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It's not like parents whose older kids go to the home schools won't try to get their youngest into an immersion program, so I don't buy the convenience argument.
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Well, my oldest is in an immersion program, but if she hadn't gotten in, then I wouldn't have tried to get her younger sibling in.  For me, the inconvenience of dealing with two schools would outweigh the benefits of immersion.[/quote]

This.  I don't know anyone whose older sibling didn't get in and who sent their younger sibling anyway.  I think you're wrapping yourself up about something that doesn't happen.  Sure, people apply, because why not, but the people I know decided against it specifically because it would be really difficult to handle (not to mention kind of crappy for the sibling that doesn't do immersion - which is why I think the sibling preference actually IS fair).

But even so, you're comparing apples and oranges.  Presumably, a parent that wants the immersion program finds it to be preferable than their home school English program.  To them, the inconvenience might be worth it so that the one kid can get immersion.  But that doesn't mean it's not an inconvenience - having two kids in different schools IS an inconvenience.  Surely we can all agree on that point.  It also allows for families to be more involved in the school, rather than sharing their time and money between schools.  
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