The Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (Ontario French-language Public School Boards' Association in English), or ACÉPO, is an educational organization with its headquarters on University Avenue, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] ACÉPO is an organization that represents the four public secular French first language school boards of Ontario.
French language education for Francophones in Ontario is a constitutional right guaranteed by Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Non-Francophone residents of Ontario may also register their children in French Schools by applying through an admission committee.
School boards that are members of ACÉPO include:[2]
It changed its name in 2006 from Association des conseillères et des conseillers des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (Ontario French-language school boards Trustees) to move from an individual membership to school board representation. In 2011, student registration in the provincial Public French-language schools has grown by 48% since its inception in 1998 and serves over 25% of French language elementary and secondary students in the province of Ontario.