courses end with a 10% written exam plus a culminating task worth 15% in Grades 11 and 12 (10% in Grades 9 and 10). Prep rehearses the exam and the task.
Can the tutor help an Immersion student who is falling behind?
Yes. An Immersion student who falls behind often has specific gaps, such as verb tenses or vocabulary, worth rebuilding before deciding the program is the wrong fit. The tutor works on those alongside current coursework, including essays, oral presentations and culminating tasks.
Ready to Find the right Tutor?
Request a Tutor with one short form, and lessons can usually start within 2 to 3 days.